Assignments for the 5th Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share and receive critique on the posted News-In-Brief articles. Begin reading Chapter 3: "Defining the News" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 3 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--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 3: "Defining the News" 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 3.
   
2. Continue looking for your News-In-Brief article topic.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 3: "Defining the News." 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.)