Course Schedule (subject to change as needed) Reading must be completed before your lecture session Week 1 — August 28-30 Reading – None Lecture Topic – None Mon/Tues Lab – None Weds/Thurs Lab – Overview of Course; Pre-test (not counted) __________________________ Week 2 — Sept. 2 -6 Reading – Ch.5 “Curiosity and Story Ideas” ;Ch. 18 “Beat Reporting”; Ch 7 “Interview Techniques” Lecture Topic: None Mon/Tue Lab – None Wed/Thus Lab – Workshops begin; Beats assigned __________________________ Week 3– Sept. 9 – 13 Reading – Ch. 1, “A Coaching Method” Ch. 3, “The Basic News Story” Lecture Topic: Pretest results; News Elements; The Basic News Story Mon/Tue Lab – Begin work on portfolio news story 1 Wed/Thus Lab – Portfolio news story 1 due; student 1′s workshop story due; student 2′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 4– Sept. 16 – 20 Reading – Ch. 4 “Grammar Usage”; AP Style sheet handout Lecture Topic: Grammar, AP Style; Hit list Mon/Tue Lab – student story workshop dates assigned Wed/Thus Lab – Portfolio news story 2 due; student 3′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 5– Sept. 23 – 27 Reading – Ch. 8 “The Writing Process”; Ch. 9 “Leads”; Ch. 10 “Story Structure Lecture Topic: Writing Process, leads, story structure Mon/Tue Lab – student 4′s worshop story due Wed/Thus Lab -student 5′s workshop story due; Portfolio news story 3 due __________________________ Week 6– Sept. 30- Oct. 4 Reading – More of the hit list, “Elements of Style” handout; AP Stylebook handout Lecture Topic: Grammar review Mon/Tue Lab – Test review Wed/Thus Lab – Test 1 __________________________ Week 7– Oct. 7 -11 Reading – Ch. 13 “Broadcast Writing” Lecture Topic: Broadcast Writing Mon/Tue Lab – portfolio news story 4 due Wed/Thus Lab – portfolio broadcast story 1 due; portfolio news story 5 due; student 6′s workshop story due; student 7′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 8– Oct. 14 -18 Reading – Ch. 15 “Accuracy and Libel”; Ch. 16 “Media Ethics”; Ch. 17 “Multicultural Sensitivity” Lecture Topic: Media law and ethics Mon/Tue Lab – work on portfolio broadcast story 2 and portfolio news story 6 Wed/Thus Lab – portfolio broadcast story 2 due; portfolio news story 6 due __________________________ Week 9 – Oct. 21 -25 Reading – Ch. 11 “Storytelling and Features Techniques”; Ch. 24 “Profiles” Lecture Topic: Feature Writing; Portfolio Procedures Mon/Tue Lab – work on portfolio feature Wed/Thus Lab – portfolios due; portfolio broadcast story 3 due; student 8′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 10– Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 Reading – Hit list continued, AP Style handout, Grammar handout Lecture Topic: Grammar Mon/Tue Lab – student 9′s workshop story due; Test review Wed/Thus Lab – Test 2 __________________________ Week 11– Nov. 4 – 8 Reading – Ch. 12 “Public Relations Writing” Lecture Topic: Public Relations Mon/Tue Lab – work on portfolio feature; PR and advertising groups assigned Wed/Thus Lab – portfolio feature due; student 10′s workshop story due; student 11′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 12– Nov. 11 – 15 Reading – Ch. 20 “Speechs, News Conferences and Meetings”; Ch. 21 “Government and Statistical Stories” Lecture Topic: Relationship between PR and news Mon/Tue Lab – work on portfolio PR piece Wed/Thus Lab – portfolio PR piece 1 due; student 12′s workshop story due; student 13′s workshop story due __________________________ Week 13– Nov. 18 – 22 Reading – Hit list continued; Grammar handout; AP Style handout Lecture Topic: Grammar Mon/Tue Lab – work on portfolio PR piece 2 Wed/Thus Lab – Portfolio PR piece 2 due; Portfolio broadcast story 4 due __________________________ Week 14– Nov. 25 -26 Reading – Advertising handouts Lecture Topic: Advertising, Portfolio requirements Mon/Tue Lab – work on protfolio advertisement 1; student 14′s workshop story due; student 15′s workshop story due Wed/Thus Lab – none __________________________ Week 15– Dec. 2 -6 Reading – Course review material Lecture Topic: Course review Mon/Tue Lab – portfolio advertisement 1 due; portfolio news story 7 due; student 14′s workshop story due; student 15′s workshop story due; student 16′s workshop story due Wed/Thus Lab – Portfolios due by 5 p.m. on last day of classes Note: Third test will be included on final exam. Lab instructors will hold review sessions (and pick up portfolios on last day of classes).
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