Day 13: Briefs, article check-ins and formulating question

1. Briefs uploaded and ready to go. Do you want to change? Remain the same?
2. Check-ins about articles.

• Flesh out guiding question. What is it you're investigating? Looking for? Looking into? -- 10 minutes to work alone and then share with class.
• Feedback. Would you want to read that article?
• Who are must-have interviews?

3. AP Style work as time permits.

Day 12: articles due, new ideas, AP style fun

1. Articles and graphics uploaded and ready for review on mavoice.org? Link to Facebook.
2. Next edition ... live Oct 21. Brainstorm ideas and who wants to write what?
3. AP style fun.

Day 11: Briefs due, article checkin-ins and more

1. Are all briefs up and ready to go?
2. Graphic check-in. What's left to do on articles? Article 1 due
3. Cleaning up your Copy --> work through this course to brush up on some grammar essentials. Send me a course report when you are done.

Day 10: Article drafts due, check-ins and some editing practice

1. All articles should be updated and shared with gmail account. One-on-one review with Mary. Also check-in about briefs
2. Graphic ideas? What is each person bringing to the article in terms or photos or video?
3. While not checking in with Mary, please schedule interviews, look for sources, think about hyperlinks, etc.

Day 9: News Briefs due; work on profiles

1. All briefs should be uploaded before class. Henry edits!
2. Staffers work on profiles. Due at end of class, both in print to Eugenie and emailed to Mary.

Second draft of article due on Tuesday.

Day 8: uploading, checking-in & working on profiles

Review: How do you upload an article/brief? All drafts go to gmail account via google docs. Make sure you write briefs in google docs OR directly into a post. Submit for review when done and graphic is uploaded.

Check-in: how were other interviews? How is the progress? Any questions on briefs?

Write: Continue to work on your peer profile. Due at close of class period on Friday. Double spaced. Handed in to Eugenie.

Day 7: Article check-ins, interview recaps, and more!

1. Review of interviews. How do you know what's good information versus useless information? What can we learn from each other?
2. Class discussion: Checking in about articles and what interviews you need to get? Who are the experts? What groups need a voice?
3. Peer profiles (see handout). Interview and write. This is an in-class activity, so no need to complete today. Goal is to complete by Friday Sept 18. You will need to submit a graphic or photo with this piece.

Partners:
Emma/Jon
Dylan/Celine
Lije/Astra