Assignments for the 9th Week of the 1st Quarter

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

1. Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
2. Complete study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 8: "In-Depth Reporting."

Thursday: Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 8: "In-Depth Reporting" and go over the answers. Spend time in class reading and discussingThe Richmond Times-Dispatch. Discuss your News-In-Brief article ideas and where you would go to research them.

1. 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.)
2. Study for quiz on Chapter 8.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 8: "In-Depth Reporting." Read and discuss The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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

Coming Up: Visits from Susan Nienow of the Chesterfield Observer on Thursday 10 November and Michael Paul Williams of the RT-D on Tuesday 15 November