November 2010 Archives

In class workshop.

A recent SHU English graduate, Karissa Kilgore, who has been attending graduate school and working full-time as a technical writer, will visit class to talk about an English major's life after graduation.

Setonian Online Instructions (usability report and screencast)

Center spread articles. (Complete drafts of all the articles for your final project.)

Overview:
1) Lab Report (freshmen) OR Workshop Report (editors)
2) Action Item (all students)

Upload both, in a single file, in the Portfolio 3 slot in Turnitin.com.

Details

1a) Lab Report (freshmen... inverted pyramid news feature; 400 words)

Reminder... here is the rubric for your lab report.

If you have not already posted your reflection and photos from the field trip (or the make-up assignment), please let me know when you plan to do so.

Content (30)	Excellent 6	Good 5	Acceptable 4	Attempted 3	Unacceptable 1
Length	Within 2%	Within 5%	Within 10%	Within 25%	Not w/i 25%
Headline	Attracts w/ well-chosen words	Informs w/ effective words	Uses at least 1 effective, non-passive verb	Uses at least 1 relevant verb	Omits a relevant verb
Lead	Grabs & informs w/ style & brevity	Informs w/o wasted words	Important details in brief, useful order	Some attempt at a news feature lead	No clear lead; may echo essay or TV
Paragraphs	1 idea or speaker each; 2-3 short sentences	Mostly 1 idea each; short sentences	Good focus, w/ few or no length issues	Organized but essay-style; need trimming	Focus and length need additional work.
Sources (Interviews)	4+ good sources	3 good sources	2 good sources	1 source	0 sources
AP Style (10)	Excellent 10	Good 8	Acceptable 7	Attempted 6	Unacceptable 4
Review: CopyEditing.doc	Perfect	Few, trivial lapses	Mostly correct	Some attempt at AP Style	Significant AP Style lapses

1b) Workshop Report (informal but detailed, practical reflection, 150 words)

• Aja, reflect on your Setonian Online workshops. (What did you learn from the second try? How might a future EL200 editor build on your experiences?)
• Maddie: due to the timing, your full reflection should wait until after you have completed the Setonian layout workshops. (What follow-up do we need? How might a future EL200 editor build on your experiences?) If you could have that in by next Monday, that will be great.
  

2) Action Item proposal
Propose an "action item."  A concrete, specific, practical thing that needs to be done for the long-term good of The Setonian.
(It might be a checklist for a procedure you find challenging, a new poster to hang on the wall in the publications office, an interview with someone who has a skill that you want to develop.)

(You will submit this "action item" as part of Portfolio 4. It should be something concrete that you can turn in and add to your own professional portfolio, rather than something like cleaning up the office.)

For EL200 first-timers working on the center spread assignment.

By today, you should have:

• Several interviews conducted.
• General idea for how your spread will be laid out. (You and a partner will share a sketch.)
• Prepare for Wednesday's layout workshop. (Have sample texts and images -- even if they are place-holders.)

Setonian Online Instructions (screen caps and instructions, on an assigned topic. See me.)

Center spread pitches. (Convince an imaginary editor that you can produce 3-4 related stories, with images, filling up 2 newspaper pages, by your 07 Dec deadline. You'll need to talk to your sources in advance, so you know there's really a story.)

I will role-play an editor, evaluating your pitches and assigning stories accordingly.