May 4 class

Today’s agenda:

• Final exam
• Blog posts 9 & 10 due

Have a great summer!

April 27 class

Today’s agenda:

• Student evals
• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• Review for final project
• Extra credit/make-up assignment
• Blog posts 7 & 8 due

Next week:

• Final project
• Blog posts 9 & 10 due

Help preparing for the final

Our final project is fast approaching! Here are some sites you can visit that may help you prepare (they have quizzes, etc.):

• Newsroom 101
• Sentence grammar test
• Grammar, punctuation and style
• More grammar, punctuation and style (and spelling)
• Collection of various exercises
• News University (most of its “courses” are free once you register)

April 20 class

Today’s agenda:

• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• Rewrites lab assignment
• Blog posts 5 & 6 due

Next week:

• Last chance to turn in extra credit
• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• Blog posts 7 & 8 due
• Review for final

Extra credit reminder

Be the first person to bring in a grammar or AP Style mistake from a publication

• Cannot be from a University Star we have critiqued
• Must bring in the actual publication (no printouts)
• Worth 5 points each, up to 25 points
• Due by April 27 (week before class ends)

April 13 class

Today’s agenda:

• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• News digests in-class assignment
• Blog posts 3 & 4 due

Next week:

• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• Rewrites in-class assignment
• Blog posts 5 & 6 due

April 6 class

Today’s agenda:

• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• Review blog posts
• News judgment lab (this replaces Math for Journalists, which is on the syllabus)
• Due: Blog posts 1 & 2

Next week:

• Current events quiz
• Newspaper critique
• News digest lab
• Blog posts 3 & 4 due