Schedule tweaks to accommodate Feb. 9 panel/speech story assignment

As we'll be attending the environmental reporting panel on Feb. 9, we'll adjust the schedule a bit. See below.

JAN 31 TOPIC: The Interview: In groups of 3-4, one student will interview another on a subject of his/her choice while a third student videotapes it using a phone or camera. Keep it around 3 minutes or under. We’ll upload them to YouTube and analyze them. ****Your first assignment (500-word mini-profile about a classmate WITH photo) is due Thursday*****.

FEB 2 TOPIC: We'll continue to talk about different kinds of stories, such as the speech story, profile etc.

• Analyze interviewing videos 
• TURN IN HARD COPY OF FIRST ASSIGNMENT: 400-500 written piece with photo based on your interview of a classmate. (5 percent of final grade) NEXT: READ: Chapter 16 on speeches. 
• NEXT: MOVED UP FROM NEXT WEEK Write a brief profile pitch to present in class Tuesday. Tell us who you plan to write about, what the angle likely will be, who else you can interview about your subject. It should be about a local person and NOT a family member or friend.

FEB 7 Continue to analyze interview videos. Discuss Speech chapter, speech paper requirements.  

• Present profile pitch 
• AND, NEXT, TO BRING IN on FEB 14 FOR PEER EDITING a 500 word “pre-first draft” profile with lead, nutgraph and quote(s). 
• NEXT: Read Chapters 2 & 3 (be able to answer questions about these chapters on the blog, under worksheets tab) 

FEB 9  Attend environmental reporting panel in Journalism lounge


FEB 14 TOPIC: Cliches, stereotypes, euphemisms, conscious and unconscious bias

• SPEECH PAPER DUE (10 percent of grade)
• PEER EDIT hard copies of profile  pre-first drafts.
• NEXT: read Chap. 7 on the Writer's Art and be able to answer questions on worksheets on blog.

FEB 16 In-class, deadline writing assignment: In pairs, interview 4 people on campus on subject TBA; write 500 word story on-deadline with quotes from each of your sources. (5 percent of total grade) NEXT: Read Chap. 8 on Features. 

FEB 21- TOPIC: Attribution, quotations, summary 

• FIRST DRAFT PROFILE DUE (1,000 words, INCLUDE WORD COUNT) PEER EDIT. Discuss feature stories.
• CLASS VISITOR at 5

NEXT: Read and complete worksheets for Chapter 18 on Accidents and Disasters and Chapter 19 on Obituaries. Write Feature Pitch for next class. 

FEB 23 FEATURE PITCH If time, work on blogs. NEXT: write 500-word feature PRE-first draft to peer edit next class. Read Chapter 21 on Courts