Books and schedule
Books:
Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White
Inside Reporting by Tim Harrower
Black Like Me
Class schedule
Tuesday 14.30-15.45
Wednesday 8.10-9.25 (Not necessary to meet on Wednesdays)
Thursday 14.30-15.45
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7.4 Tuesday: meet at 14.30 through Google Meet. Introduction
8.4 Wednesday: Introduction: First chapter of Harrower's book
Take the corresponding quiz and send the results to me (there is a section at the end after you have corrected it.
and the second chapter (Minimum: Chapter 1 multiple choice quiz; chapter 2 multiple choice quiz)
then Read first up to and including November 8th (p. 37 in my book ) in Black Like Me. Do the first two chapters of Harrower's book.
9.4 Thursday: NO CLASS
14.4 Tuesday: Google Meet at 14.30.
1) Read about the 5 Ws p. 36-51 in Chapter 3 Newswriting Basics
News articles
Inverted pyramid style
2) What needs to be in the Magazine magazine criteria ENA13.pdf
Show magazines. Ask what people are going to do.
3) Quizzes on Chapter 3
a) do 3.2.1; 3.2.2; and one of the following: 3-2.3, 3-2.4, 3-2.5
b) you can do some exercises between 3.4 and 3.6 - minimum of 5
15.4 Wednesday: No class, just work
16.4 Thursday: : Write News story...together
21.4 Tuesday: Introduce the Feature
22.4 Wednesday No class, just work
23.4 Thursday: Discuss your News first draft (due). Tell me what Feature article you will write. (In Classroom, Google Form)
28.4 Tuesday: WE HAVE CLASS at 14.30: Review
29.4 Wednesday No class, just work
30.4 Thursday: No class just work
5.5 Tuesday: WE HAVE CLASS at 14.30: Opinion
6.5 Wednesday
7.5 Thursday
12.5 Tuesday: WE HAVE CLASS at 14.30 (ads and extras will be explained in a screencastify)
13.5 Wednesday: NO CLASS
14.5 Thursday: NO CLASS
19.5 Tuesday WE HAVE CLASS at 14.30
20.5 Wednesday NO CLASS
Layed out version is due on 26 of MAY MEET AT 13.00 (FINAL CLASS) - be ready to present your magazine
Exam week begins
20% Grammar and exercises
20% Black Like Me
10% news
20% feature
10% review
10% opinion
10% whole magazine
There will be no final exam.
ENA13 Magazine checklist:
1. Cover page:
- Price
- Headings
- main heading matches picture
- barcode (optional)
2. Table of Contents
3. Editorial: letter form with signature and pictures (optional - if you have a column you don't need it)
4. Feature: the longer article that requires at least 3 persons interviewed
*standfirst
*pull quote: one for each page
* 1 - 3 sidebars:
*photos or illustrations, photo captions:
5. Review: stars
6. News
7. Do-it-yourself, tips or quiz
8. 2 ads (each)