TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS AND FILING DEADLINES – SPRING 2021
| Schedule of Assignments & Units | Pts | Due Date |
| The Basics |
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| Beat Summary – area of close interest and story/reading | 5 | |
| Wireframe Analysis – Close Reading of news publication with eye for coverage of area of interest, design, aesthetics, content, quality of writing and image production | 10 | |
| Threading the Needle |
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| Reverse engineering understanding the structure of a news feature story by breaking down its component parts, reflection of storytelling style and transmission of facts to shape the larger societal interest and questions it poses for the reader to consider | 20 | |
| Thinkpiece/Hot Take | 10 | |
| Pitch story for feature assignment | 10 | |
| Feature 1 assignment | 50 | |
| The Package – Feature 2- Group Assignments Around Theme Package(s) |
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| Systems Thinking group assignment to study patterns and stakeholders to pose questions (in class) | 25 | |
| Pitch story for news package individual but connected to group | 10 | |
| Storyboard in class – reflection | 25 | |
| Draft story of news package Feature 2 | 10 | |
| Peer Review analysis/editing (in class) | 25 | |
| Final Feature Piece – upload news package feature content final on class site | 50 | |
| Class Participation (15 weeks) | 50 |
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| Total | 300 |
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