Calendar
Spring 2009
January 21: Welcome and introduction
January 23: Introduction (cont.)
January 26: Quiz: Chapter 2
January 28: Studying the daily newspaper; Copy preparation; Thinking about Assignment #1
January 30: Preparing for Assignment #1
February 2: Quiz: Chapter 3; Punctuating quotes; Classroom interviews
February 4: Writing a piece of your story
February 6: Assignment #1 due
February 9: Quiz: Chapter 4
February 11: Previewing Assignment #2
February 13: Using a tape recorder
February 16: Presidents' Day; No classes
February 17: This is a Tuesday when we'll follow a Monday schedule; Quiz: Chapter 5; Preparing for Assignment #2; The AP Stylebook
February 18: Practice on AP style
February 20: Assignment #2 due
February 23: Quiz: Chapter 6
February 25: Feature stories; Please bring in a feature story from a daily newspaper; Be prepared to discuss your subject
February 27: No class today
March 2: Snow Day
March 4: Quiz: Chapter 7; Writing the feature
March 6: More on writing the feature
March 9: Assignment #3 due; Review for midterm
March 11: Midterm exam
March 13: Introduction to broadcast writing
SPRING BREAK
March 23: Quiz: Chapter 8
March 25: Broadcast writing continued
March 27: Preparing for Assignment #4
March 30: Quiz: Chapter 9
April 1: Don't believe anything anyone tells you today
April 3: Assignment #4 due
April 6: Quiz: Chapters 13 and 14
April 8: Last-minute questions on Assignment #5
April 10: Assignment #5 due
April 13: Quiz: Chapter 10; Please bring in a full-page newspaper ad (Be sure it is from a daily broadsheet.)
April 15: More on your newspaper ads
April 17: No class today
April 20: Patriots' Day; No class today
April 22: Quiz: Chapter 11
April 24: Assignment #6 due
April 27: Quiz: Chapter 15
April 29: Preparing for Assignment #7
May 1: Review for final
May 4: Last day of class; Assignment #7 due; Review for final
May 6: Final exam for Section 002 -- 8 a.m.
May 8: Final exam for Section 001 -- 8 a.m.