Thursday, October 19, 2017

Deadline assignment today

Today is another groups deadline assignment, worth 5 percent of the total grade. You can see an example HERE.
The final profile is due next Tuesday, OCT 24.Remember to INCLUDE A WORD COUNT AND PHOTO(S)

Updated schedule below:
OCT 19  In-class deadline assignment/(5 percent of total grade) 

OCT 24  FINAL DRAFT PROFILE DUE (1,000 words, INCLUDE WORD COUNT, 10 percent of total grade)  
  • REVIEW FOR MID-TERM on readings, class presentations and common Ap Style points
  • In-class work on features.
OCT 26

  • MID-TERM
  • Discuss potential Issue paper topics & interviews with 2-3 "experts." NEXT: Read Chapter 5 on Gathering and Verifying Information

OCT 31 
  • Discuss mid-term answers
  • Work on features and blogs 
NOV 2 Massachusetts Open Meeting Law 
  • FIRST DRAFT FEATURE DUE (1,000) words. 
  • Firm up issue story ideas. 
  • NEXT: Write issue pitch to present next class. 
  •  NEXT: Read Chapter 19 on Media Law

NOV 7  Issue pitch. 
  • WRITE: 500-word Issue PRE-First Draft to peer edit next class. 
NOV 9 Peer edit Issue pre-first drafts. 
  • Final FEATURE DUE (1,000 words, 15 percent of total grade)

NOV 14 FIRST DRAFT ISSUE (1,000 words with 4 voices, 2 of whom are "experts") due. 
  • Discuss Massachusetts Open Meeting Law.
  • NEXT: Read Chapter 20 on Media Ethics
NOV 16  Possible In-class deadline assignment

NO CLASS NOV 21 and 23/ THANKSGIVING BREAK

NOV 28 FINAL ISSUE PAPER DUE. (1,000 words 20 percent of total grade) 
  • Review for FINAL QUIZ. 

NOV 30 END OF SEMESTER QUIZ
  • Discuss summary/analysis writing. 

DEC 5 In-class deadline assignment: Watch film and write ANALYSIS (10 percent of final grade) on deadline, due at end of class.
DEC 7 - Wrap-up, finish work on group blogs

DEC 12  LAST DAY OF CLASS/ recap/ Final blogs presentations

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