CLASS CALENDAR

Not bringing a printed draft to conference days equals one letter grade off of the final paper.

Week 1 (January 9-13)
Tuesday: Introduction to the class.
Friday: Chapter One “The Nature of News” (3-15) and Chapter Two “The Changing News Business” (19-45).

Week 2 (January 16-20)
Tuesday: Chapter Three “Interviewing” (49-66) and in-class exercise.
Friday: Chapter Seven “The Inverted Pyramid” (143-162). Quiz one due.

Week 3 (January 23-27)
Tuesday: Chapter Eight “Writing to Be Read” (165-183). Quiz two due.
Friday: Chapter Nine “Beyond the Inverted Pyramid” (187-209). Quiz three due.

Week 4 (January 30-February 3)
Tuesday: Chapter Ten “Obituaries” (213-227). Quiz four due.
Friday: Library assignment.

Week 5 (February 6-10)
Tuesday: Conferencing. Bring a printed draft of the obituary.
Friday: Obituary due.

Week 6 (February 13-17)
Tuesday: Chapter Twelve “Speeches, News Conferences, and Meetings” (249-261). Quiz five due.
Friday: Conferencing.

Week 7 (February 20-24)
Tuesday: Speeches, News Conferences, and Meetings due.
Friday: Chapter Thirteen “Other Types of Basic Stories” (267-300). Quiz six due.

Week 8 (February 27-March 3)
Tuesday: Chapter Eighteen “Investigative Reporting” (389-404). Quiz seven due.
Friday: Conferencing.

Week 9 (March 6-10)
Tuesday: Investigative Reporting/Crime/Disaster/Accident due.
Friday: Chapter Fifteen “Business and Consumer News” (333-354). Quiz eight due.

Spring Break (March 13-17)

Week 10 (March 20-24)
Tuesday: Conferencing.
Friday: Business/Consumer News due.

Week 11 (March 27-31)
Tuesday: "The Rhetoric of Advertising" (handout). Quiz nine due.
Friday: Conferencing.

Week 12 (April 3-7)
Tuesday: Analysis of an Advertisement due
Friday: Discussion of the magazine project.

Week 13 (April 10-14)
Tuesday: We are working on the magazine in class.
Friday: We are working on the magazine in class.

Week 14 (April 17-21)
Tuesday: We are working on the magazine in class.
Friday: We are working on the magazine in class.

Week 15 (April 24-28)
Tuesday: We are working on the magazine in class.
Friday: We are working on the magazine in class.

Week 16 (May 1-5)
Tuesday: Magazines due. We will turn these in and share them in class.

The above assignment dates are subject to change as conditions in the class dictate (no new work will be added).