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revised Fri 9 Oct
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Week 1
Mon 17 Aug: Introductions, syllabus, etc.
Tue 18 Aug: Review old Cascians.
Wed 19 Aug: Interview/bio article due.
Thu 20 Aug: Discuss chapter 1: “The Development of Journalism.”
Fri 21 Aug: Syllabus slip due. Editors’ day: Brainstorm and plan for this year. HW: p. 31 #7.
Week 2
Mon 24 Aug: Discuss chapter 2: “Journalism—What Is It?” HW: p. 31 #3, 4, or 5.
Tue 25 Aug: Quiz: chapter 2. Discuss p. 31 #3-5.
Wed 26 Aug: Editors' day.
Thu 27 Aug: Discuss chapter 3: “Knowing the Law.”
Fri 28 Aug: Prepare for exam.
Week 3
Mon 31 Aug: Exam: chapters 1-3. Project due: your choice of p. 31 #6, p. 39 #1, or p. 39 #5.
Tue 1 Sep: Editors' day.
Wed 2 Sep: Discuss chapter 4: “Gathering the News.”
Thu 3 Sep: Quiz: chapters 4-5. Discuss chapter 5: “Reporting the News.” Watch Larry King/Kate Gosselin interview.
Fri 4 Sep: "How Not to Interview a Famous Person." Contrasting interviews: Tom Ridge with Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity. HW: click here.
Week 4
Mon 7 Sep: No classes: Labor Day.
Tue 8 Sep: Discuss homework assignment from the weekend and interview assignment.
Wed 9 Sep: Discuss chapter 7: “Writing Feature Stories.”
Thu 10 Sep: Discuss chapter 8: “Specific Story Types.”
Week 5
Mon 14 Sep: Exam: chapters 4, 5, 7, and 8. Interview assignment due.
Tue 15 Sep: Discuss chapter 9: "Opinions and Their Place." (Bishop Kelley, Tulsa World)
Wed 16 Sep: Editors' day.
Thu 17 Sep: Work on Cascianette.
Fri 18 Sep: Discuss chapter 6 and 10: “Learning Newspaper Style” and "Learning to Read and Edit Copy."
Week 6
Mon 21 Sep: Discuss chapter 12: "Some Common Faults." Remainder of class: Editors' day.
Tue 22 Sep: Editors' day.
Wed 23 Sep: Editors' day.
Thu 24 Sep: Computer lab: Work on group presentations.
Fri 25 Sep: Computer lab: Work on group presentations.
Week 7
Mon 28 Sep: Group presentations: chapters 11: "Photography" (Ashlyn, Kelsey, Michele) and 13 "Designing the Paper" (Kate, Tory, Jessie).
Tue 29 Sep: Group presentations: chapters 14: "The Process: Typography and Headlines" (Timmy, Taylor E., Shayna, Claire) and 15: "Advertising" (Kirk, Taylor S., Jenny).
Wed 30 Sep: Computer lab: Editors' day.
Thu 1 Oct: Computer lab: Editors' day.
Fri 2 Oct: Library: Editors' day.
Week 8
Mon 5 Oct: Editors' day.
Tue 6 Oct: Computer lab: Editors' day.
Wed 7 Oct: Computer lab: Editors' day.
Thu 8 Oct: Class discussion to review first issue process.
Fri 9 Oct: Review for exam.
Week 9
Mon 12 Oct: Quarter exam: Discuss five specific critiques of the first issue of the Cascian (process and/or product).
Tue 13 Oct: First issue party.
Wed 15 Oct: No classes: PSAT.
Thu 16 Oct: No classes: Faculty in-service.
Fri 17 Oct: No classes: Faculty in-service.