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Thursday, Jan. 10

Orientation. Introductions. Blackboard enrollment.
Assign: Blackboard enrollment. Bring newspaper to next class.

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Tuesday, Jan. 15

What is news? How is newswriting different than other writing? ( Ch. 1). Group discussion.
News copy format. 
Assign IV Leader news/sports stories and discuss published string.

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Thursday, Jan. 17

Introduce inverted pyramid and news style from AP and appendix. Topics for first style quiz.  ( Ch. 6 and 7) Video
ASSIGN WORKBOOK STORY: # 27 p. 38 

Monday, Jan. 21

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No classes

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Tuesday, Jan. 22

Discuss misconceptions about news. Team editing of #27 p. 38.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 

IV Leader deadline

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Thursday, Jan. 24

AP Style Quiz 1. Story due #27 p. 38.
Selecting/writing news leads. Complete workbook exercises p. 27-28. IV Leader layout.

Assignment: Answer 5 Ws and H for five leads from stories on web or in print.

6

Tuesday, Jan. 29

Immediate/delayed identification leads. Summary/multiple element leads. Workbook exercises p. 31, #11 and 12.
Assign meeting story due by end of March

7

Thursday, Jan. 31

Leads quiz. Assign IV Leader stories. Publication of IV Leader

8

Tuesday, Feb. 5

Quotes and attribution (Ch. 3, p. 59-64).
Quotes, attribution exercises. Prepare for AP Quiz 2.

9

Thursday, Feb. 7

Interviewing (Ch. 3 p. 41-58). Assign profile story. In-class interviews.

10

Tuesday, Feb. 12

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Wednesday, Feb. 13

IV Leader deadline

11

Thursday, Feb. 14

Job Fair story due. AP Style Quiz 2. Team editing of profile story. IV Leader layout

12

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Assign team news story. Prepare for AP Style Quiz 3

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Thursday, Feb. 21

AP Style Quiz 3. Profile story due. Begin discussion of speeches, meetings, news conferences (Ch.8) Assign MEETING ADVANCE story.

Assign IV Leader stories. IV Leader publication.

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Tuesday,  Feb. 26

Team editing of meeting advance story. Exercise using bulleted lists.

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Thursday, Feb. 28

Work on team story. Meeting advance story due. 

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Tuesday, March 4

Team story

Wednesday, March 5

IV Leader deadline

17

Thursday, March 6

Prepare for AP Quiz 4. Media Convergence (Ch. 2).
IV Leader layout

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Tuesday, March 11

Camtasia.

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Thursday, March 13

AP Style Quiz 4.   Camtasia. Assign IV Leader stories. IV Leader publication.

Friday, March 14

No classes. Faculty Development Day

Monday, March 17-Friday, March 21

Spring Break. No classes.

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Tuesday, March 25

Wikis, blogs, RSS.
Work on group projects

Wednesday, March 26

IV Leader deadline

21

Thursday, March 27

Obits (Ch. 9, p. 170-182). Prepare for AP Quiz 5. Assign OBIT FEATURE. IV Leader layout

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Tuesday, April 1

Last day to turn in meeting story. Team editing of Obit feature. AP Style Quiz 5.

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Thursday, April 3

IV Leader publication. Assign IV Leader stories. Obit feature due. Begin discussion of crime reporting (Ch. 9, p 183-201). Assign #9, p. 64

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Tuesday, April 8

Last day for student withdrawal. Team editing of crime story. Group work. 

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Thursday, April 10

Illinois Community College Journalism Association conference

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Tuesday, April 15

Discuss group project

Wednesday, April 16

IV Leader deadline

27

Thursday, April 17

Current Events Quiz 4.  Work in groups (interviews, pics for package).

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Tuesday, April 22

Media Law (Ch. 14) Begin discussion of media law. Work in groups. 
Assignment: Read Appendix 4 instructions on Crisis Coverage simulation exercise

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Thursday, April 24

Group projects due at beginning of class. Media law continued. 
Assignment: Crisis coverage exercise. Use book and CD. Write story for peer editing for next class.

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Tuesday, April 29

Media Law test. Peer editing of crisis coverage.

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Thursday, May 1

IV Leader publication. Crisis Coverage Story due.
Discuss Ethics (Ch. 15). Present group projects. Review for final exam

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Tuesday, May 6

Final Exam