September 2008 Archives
Topic:
Journalism Basics
Update, 26 August: Since there is no class meeting on Labor Day, I will deliver this material in an e-mail. If you have already taken "EL227: News Writing," this will just be a simple review. If you haven't taken that course, it will be an introduction to key concepts in journalism.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch1
Come to class with a specific passage you think is worth talking about.
Update, 26 August: Leave a comment here, in which you quote the passage and we can start discussing the passage.
If you're already feel comfortable with your SHU weblog, or you find the (forthcoming) online tutorial clear enough that you want to try it, go ahead and
Update, 26 August: Leave a comment here, in which you quote the passage and we can start discussing the passage.
If you're already feel comfortable with your SHU weblog, or you find the (forthcoming) online tutorial clear enough that you want to try it, go ahead and
- Post your response to the readings on your SHU weblog, including a link that points back here.
- Post a comment here that includes a link to your reading response.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch2
Come to class with a specific passage you think is worth talking about.
Update, 26 August: Leave a comment here, in which you quote the passage and we can start discussing the passage.
If you're already feel comfortable with your SHU weblog, or you find the (forthcoming) online tutorial clear enough that you want to try it, go ahead and
Update, 26 August: Leave a comment here, in which you quote the passage and we can start discussing the passage.
If you're already feel comfortable with your SHU weblog, or you find the (forthcoming) online tutorial clear enough that you want to try it, go ahead and
- Post your response to the readings on your SHU weblog, including a link that points back here.
- Post a comment here that includes a link to your reading response.
Update, 26 August: Since class won't meet on Labor Day, I'll e-mail a link with instructions, and I'll be available during my office hours for anyone who has trouble. More details in a few days. (Those of you who already know how to use your blog won't need the refresher anyway.)
Due Today:
Ex 1: Personal Goals
Ex 1A: Personal Goals (250 words; informal personal essay, including a quote from Setonian editor-in-chief Stormy Knight) 25pts
Update, 26 August: Submit this essay to Turnitin.com. I'll send out an e-mail in a few days with instructions.
More details follow.
Update, 26 August: Submit this essay to Turnitin.com. I'll send out an e-mail in a few days with instructions.
More details follow.
Continue reading Ex 1: Personal Goals.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch3
Pick a quotation; write 100-200 words demonstrating your understanding of the whole reading. By Monday, post 2-4 comments on peer blogs.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch4
Pick a quotation; write 100-200 words demonstrating your understanding of the whole reading. By Monday, post 2-4 comments on peer blogs.
Topic:
Analyzing Story Pitches
Assigned Text:
Story Pitches
I will distribute an e-mail with sample story pitches.
The College Republicans is hosting Senator Sam Brownback on campus.
Kayla Sawyer has already asked to cover this event as an EL200 assignment. We have room for one more.
Kayla Sawyer has already asked to cover this event as an EL200 assignment. We have room for one more.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch5
Pick a quotation; write 100-200 words demonstrating your understanding of the whole reading. By Monday, post 2-4 comments on peer blogs.
Topic:
Setonian Online Workshop
Introduction to the Setonian Online. Practice adding links.
Topic:
Newseum Field Trip
The bus will leave SHU early in the morning (around 5 or 6) and return late the same night. I'll post more details as I get them.
Topic:
Setonian Online Workshop
Due Today:
Ex 2: DC Trip Report
Ex 2: Field Trip Report (400 words; informal personal essay OR news feature) 50pts
News:
Issue 2
Assigned Text:
EOJ Ch 1-3
Skim all; focus on one chapter. Pick a quotation; write 100-200 words demonstrating your understanding of the whole reading. By Monday, post 2-4 comments on peer blogs.
Assigned Text:
SNSG Ch 6-9
Skim all; focus on one or two chapters. Pick a quotation; write 100-200 words demonstrating your understanding of the whole reading. By Monday, post 2-4 comments on peer blogs.
Due Today:
Portfolio 1
1) Lab Report
A mock news story (400 words) about your accomplishments helping the latest issue of The Setonian, including quotes from yourself ("I look forward to reading what my students put in their lab reports," said Dennis Jerz, a Seton Hill University (SHU) faculty member.")
2) Midterm Project Ideas
What should our election-related class project be? I've made a few suggestions in the class, but now is the time for me to listen.
3) Spot Political News (Ex 3) Ideas
Spot news is something tied to a particular event -- a speech, a protest, an accident. (As opposed to a personality profile, a movie review, or a general "University Adjusts to Growing Pains" article. What are your thoughts on this part of the course? (If you've finished this already, then of course you don't need to put anything here.)
4) Comprehensive Reading Reflection Blog Entry
Write an informal, personal essay that demonstrates your ability to draw on the assigned readings we have looked at since the beginning of the term. You are welcome to link to your previous blogging on the subject, and I encourage you to find a way to refer to every assigned reading over the course of your essay. But rather than simply list your previous links, work those references into a new, original observation or statement, in order to demonstrate the progress you have made in EL200 (both in the context of your personal goals for the class, as you articulated in an earlier assignment, and the official objectives of the course).
5) Basic Terms
If you haven't taken EL200 before (or optionally, if you'd like a refresher), include a response to these handouts on basic journalism concepts. Explain how you changed the way you approached your first lab report, based on something that you learned from these handouts.
A mock news story (400 words) about your accomplishments helping the latest issue of The Setonian, including quotes from yourself ("I look forward to reading what my students put in their lab reports," said Dennis Jerz, a Seton Hill University (SHU) faculty member.")
2) Midterm Project Ideas
What should our election-related class project be? I've made a few suggestions in the class, but now is the time for me to listen.
3) Spot Political News (Ex 3) Ideas
Spot news is something tied to a particular event -- a speech, a protest, an accident. (As opposed to a personality profile, a movie review, or a general "University Adjusts to Growing Pains" article. What are your thoughts on this part of the course? (If you've finished this already, then of course you don't need to put anything here.)
4) Comprehensive Reading Reflection Blog Entry
Write an informal, personal essay that demonstrates your ability to draw on the assigned readings we have looked at since the beginning of the term. You are welcome to link to your previous blogging on the subject, and I encourage you to find a way to refer to every assigned reading over the course of your essay. But rather than simply list your previous links, work those references into a new, original observation or statement, in order to demonstrate the progress you have made in EL200 (both in the context of your personal goals for the class, as you articulated in an earlier assignment, and the official objectives of the course).
5) Basic Terms
If you haven't taken EL200 before (or optionally, if you'd like a refresher), include a response to these handouts on basic journalism concepts. Explain how you changed the way you approached your first lab report, based on something that you learned from these handouts.
