If we're going to make The Pursuit a reality, we're going to need engaging content.
To this end, I want formal proposals for regular content (something in a reproducible form or genre). Your proposal must include: 1. A link to an example of the type of content you want to produce with an explanation as to what you like about said content. 2. Your take. How are you going to make it new and appropriate for Anderson. What's some angle you can take on the content to make it fresh? 3. Proposal for focus of the first piece with goals defining what you need before writing your article (interviewees, pictures, equipment, sources, etc.) Due: End of class 4/11 Before writing, read Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" and consider this (maybe apocryphal) story about how he came to write it.
Hemingway and another writer were having a discussion about writing, specifically, about whether you could tell a story where most of the what was going on, the heart of the story, was under the surface. They made a bet, and Hemingway produced "Hills Like White Elephants". When his friend read the story, ostensibly Hemingway won the bet. He later called this his Iceberg theory. After reading this story (click there), attempt to write a story of your own in the style of Hemingway. For those of you not competing in UIL Journalism, your assignment is simple. You are to write a fake news article in the style of either a Feature, Editorial, or News-Writing about the presidential election.
You have a minimum word count expectation of 250 words. This is to be posted on your blog with the title "Fake News 3/23". UIL will be on April 1st. We will be carpooling from Anderson to Westlake. Here are the students we have signed-up for events:
News Writing - 2:00 PM: Ana Feature Writing - 3:00 PM: Stephanie Sam Elinor Editorial Writing - 4:30: Stephanie Sam Ana Headline Writing - 5:30: Ana Subs: Stephanie, Sam Since we did some practice with UIL News Writing last class, we'll spend today reviewing UIL notions and revising our first drafts.
Together we'll take a look at the following UIL presentation: https://www.uiltexas.org/files/academics/journalism/news-overview.pdf Today we'll be checking out UIL Headline Writing!
http://www.uiltexas.org/files/academics/journalism/headline-overview.pdf After we have finished the headline-overview, you will need to find six student articles from http://snosites.com/our-customers/#Texas and create six new headlines for the articles. Create a new blog post entitled "Practice Headlines" and post your 6 new headlines there: 2 headlines - 1 line: 32 -42 characters 2 headlines - 2 lines: main line - 12 - 18 characters, secondary line 18 -24 2 headlines - 3 lines: main line 12 - 18 characters, two secondary lines 14 - 21 each Your six articles are: http://thelonestaronline.com/2268/news/rewards-created-for-good-attendance-raises-questions/ http://sfamaroon.org/1763/entertainment/star-wars-battlefront/ http://catsclaw.news/1270/features/one-day/ http://thelonestaronline.com/2120/student_life/low-options-for-vegetarians-and-vegans-on-campus/ http://www.vandegriftvoice.com/news/2016/01/12/ap-biology-classes-start-biggest-project-of-the-year/ http://westlakefeatherduster.com/2015/09/11/student-thinks-band-camp-is-hell-on-earth/ Copy-EditingThe UIL Academic season is getting underway, and as such I think it's a perfect time to think about some of the contests as a nice review of the things we've learned or still need to learn about Journalism.
Today we'll be looking at a sample copy-editing test. I have attached a copy of the test on this post, but I will also have physical copies for you in class. Parts 1 and 2 should be done on the physical copy of the test. Part 3 can and should be completed on your blog in a post entitled "Copy-Editing Passage Rewrite" For Part 2 you will need to use copy-editing symbols. Please use this cheat sheet to guide you: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/copyediting-and-proofreading-for-dummies-cheat-she.html When you are finished we'll review your answers!!! http://www.uiltexas.org/files/academics/journalism/copyediting_test_sample_1.pdf I want us to be a bit more focused in our work. And that means better prep.
So today, I want you all to consider these questions and answer them in a post on your blogs: 1. What are the 4 W's and H? (who, what, when, where, how) 2. What will be the tone of your piece? 3. What do you want to achieve with your piece? As in, what understanding will your reader come away with? 4. What is the exigence? As in, what is the relevance of your piece at this time? Why is this topical? 5. What physical prep needs to occur before you can complete your piece? As in, who do you need to contact? When will you do interviews or take pictures? Etc. Your assignment is to do an article working with multimedia, whether that be a photo essay, podcast, or a mixed media article with embedded gifs or videos.
Photo - essay: 8 - 15 photographs with captions Podcast: 15 - 30 minutes Article: Negotiable depending on the idea. Be creative! Have fun with this assignment, but do good work. |
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