SPRING 2008 Class Schedule

Week

Date

Reading Due

Writing Due

Discussion Topics

1

1/10

Introduction

2

1/15

AFW ch 1

p 17, exs 4, 5 (observing)

Ethics, freelancing, observing (17:9)

1/17

AFW ch 2

p 37, ex 1 (ideas)

Generating ideas

3

1/22

p 38, exs 3, 5 (ideas)

       “          “

1/24

AFW ch 5

p 141, ex 1 (ideas)

4

1/29

"Left Behind"

A1: News Feature Analysis

1/31

AFW ch 3

p 141, ex 2 (ideas)

Feature leads (65:1)

5

2/5

AFW ch 4

p 38, ex 9 (feature lead)

Magazine leads

2/7

S1: News Feature

AP Quiz 1

6

2/12

p 97, ex 11: Feature Grading

Marketing Intro

2/14

"Run In Your Sleep"

A2: Service/How-To Analysis

7

2/19

AFW ch 8

p 141, ex. 4 (market)

Interviewing

2/21

p 251-52, exs 1, 2, 3 (interviewing)

8

2/26

2/28

S2: Service or How-To

AP Quiz 2

9

3/1–9

 SPRING BREAK

No Class

10

3/11

"Lucky Jim"

A3: Profile Analysis

Review; Group-exercise assignmts

3/13

AFW ch 9

Research

11

3/18

AFW ch 11; "Fisherman,"

"Wild Life"

 p. 269, exs 7–11 (by group)

Query Letters, Profiles

3/20–21

 STATE HOLIDAY

No Class

12

3/25

"Fisherman," "Squeeze It,"

"Life As a Dog"

Query Letter exercise, based on cover

letter written for S2

 Profiles

3/27

AFW ch 7; Appendix A

p 222, exs 3–6

Style (222:7–11)

13

4/1

4/3

S3: Profile

AP Quiz 3; Style (223:13–17)

14

4/8

"Shabana" (on Seaport)

Practice analysis of "Shabana" & discussion questions

4/10

TBA 

A4: Long Feature Analysis

The Industry

15

4/15

p 223, ex 13, 14 (style); Optional Extra Credit:

p 300, ex 6 (editor inquiry).

Final deadline for S3 (profile)

4/17

AFW ch 10; Appendices C, D

Copyright, privacy

16

4/22

AFW Appendix F

Libel

4/24

AFW Appendix E

Media Law Quiz; Ethics

5/06(t)

S4: Long Magazine Feature due by 7 p.m.