The Journalism Portfolio
The Journalism Portfolio for English 151 and English 153 is due on the last day of class.
Ledes
Feel free to post your favorite lede-of-the-day here, along with this handout of sample ledes.
News Writing Criteria
News Reporting & Writing and English 153 work with the following criteria to guide assessment, evaluation, improvement, and grading of the basic journalistic news pieces we write in the class.
● NEWS VALUE
● FORM
● REPORTING
● WRITING QUALITY
● CLEAN COPY
Reporting Plan & Checklist
Download a Reporting Plan & Checklist document to chart and piece together your ideas for a piece of journalism.
Guest Speaker Preparation & Schedule
Get ready for the Spring 2010 guest-speaker lineup.
On Wikipedia
Here are just a few more reasons to go beyond the popular reference site and instead do some Truman library database research...
...from beloved "fake" TV pundit Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report via YouTube...
Media Concepts & Questions
Consider the following Media Concepts and Questions handout while reviewing the news for upcoming class discussions and writing.
What can you do with writing?
This English 151 handout tries to define journalism as a distinct kind of writing, while dealing also with the challenge of what you can do with writing as a profession.
What is plagiarism?
This brief article from The Chronicle of Higher Education reviews the basics of recognizing and avoiding plagiarism.
SYLLABUS: ENGLISH 153 (Journalism)
Welcome to English 153 for SPRING 2010!
Download the English 153 Syllabus in PDF format.