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Class
schedule (subject to change) |
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| Aug. 27 | Introductions; freewrite, The process approach; ; Read F&L Chapter 1; read “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster” pp. 20–33. |
| Sept. 3 | Discuss “Mrs. Kelly,” Word processing; editing; intro to AP, trademarks, AP Style A–E; What is a feature, newspaper feature types, structures (F&L Chapter 1) |
| Sept. 10 | Editing online, X-Ray reading (9/11); “Bureaucracy” rewrite; Research online, F&L Chap. 4 |
| Sept. 17 | Internet, spreadsheets, listservs, Usenet; AP Style F–N; Quiz on editing online |
| Sept. 24 | Story ideas; Profile subjects, guest speaker (Rob Chapman), People of La Salle, Professional Profiles; F&L Chap. 2 |
| Oct. 1 | Magazine stories, analysis, storylines; AP Style O–Z; F&L Chap. 3 |
| Oct. 8 | Interviewing, on the street, Profile questions, radio files; F&L Chaps. 5 |
| Oct. 15 | Newspaper stories, ledes, Profile assigned; Radio reports; F&L Chaps. 6, 7 |
| Oct. 22 | Mid-semester holiday |
| Oct. 29 | Quiz; Editing, AP revisited; F&L Chap. 9 |
| Nov. 5 | Marketing the magazine article, queries, freelancing; legal; F&L Chaps. 8, 10; CK Chap. 9 |
| Nov. 12 | Profiles revisited; the 55-word short story; Intro to Web writing, planning, (music, film reviews), groups, student sites; CK Intro, Chap. 1, 2 |
| Nov. 19 | Web vs. print writing; lab writing/how to; guest speaker; CK Chap. 4, Appendix |
| Nov. 26 | Navigation, site design, typography, editing, Dreamweaver refresher; CK Chaps. 3, 5 |
| Dec. 3 | Workshop on Web Zines |
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Web
projects due 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 (during exam period) |
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