Assignments & Press Kit Timeline

 

DUE

DONE

TASK

RESP.

COMMENTS

1/26-1/28

1/28

Review Syllabus

Log on to class web site

Review press kit assignment

Review semester timeline

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

 

 

Sundance Film Festival, Golden Globe Festival, Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, or?

2/2

2/2

Attend e-research session

Submit press kit ideas

Read Chapter 4

ALL

ALL

ALL

PLN - 420

2/4

2/4

Review #1 homework (media alert)

Take press kit vote

ALL

ALL

 

2009 Grammys chosen!

2/9

2/9

Review press kit research questions

Hold in-class media alert exercise

Read Chapter 6

DG

ALL

ALL

 

2/11

2/11

#1 homework (media alert) draft due

Hold first in-class edit session

#2 homework (pitch letter) reviewed

ALL

ALL

ALL

 

 

2/16

2/18

#1 homework draft (media alert) returned

Hold in-class pitch letter exercise

Read Chapter 1

DG

ALL

ALL

Faculty furlough day - no class!

2/18

2/18

#2 homework (pitch letter) draft due

Hold second in-class edit session

ALL

ALL

 

Didn't do - caught up! 

2/23

2/23

#1 homework final (media alert) due

#2 homework draft (pitch letter) returned

Read Chapters 2 & 3

ALL

DG

ALL

#1 homework assignment

2/25

2/25

Press kit research questions due

Hold test review session

Review press kit media alert

ALL

ALL

DG

Graded class assignment

3/2

3/2

 

 

3/4

3/4

Take Exam #1

#2 homework final (pitch letter) due

#1 homework final (media alert) graded

Review #3  homework (news release)

Review grades and grading policy

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

DG

Exam #1

#2 homework assignment

 

3/4

3/4

Press kit #1 (media alert) due

Hold in-class news release exercise

ALL

ALL

#1 press kit assignment

 

3/9

3/9

#3 homework (news release) draft due

Hold fourth in-class edit session

#2 homework final (pitch letter) graded

Review press kit pitch letter

Read Chapter 13

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

 

3/11

3/11

Press kit #1 (media alert) graded

#3 homework draft (news release) returned

DG

DG

 

 

3/16

3/16

3/18

 

Press kit #2 (pitch letter) due

Hold in-class exercise

Read Chapter 11

ALL

ALL

#2 press kit assignment

Graded class assignment

3/18

3/18

#3 homework final (news release) due

ALL

#3 homework assignment

3/23

3/23

Press kit #2 (pitch letter) graded

#4 homework (newsletter) reviewed

Read Chapter 7

DG

DG

 

3/25

3/25

Hold in-class exercise

Hold in-class (newsletter) exercise

 

 

3/30-4/1 4/1 Spring Break ALL  

4/6

4/6

#3 homework final (news release) graded

Review press kit news release

#4 homework draft (newsletter) due

Read Chapter 8

DG

DG

ALL

Graded class assignment

4/8

4/8

Hold fifth in-class edit session

ALL

 

4/13

4/13

#4 homework draft (newsletter) returned

Review press kit letterhead

Read Chapter 12

DG

DG

Graded class assignment

4/15

4/15

Press kit #3 (news release) due

Hold test review session

ALL

ALL

#3 press kit assignment

4/20

 

#4 homework final (newsletter) due

Press kit #3 (news release) graded

ALL

DG

#4 homework assignment

4/22

  Take Exam #2

ALL

 

4/27

 

COMM WEEK

Press kit letterhead due

#4 homework final graded

Review press kit newsletter

Read Chapters 9 &10

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

 

4/29

 

COMM WEEK

Review press kit folder

Press kit letterhead returned

ALL

DG

DG

 

5/4

 

Press kit #4 (newsletter) due

Read Chapter 5

ALL

#4 press kit assignment

5/6

 

Press kit #4 (newsletter) returned

DG

 

5/11

 

Hold last in-class edit session

Read Chapter 14

ALL

 

5/13

 

Hand in press kit

Hold test review session

ALL

ALL

 

5/18

5/20

9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Finals Tuesdays 10 a.m.

Finals Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.

ALL

ALL