Literary Map Brochure Information
As you know, a display of affiliate-produced literary maps is a standard feature of the NCTE Annual Convention. This display, (The Gallery of Literary Maps), receives quite a bit of traffic from convention goers. Many who stop to study the maps pick up the brochure, which is available both at the map display and at the affiliate booth in the exhibit hall.
This brochure needs revision to include an updated list of contacts for the maps but also to include information on resource materials and products that supplement the maps and prices for the maps and materials. In addition to the literary map brochure, it would also be great to have available a comprehensive list of materials and products available from affiliates. Please consult the list. If everything is OK as printed, please indicate this on the Affiliate Literary Maps Form and return it to NCTE by JULY 15.
Guide to 21st Century Literary Maps
Internet Literacies
Ellen Wolterbeek of the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona, worked with teachers and college students at the university to create an online literary map detailing Internet literacies.
Literary Arizona
Jean Boreen of Northern Arizona University, Jim Blasingame of Arizona State University, and David Pegram of the Arizona English Teachers’ Association completed a new literary map poster of famous authors who have spent time in Arizona.
DC Area Literary Map
Vivian Vasquez of American University in Washington, DC, worked with teachers from different schools in the area and with graduate students to create an online literary map with podcasts. The project is ongoing and built upon from one class to the next.
Mapping the G/grammars of Fast Literacies
Deborah Kozdras, James Welsh, and James King of the University of South Florida created a print and online literary map of students’ use of semiotic systems and “grammars.”
Florida -- In So Many Words -- A Literary Map
Kimberly Kimpton, Diana Meyer, Twink Wilkinson, Lisa Lefevre, and Janet Deleon of American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida, created a PowerPoint presentation on Florida authors.
Spirits of the Prairie
Monie Hayes, Tim Doubek, Craig Vivian, with faculty and students of Monmouth College, Illinois, created an online literary map featuring profiles of writers and ghost stories from Illinois.
SSMS Buccaneers: Digging for Treasure in Indiana
Karen Sipes worked with teachers and two classes of middle school students from South Side Middle School in Anderson, Indiana, to create an online literary map. The classes created a group page so students could message each other, and add pictures, links, and videos spotlighting Indiana authors to the site. This map is an ongoing project.
Louisiana Authors and Literary Destinations of New Orleans
Jackie W. Jackson, Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and the Louisiana Council of Teachers of English, and Jennifer Easterday, New Orleans, worked with teachers from different schools in the area, college students, and community members to create Powerpoint literary maps of Louisiana and New Orleans authors.
A Literary Map of Michigan
Elizabeth Vander Lei and Gary Schmidt of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, worked with college students to create an online map, a “pamplist,” of Michigan authors.
A Curious Dream
Thomas Eaton, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, is building a map site where students will study Missouri writers in fields from business and technology to religion and politics.
We're on the Map! The Poetry of Queens, NYC
Dierdre Faughey and students from Queens High School for the Sciences in New York City created a Google Map featuring their own poetry about their neighborhood or New York City.
Mapping Non-Fiction Writers: An Ohio Literacy Map
Carrie Cubberley of Wright State University and Sheila Meyer of Celina Senior High School in Celina, Ohio, created a Google Map of non-fiction writers from Ohio. They chose authors pertinent to high school English curriculum and used Amazon.com as a primary research site.
Oklahoma Children's Book Authors: A Literary Map
Tammy Matlock, Annie Ortiz, and Michelle Biggs from Skyline Elementary in Stillwater, Oklahoma, worked with their elementary students to create an online map of Oklahoma authors.
Literary Map of Virginia
The Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) have rebuilt their original 1957 Literary Map of Virginia in a digital format. They plan to continue to add to this new digital map; "it will never be finished."
This brochure is available at the Gallery of Literary Maps Display at the NCTE Annual Convention and from the NCTE Affiliate Office at 800-369-6283 or email affsec@ncte.org
Revised 10/2008