Due: Friday, May 4, 2010 (Worth 3 points)
Tell me three legitimate things you learned about/through journalism this semester that will help you to be a better writer and/or journalist.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Extra Credit Assignment 7
Due: Friday, April 30, 2010 (Worth 6 points)
Name three feature story ideas. Along with each, tell me a) what type of lede you could use and b) what your nut graf would be.
Name three feature story ideas. Along with each, tell me a) what type of lede you could use and b) what your nut graf would be.
KEY: Extra Credit Assignment 2
Grammatically wrong
1. Defeated in the House, the bill moves to the Senate for debate.
Stylistically wrong
2. The man got a ticket for jaywalking last night.
See if you can catch what's wrong.
3. Meredith ran away from home; she was so angry that night.
These should be easy:
4. Yes, Brittney, I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The students said they would skip class if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.
7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of '09.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
1. Defeated in the House, the bill moves to the Senate for debate.
Stylistically wrong
2. The man got a ticket for jaywalking last night.
See if you can catch what's wrong.
3. Meredith ran away from home; she was so angry that night.
These should be easy:
4. Yes, Brittney, I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The students said they would skip class if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.
7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of '09.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Extra Credit Assignment 6
Due Friday, April 16, 2010. Worth 6 (not 5) points. (Each question worth 2 points.)
Nut grafs
1. Without peeking at the back of the book, do exercise 5 on page 63. Record your nut graf here.
News feature
2. Let's say the Vancouver Olympics are just now coming to a close. What kind of news feature story could you do about it? What's your news peg? What information would be your nut graf? (Be as specific as possible.)
Broadcast
3. Read pgs. 166 to 167. (Especially points 1, 2, 4, 5 , 6 and 10. These pages compare and contrast print and broadcast - this could be a big help for you to read for your own stories!) Then read the first two grafs of this NY Times story we looked at today:
Cruises have long been popular with honeymooners looking for a romantic getaway after the wedding. Now, a growing number of brides and grooms are tying the knot on cruise ships and sailing off into the sunset with their entire wedding party in tow.
Cruise weddings have increased 60 percent in the last decade, according to the Cruise Lines International Association, which represents major North American cruise lines and associated travel agencies. Carnival Cruise Lines alone expects some 2,200 couples will marry aboard its ships this year paying anywhere from $1,195 for a basic civil ceremony to $1,795 for a deluxe romance package with a one-and-a-half-hour reception and a celebratory ice carving.
How would you rewrite these first two paragraphs for broadcast? Be creative. Write simply.
Nut grafs
1. Without peeking at the back of the book, do exercise 5 on page 63. Record your nut graf here.
News feature
2. Let's say the Vancouver Olympics are just now coming to a close. What kind of news feature story could you do about it? What's your news peg? What information would be your nut graf? (Be as specific as possible.)
Broadcast
3. Read pgs. 166 to 167. (Especially points 1, 2, 4, 5 , 6 and 10. These pages compare and contrast print and broadcast - this could be a big help for you to read for your own stories!) Then read the first two grafs of this NY Times story we looked at today:
Cruises have long been popular with honeymooners looking for a romantic getaway after the wedding. Now, a growing number of brides and grooms are tying the knot on cruise ships and sailing off into the sunset with their entire wedding party in tow.
Cruise weddings have increased 60 percent in the last decade, according to the Cruise Lines International Association, which represents major North American cruise lines and associated travel agencies. Carnival Cruise Lines alone expects some 2,200 couples will marry aboard its ships this year paying anywhere from $1,195 for a basic civil ceremony to $1,795 for a deluxe romance package with a one-and-a-half-hour reception and a celebratory ice carving.
How would you rewrite these first two paragraphs for broadcast? Be creative. Write simply.
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