Week 1
T 4/8:
Introduction to course/syllabus

TH 4/10:
Class activity/discussion: Getting the basics - News front pages across the country

Readings and Assignments:
T 4/8:
Read Harrington: Ch. 1
Read Harrower: Preface & Intro

TH 4/10:

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Week 2
T 4/22:
Focus on: Copy editor’s and page designer’s roles

TH 4/24:
Fundamentals of News page design

Readings and Assignments:
T 4/22:
Read Harrington: Ch. 2
Read Harrower: Ch. 1

TH 4/24:
HW: Start Newspaper Concept

Homework: Workbook Chapter 2 DUE 4/17

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Week 3
T 4/22:
Story Packaging

TH 4/24:
Page Design

Readings & Assignments:
T 4/22:
Read Harrington: Ch 3 & 4
Read Harrower: Ch 2 & 3

TH 4/24:

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Week 4
T 4/29:
Editing Content

TH 5/1:
Working with writers: The art of coaching writing and story elements

Readings & Assignments:
T 4/29:
Read Harrington: Ch 5 & 6
Read Harrower: Ch 4 & 5

DUE: Newspaper audience and mission

HW: Using the stories we whent through during class, write 2-3 paragraph as the editor for that writer. Your answer should involve how you would handle communicating with your writer and how you can try and develop that writier. DUE 4/26

TH 5/1:

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Week 5 - Mid Term Week
T 5/6:
Focus on: Dumming Pages and starting to design

TH 5/8:
Dummying and preparing your concept newspaper

Readings & Assignments:
T 5/6:
Read Harrington: Ch 7 - 9
Read Harrower: Ch. 6 & 7

HW from 4/24 DUE.

TH 5/8:

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Week 6
T 5/13:
Focus on: Legal and ethical, issues all editors need to know

TH 5/15:
Focus on: Legal and ethical, issues all editors need to know

Mid term Test

Readings & Assignments:
T 5/13:
Read Harrington: Ch. 10 & 11
Read Harrower: Ch. 8

HW: Begin grammar packets. Grammar packets consist of Chapters 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9. DUE 5/31.

TH 5/15:

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Week 7
T 5/20:
Headlines and Inside pages

TH 5/22:
Review and InDesign Skills day

Readings & Assignments:
T 5/20:
Read Harrington: Ch. 12 & 13
Read Harrower: Ch. 9

TH 5/22:
Eight more summaries due for Tuesday 5/22

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Week 8
T 5/27:
Focus on: Putting it all together, using creative stories for great design

TH 5/29:
Focus on: Putting it all together, using creative stories for great design

Readings & Assignments:
T 5/27:

TH 5/29:

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Week 9
T 6/03:
Focus on: Newspaper concept workday


TH 6/05:
Focus on: Newspaper concept workday

Readings & Assignments:
T 6/03:
Enjoy your day off!

TH 6/05:

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Week 10
T 6/10:
Focus on: Newspaper concept workday

TH 6/12:
Present newspaper concept

Readings & Assignments:
T 6/10:
DUE: Blog # 9 & 10

TH 6/12:
DUE: Newspaper concept
HW: Final Exam

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Finals Week 11
TH 06/19:
Sect. A in AA2-103
10 – 11:50 a.m.