Media Writing

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Jan. 14

Jan. 16:
--Introduction
--Lecture Notes
--Current Events Sample Quiz

2

Jan. 21:
--Lecture Notes
--Current Events Sample Quiz Answers
--Current Events Sample Quiz Grades
--F1 Quiz Review
--Reading Assignment:
Stovall, Chapters 1 and 2
Wickham, Chapters 1 and 2
--Writing Assignment Due:
Exercise 1.1 Autobiography 1,
Stovall, p. 9

Jan. 23:
--Lecture Notes
--Editing Notes
--F1 Quiz
--Reading Assignment:
Stovall, Chapter 4;
AP Stylebook, pp. 303-313

3

Jan. 28:

--Sample Leads
--Editing
--Revisions
--F2 Quiz Review
--F1 Quiz Answers
--F1 Quiz Math
--F1-Quiz Grades
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 1 (CE1)
--Reading Aassignment:
Stovall, Chapter 3;
AP Stylebook, page 314-27;
--Writing Assignment Due:
Rewrite of autobiography

Jan. 30:
-- F2 Quiz
--CE1-Answers
--CE1 Grades
--In-Class Writing Assignment
(The sentences at Class916
use too many words. Edit them
carefully to reduce the number
of words, but do not cut out
important information. If
necessary, rewrite the sentences completely.)
--Reading Assignment:
Stovall, Chapter 5

4

Feb. 4:
--Editing Notes
--F2 Quiz Answers
--F2 Quiz Grades
--F3 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 2 (CE2)
--Reading Assignment:
Stovall, Chapter 5
--Writing Assignment Due:
5.8 and 5.9 Writing Leads 1
and 2 [do five of seven]
(Stovall, pp. 99-101)

Feb. 6:

--Leads assignment due
--F3 Quiz
--Lead Notes
--CE2-Answers
--CE2 Grades

5

Feb. 11:
--Lecture
--Leads Review
--Leads Revisions
--F3 Quiz Answers
--F3 Quiz Grades
--0204Rewrites Due
--F4 Quiz Review
--Current Events Quiz 3 (CE3)
--Reading Assignment:
Stovall, Chapter 7

Feb. 13:
--Leads
--Writing Assignment Due: 5.10 and 5.11
Writing Leads [do five of six, write leads
only for 5.11 fact sheets]
--In-Class Writing Assignment
(Revise the leads at Class923 to provide appropriate length and content.
--F4 Quiz
--Geography Quiz Review (Notes)
--CE3-Answers
--CE3 Grades

6

Feb. 18:
--F4 Quiz Answers
--F4 Quiz Grades
--F5 Quiz Review
--Geography (GEO) Quiz 1 (GEO1)
--Lecture Notes
--Lead Notes

Feb. 20:
--F5 Quiz
--Lead Rewrites Due
--Geography Quiz Answers
--Geography Quiz Grades
--In-Class Editing Assignment
(Do the exercise at Leads930)

7

Feb. 25:
--Leads 0930 Answers
--Leads930 Grades
--F5 Quiz Answers
--F5 Quiz Grades
--Editing Notes
--F6 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 4 (CE4)
--Writing Assignment Due: 5.12 and 5.13
Writing Leads and Second Paragraphs
(Stovall, pp. 102-4)

Feb. 27:
--F6 Quiz
--In-Class Editing Assignment
(Do the exercise at MechQuiz.
These sentences contain a variety
of problems, such as wordiness,
jargon, redundancies and errors
in AP style. Edit or rewrite them
as necessary.
--CE4-Answers
--CE4 Grades

8

March 4:
--MechQuiz Notes
--MechQuiz Editing
--Leads0225 Rewrites Due
--F6 Quiz Answers
--F6 Quiz Grades
--F7 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 5 (CE5)

March 6:
--Mech Quiz Rewrites Due
--CE5-Answers
--CE5 Grades
--F7 Quiz
--(Do punctuation the exercise at Editing1028.)

9

March 11:
SPRING BREAK

March 13:
SPRING BREAK

10

March 18:
--Lecture Notes
--Editing Notes
--Editing
--F8 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 6 (CE6)
--F7 Quiz Answers
--F7 Grades
--Writing Assignment Due: 7.15(Stovall, p. 160)
--Reading Assignment:
Wickham, Chapters 8 and 9

March 20:
--CE6-Answers
--CE6 Grades
--Geography Quiz Review
--Writing Quiz
--F8 Quiz

11

March 25:
--F8 Quiz Answers
--F8 Grades
--F8 Quiz Math
--Writing Quiz
--Writing Quiz Results
--0318 Rewrites Due
--F9 Quiz Review
--Geography (GEO) Quiz 2 (GEO2)

March 27:
--In-Class Editing Assignment Mech1202
--Geo2 Quiz Answers
--Geo2 Quiz Grades
--Writing Assignment Due
7.4 Writing News Stories (Stovall, page 150)
--F9 Quiz

12

April 1:
--Writing Assignment Due:
Writing an Audio News Story,
8.1 and 8.2, Stovall, pp.178-9
--Broadcasting Notes
--F10 Quiz Review

April 3:
--Writing Notes
--Mech 1202 Quiz Answers
--Mech 1202 Quiz Grades
--F9 Quiz Answers
--F9 Quiz Math
--F9 Grades
--F10 Quiz

13

April 8:
--Editing Notes
--F10 Quiz Answers
--F10 Quiz Math
--F10 Grades
--Prosper Rewrites Due
--In-Class Writing Assignment Leads0408
--F11 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 7 (CE7)

April 10:
--Prosper Notes
--Editing Notes
--CE7-Answers
--CE7 Grades
--Audio Rewrites Due
--F11 Quiz

14

April 15:
--Lecture Notes
--F11 Quiz Answers
--F11 Grades
--F12 Quiz Review
--Current Events (CE) Quiz 8 (CE8)
Leads 0406 Rewrites Due

April 17:
--CE8-Answers
--CE8 Grades
--Lecture Notes
--Geography Quiz Review
--Writing assignment due:
Writing Radio News Story,
9.1 and 9.2, Stovall, p.194
--Editing Notes
--F12 Quiz
--Reading Assignment:
Wickham, Chapter 10

15

April 22:
--F12 Quiz Answers
--F12 Grades
--Online Writing Tips
--Passive Voice
--Making a Law
--Writing Assignment Due:
10.2 Lateral Reporting 1, Stovall,
pp. 214-5
--F13 Review
--Geography (GEO) Quiz 3 (GEO3)

April 24:
--Final Preparation: WritingPrep
--Geo3 Quiz Answers
--Geo3 Quiz Grades
--F13 Quiz
--Radio Rewrites Due
--Reading Assignment:
Wickham, Chapter 11

16

April 29:
--Fact Sheets
--Writing Prep
--F13 Quiz Answers
--F13 Grades
--Lecture Notes
--Final Review
--Final Review II

May 1:
Study Day
No class

16

May 6:
--Final I-Straight News Article
--Final Exam II
8-10 a.m.