Comm 141 Tentative
Class Schedule
Spring, 2007
A reminder: this
course may be more loosely structured than others you have been in. Because we
follow developments in journalism and write for the Jibsheet, the class schedule is subject to change.
Week #1 (week of
April 2)
M First day of classes. Class overview. First assignment: opinion piece.
T Please
have read Chapter 3, “What Is News?”
W
Th Please have read Chapter 2, “Components of the Story”
F Opinion piece is due.
Week #2 (week of
April 9)
M News quiz. Please have read Chapter 15, “Interviewing Principles and Practices”
T
W
Th
F
Week #3 (week of
April 16)
M News quiz. Please have read Chapter 6, “Story Structure”
T
W
TH
F
Week #4 (week of
April 23)
M News quiz. Please have read Chapter 5, “The Lead”
T
W
TH
F
Week #5 (week of
April 30)
M News Quiz. Please have read Chapters 25, 26 and 27, on taste, morality, and law
T Film
W Film
Th Film
F
Week #6 (week of May
7)
M News Quiz. Please have read Chapter 7, “The Writer’s Art”
T
W Review for midterm.
TH
F Midterm exam.
Week #7 (week of May
14)
M News Quiz. Please have done research on Edward R. Murrow and Joseph McCarthy.
T Film
W Film
Th Film
F
Week #8 (week of May
21)
M News Quiz. Please have read Chapter Chapters 20, 21, and 22 (on beats)
T
W
TH
F
Week #9 (week of May
28)
M
T News Quiz. Please have read Chapter 9, “Broadcast Newswriting”
W Film
TH Film
F Film
Week #10 (week of
June 4)
M News quiz. Please have read Chapters 12 and 17, on observing and avoiding stereotypes
T
W
TH Please have read Chapter 8, on features, long stories, and magazine writing
F
Week #11 (week of
June 11)
M News Quiz. Review for final exam
T Review for final exam
W Final exam
11:20-1:20