Feb. 9
Just received this from Helium Magazine and I thought it would be of interest to some of you, especially since everyone needs to get published.
My name is Sophia Papadopoulos, and I am the Editorial Manager for Helium
Magazine. Helium is a fashion, culture, and lifestyle magazine produced by
San Jose State University students and the Magazine Club and caters to the
school and the Silicon Valley.
We will be accepting applications for writers who are interested in
contributing to our website or 12”x12” fashion magazine to debut at
Helium’s Elemental Fashion Show on March 12th. This is a great opportunity
for any students who want to build their writing experience and add to
their portfolio. Internship credit may be possible.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would refer your students to our
website to learn about Helium. If any of your students are interested in
writing for us, please have them send a resume and writing clips to me at:
Sophia@sjhelium.com
Thank you for your cooperation regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Sophia M. Papadopoulos | Editorial Manager | Helium Magazine
www.sjHelium.com
Sophia M. Papadopoulos ~ Helium Magazine
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Sunday, Feb. 7
Winter session ends this Thursday. Workbooks for winter session students are due by 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 11.
Spring semester 100w students-word of the week #2 should be posted on your blog before the beginning of class time.
Tuesday/Thursday class will meet in the library in 217 on Tuesday.
Feb. 1
Spring semester 100w students can expect a current events quiz this week.
Jan. 31
*****Mon/Wed 100w students*****
We will meet in the library tomorrow in room 217. Please allow extra time to find this room.
Jan. 28
********IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR M/W STUDENTS*************
THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 9 a.m. students:
Since we are meeting in the library on Monday morning I am extending your deadline for the resume/cover letter until Monday, Feb. 8, so that I will have an opportunity to actually discuss these in class before you turn them in.
So ... on Monday morning, we will meet in King Library 217 at 9 a.m.
Please allow extra time so that you can arrive on time to turn in the Journal #1 "Favorite Writing" assignment. Your word of the week should be posted on your blog ... details are below.
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The SPRING-2010 sections of 100w have library tutorials scheduled as follows:
MW section
Monday, February 1st
9:00-10:15
King 217
T/Th section
Tuesday, February 9th
1:30-2:45
King 217
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Jan. 27
This schoolnotes entry is for students registered in the SPRING-2010 sections of 100w.
By now you should have successfully:
- created a blog
- posted a picture of yourself on that blog
- posted your first blog assignment titled: All About Me
Homework:
For MW section this is due 2-1-10 before 9 a.m.
For the T/Th section this is due 2-2-10 before 1:30 p.m.
- post your first "Word of the Week" on your blog (see instructions below)
- bring in a hard copy of your resume and cover letter (see assignment sheet for more details)
- bring in a hard copy of "My Favorite Writing" (see assignment sheet for more details)
*****Format for "Word of the Week" ******
Your Name
Your Word of the Week - Word #1
Where you encountered this word
Write the sentence as it appeared.
definition of the word, including the part or parts of speech.
Your sentence: use the word in a sentence of your own
If you're looking for help or examples of some of your assignments, try this link:
http://100w.wordpress.com
GRADING RUBRIC
following instructions - 20 percent of grade
grammar - 10 percent deduction for each mistake*
AP Style - 10 percent deduction for each mistake*
*once I get down to 60 percent I just stop and give a grade
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Jan. 26
We did an in-class assignment on press releases yesterday. No homework for Friday.
Friday will be our last formal meeting.
Final will be discussed this Friday.
Jan. 25
The copyediting assignment I gave you on Friday is due today.
The first draft of your feature is due today. If there is info missing or an interview that has not yet been done, indicate that by plugging in three consecutive uppercase X's ... like this XXX
The final draft of your features will be due Feb. 5 by or before 2:45 p.m.
A broadcast version of your feature needs to be available on YouTube.com by the same deadline. You will email me your link once you've completed it.
I will discuss your final on Friday.
Jan. 19
Homework: start working on your workbooks and your feature. First draft of your feature will be due Monday. Workbook must be completed by the final day of this class.
We will meet Friday and will focus on AP Style so bring your books with you. By now you should have read these sections of the AP Stylebook:
abbreviations, addresses, capitalization, titles, datelines, numerals and punctuation.
Extra credit: design a tri-fold brochure and full page color add for the business described on this website:
http://greenearthherbalcollective.com/
Jan. 17
Don't forget to look at 100w resources for info on memo writing. Memos are single spaced and double spaced between paragraphs. Be sure to include all info cited on the assignment sheet. If you google "memo format" the first 3 or 4 hits have great info.
Jan. 14
We will meet Tuesday instead of Monday next week because of the MLK holiday.
Homework that's due by 2:45 Tuesday is:
Hard copies of:
Term paper memo (see 100w resource page for examples)
Journal #3 NPR interview analysis - listen to an interview by Terry Gross at NPR.org for this assignment.
Newspaper opinion piece
Blog assignments:
mystery character
fish out of water
Please see the assignment sheet for details.
Jan. 13
Re: pitch letters
All of your topics have been approved although a few of you have a provisional approval, which I will address on individual levels.
If your name appears below, you should email me with your phone number so that we can discuss the direction in which you should go.
If you HAVE NOT submitted a pitch letter yet, you should email me one immediately so that you don't lose any more time.
Alicia A. - provisional - need to narrow the focus and find an angle for this story.
Hector Diaz - need to narrow the focus and find an angle for this story. Perhaps you could go with the drinking angle OR the violence angle but not both. Keep in mind you will have to find some people in this industry to interview and go on the record - get started on that now.
Max Gustofson - need to narrow the focus and find an angle for this story. Maybe break it down by industry or major but this is too broad the way it is.
Yuan Wang - need to narrow the focus and find an angle for this story. Maybe focus on students or young people - could be a way to narrow it down.
All others have a blanket go ahead for your stories. You should start making contacts immediately and setting up interviews.
****IMPORTANT*****
I will be working on these papers several more hours than I thought so I am canceling today's meetings. Instead, I will either call or email each of you today after 5 p.m.
If you prefer a phone call, please email me your number, otherwise I will just email you.
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Tuesday - Jan. 12
Class lecture was on news values, types of direct leads and interviewing.
Interviewing considerations:
- research your topic
- make a list of at least 20 questions
- get at least 3 good quotes
- let the interviewee choose the place for the interview
- dress appropriately
- quote compliment
- get the name spelled correctly
- shake his/her hand
- ask open ended questions (avoid yes/no questions)
thank him/her
send a thank you email afterward
Sunday - Jan. 10
On the copy of the journal article stapled to you summary, feel free to make notes, highlights, etc., as you prepare to summarize.
Sunday - Jan. 10
After reading all of your cover letters I can see that many of you have failed to look at the 100w resource page I pointed out on our first day.
Reading assignment for this week is to become familiar with every single resource on this page:
http://100w.wordpress.com/online-resources/
For those of you who need a refresher course in lead writing, you'll find lots of tips here.
Pay special attention to this particular link for your pitch letters:
http://www.publicityinsider.com/pitch.asp
****Letter format****
Letter format is flush left on everything - see examples on the above link. Single space body of the letter and double space between paragraphs.
GRADING RUBRIC
following instructions - 20 percent of grade
grammar - 10 percent deduction for each mistake*
AP Style - 10 percent deduction for each mistake*
*once I get down to 60 percent I just stop and give a grade
For the scholarly journal assignment - you may photocopy the actual journal article from the journal or print it out from the online version and staple it to your summary.
Remember to use 12-point Times font and to double space and indent for paragraphs.
Use the letter format for your pitch letters.
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Friday - Jan. 8
Homework for today will be due Monday at 2:45
During today's library tutorial find two scholarly journal articles 8 to 20 pages long and write a one to two page summary on each. Print out the article and staple to your summary. You may not choose a review or a summary to summarize ... must be an article. *Hard copy
Pitch letter - using letter format, write a pitch letter for your feature paper. *Hard copy
Please refer to the 100w website for resources on writing letters, leads, etc.
http://100w.wordpress.com/online-resources/
Jan. 7
As it turns out, we can have our library tutorial tomorrow. This is good because your pitch letters will be due on Monday as will your scholarly summaries, so the librarian can help all of you find the scholarly articles you need for this assignment.
The bad thing is that it doesn't allow me any lecture time so I will address some of that here.
First and foremost .... all your writing in this class is media style. Most of you said you had a beginning journalism or reporting class. Your blogs so far don't show this.
What I'd like to see both on your blogs and hard copies are:
One sentence leads.
One or two sentence paragraphs
paragraph breaks
proper grammar (no lower case i's)
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If you were in my 100w class in fall 2009 this would be a good time to unsubscribe from this site. To do that, follow the link above that says "Remove Me."
*****WINTER SESSION 100W************
Your homework for week#1 on your blog is:
Words of the Week #1-10
Journal #2 - Your favorite writing
Hard copy homework is:
Journal #3 Comparing Media
Resume and Cover Letter
***All homework due by 2:45 p.m. or earlier
***Late assignments are not accepted nor graded
Start thinking of a topic you'd like to write about for your term feature paper. A good way to get ideas is to scan your local newspaper. Copy and paste this link to a really interesting news story that would make a great feature:
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