Assignments for the 10th Week of the 2nd Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Share completed news-in-brief videos. Share revised layouts of issue 7. For homework,

1. Explore the following site: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/index.html.

Wednesday: Watch "Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire" in class and discuss.

1. Get some sleep for exams.

Thursday: Exam period in the afternoon. Watch and discuss "All the President's Men." For homework,

1. Get ready for the 2nd semester! All will be different.

Assignments for the 9th Week of the 2nd Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Share and receive critique on the News-In-Brief articles posted on the English Forums. Begin working on news-in-brief videos (due Tuesday). Work on revising layout of issue 7 (due Tuesday). For homework,

1. Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
   
2. Work on your news-in-brief video (due Tuesday).
3. Work on revising layout of issue 7 (due Tuesday).

Thursday: Work on your news-in-brief video (due Tuesday). Work on revising layout of issue 7 (due Tuesday).

1. Work on your news-in-brief video (due Tuesday).
2. Work on revising layout of issue 7 (due Tuesday).
3. Read a newspaper this weekend.

Assignments for the 8th Week of the 2nd Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share news ideas posted on the English Forum. Begin reading Chapter 14: "Photojournalism" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 14 and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Begin researching your News-In-Brief article.

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 14: "Photojournalism" and go over the answers. Discuss your progress in researching your News-In-Brief article.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 14.
   
2. Continue researching your News-In-Brief article.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 14: "Photojournalism." Read and discuss The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Complete your News-In-Brief article and post it on the bulletin board. The article should have a direct lead, be 2-3 paragraphs long, and be no more than 100 words.

Assignments for the 7th Week of the 2nd Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share and receive critique on the News-In-Brief articles posted on the English Forums. Begin reading Chapter 13: "Sportswriting" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 13 and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
   
3. Begin looking for a new News-In-Brief topic. (This will be due next Tuesday, but you may begin the thread anytime--the first person to post the topic "gets" the topic.)
   

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 13: "Sportswriting" and go over the answers. Discuss your News-In-Brief article ideas and where you would go to research them.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 13.
   
2. Continue looking for your News-In-Brief article topic.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 13: "Sportswriting." Read and discuss The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Finalize your News-In-Brief article topic and post it on the bulletin board. Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the article. (List what you know and what you need to find out.)