{"id":446,"date":"2017-01-01T18:08:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T02:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/?p=446"},"modified":"2017-01-01T18:08:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T02:08:17","slug":"the-when-of-english-every-day-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/2017\/01\/01\/the-when-of-english-every-day-english\/","title":{"rendered":"The When of English–Every Day English"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past few months we\u2019ve been asking a big question on the blog: \u201cWhere Can English Take You?\u201d<\/a> By this point you know the answer\u2014EVERYWHERE!<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re wondering about the other \u201cBig Five Ws\u201d <\/a>of English too, especially \u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Photo Credit: yourbestdigs<\/a> Flickr via Compfight<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n

Inspired by one of the coolest literary blogs we know, we\u2019ve concluded that the answer is EVERY DAY! We love the Book-a-Day Almanac<\/em><\/a> by Anita Silvey<\/a>, one of children\u2019s literature\u2019s most famous editors. In her blog she connects commemorative days with children\u2019s books. Silvey does an amazing job of showing how books relate to everything, all the time.<\/p>\n

We love the idea, so throughout 2017 the UFV English department will explore how red-letter days\u2014like International Day of Happiness<\/a> and World Mental Health Day<\/a>\u2014connect with both the literary and real worlds.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find out which books inspired your favorite professors, and which books they recommend for exploring oodles of issues and causes.<\/p>\n

This series offers opportunities to include diverse voices: we invite submissions from students and staff\u2014see the editorial schedule (below). Our focus commemorative days have exceptional potential to connect with literature, but if you don\u2019t see the \u201cday\u201d you want to write about, then let us know. We\u2019re open to adding others.<\/p>\n

We need write-ups of 150 to 750 words that connect with your \u201cday\u201d in some compelling way. Here are some options for how you might go about it:<\/p>\n