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Syllabus
Schedule
Class/topic
In class
Due (reading/writing)
Week 1
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April 21 – Introductions: syllabus,
expectations.
What’s feature writing?
Critiquing |
Intro.
Talk: Story ideas.
Hand out: Southpoint, June 1990
Hand out critique form, Anthony story,
AP |
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23 – Evolution of the magazine market.
Process approach to writing: the 5
loops |
--On reporting
-- On story ideas
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-- Read
Southpoint and a magazine of your choice for
contrast; read issue critically.
Critique one of the
articles.
-- 25 story ideas
-- write up notes on speaker
Read: Friedlander/Lee, Chaps. 1 (1-23)
& 3 (65-78) |
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25 – Story forms: block and narrative
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11:15, Dick Grefe will visit classroom
from the library, to go over historical research tools. |
Critique: Rex W. Huppke AP story
on train incident. Friendlander/Lee, Ch.
2 |
Week 2
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Ap. 28 – Story forms: block and
narrative |
Reporting.
Interviewing.
Profiles.
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Due: Idea for subject of a W&L community service profile
(or evidence of effort to find a person)
Budget line for a final project.
Read: Cumming profile of an Episcopal
bishop -- See Bishop Hunt story in Blackboard
Friedlander-Lee, Chap. 4 |
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30 - Finding and shaping ideas
Guest: Prof. Ed Wasserman
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Discuss magazine articles.
Blundell & student story ideas.
Handout exercise on magazine terms |
-- Reading: Didion’s “On
Keeping a Journal.”
Blundell, intro & Ch. 1
Send, by email: budget line on
community service profile.
Critique: Either Joseph
Mitchell's story on rats, or one of Mike Hudson's two
stories. |
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May 2 Observing
(Prof. Muncie teaches)
11:15- guest: Mike Hudson |
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Read: Blundell, Ch. 2-4;
Mechanics of a Magazine, etc. on
reserve |
Week 3
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May 5 Descriptive writing
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Quiz on Blundell, intro-ch.6
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Read: Blundell, Ch. 5-6.
Friendlander & Lee, Ch. 8. |
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7 Scene & dialog |
10:10 am Guest: Doug Harwood
Franklin's story formula |
Read: Franklin, Preface, Ch. 1, 2,
“Mrs. Kelly’s Monster.” (see Appendix A) |
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9 Beginnings & endings |
Franklin storytelling and community
service profile.
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Due: library exercise on magazine
terms
Profile of W&L student due.
[Unless otherwise arranged with your professor.]
Read: Franklin, Ch. 3 “Old Man Peters”
& 4. (Appendix B) |
Week 4
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May 12 Keeping it interesting |
Handouts: 1st person essay |
Article critique:
"Cybill
Shepherd" in Friedlander & Lee (pp 168-79)
Read: Franklin, Chs. 5 & 6. |
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14 First-person |
Guests: Harrison Kinney
On query letters. (handout) |
Read: Franklin, Ch. 10, assigned
personal essays |
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16 Research.
(Cumming away) |
"Joe Gould"
movie. |
Read: Friendlander & Lee, Ch. 4 (incl.Pett feature story) |
Week 5
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19 Interviewing |
On the 5-step writing process |
Due: Historical sketch
Have name and address of magazine or
newspaper to
query (either for main article or community profile)
Read: Friendlander & Lee, Ch. 5 & pp.
261-67 |
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21 Re-writing; revision |
Mini-talk: Tom Wolfe
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Individual meetings with instructor |
Query letter due (print & electronic)
Read: Tom Wolfe article in Bb (Cumming)
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23 Editing
(Prof. Muncie) |
Student presentations:
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Guest: Julie Campbell, W&L Alum Mag editor
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Due: 1st person essay.
Read: Friedlander & Lee,
Ch. 9.
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Week 6
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26 Student reports |
Student presentations: Cloninger,
Gerhardt, Phillips, Rothstein, Scaggs.
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Draft of final story due. |
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28 Student reports |
Student presentations: Prey, Shaw,
Sullivan, Wicker, Citron, Milligan.
EVALUATIONS: in lab
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29 THUR. Last class
No class Friday; I'll be in office to receive/discuss final
stories.
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Dinner at Cumming house 6
p.m. Thursday.
520 Taylor St. - directions in Bb |
Final story due
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updated April 20, 2008