DUE

DONE

TASK

RESP.

COMMENTS

1/27

Review Syllabus

Log on to class web site

Review press kit assignment

Review semester timeline

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

2/3

Review #1 homework (media alert)

Attend e-research session

Take press kit vote

Hold in-class media alert exercise

Read Chapter 4

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PLN-420

2009 Grammys chosen

2/10

Review press kit research questions

#2 homework (pitch letter) reviewed

#1 homework (media alert) draft due

Hold first in-class edit session

Hold in-class pitch letter exercise

Read Chapter 6                

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2/17

#2 homework (pitch letter) draft due

Hold second in-class edit session

Read Chapter 1

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2/24

#2 homework (pitch letter) draft returned

#1 homework final (media alert) due

press kit research questions due

Hold test review session

Read Chapters 2 and 3

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#1 homework assignment

Graded assignment

3/3

#1 homework final (media alert) graded

Review press kit media alert

Review grades and grading policy

Review #3 homework (news release)

#2 homework final (pitch letter) due

Take Exam #1

Hold in-class news release exercise

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#2 homework assignment

Exam #1

3/10

3/10

#2 homework final (pitch letter) graded

Review press kit pitch letter

Press kit #1 (media alert) due

#3 homework (news release) draft due

Hold fourth in-class edit session

Read Chapter 13

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#1 press kit assignment

3/17

Press kit #1 (media alert) graded

#3 homework final (news release) due

Read Chapters 7 and 11

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#3 homework assignment

3/24

3 homework final (news release) graded

#4 homework (newsletter) reviewed

Hold in-class (newsletter) exercise

Press kit #2 (pitch letter) due

Read Chapter 8

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#2 press kit assignment

3/31

Spring Break

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NO CLASS

4/7

Press kit #2 (pitch letter) graded

#4 homework draft (newsletter) due

Read Chapter 12

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4/14

#4 homework final (newsletter) due

Hold test review session

Press kit #3 (news release) reviewed

Review press kit letterhead

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#4 homework assignment

4/21

Take Exam #2

Press kit #3 (news release) due

Read Chapter 9

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Exam #2 date changed

#3 press kit assignment

4/28

Press kit #3 (news release) graded

#4 homework (newsletter) final graded

Review press kit newsletter

Review press kit folder

Press kit letterhead due (returned same day)

Read Chapter 10

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5/2

Press kit #4 (newsletter) due (returned same night)

Hold last edit session

Read Chapters 5 and 14

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 #4 press kit assignment

5/9

Hold test review session

Hand in press kit

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5/16

Take Exam 3

5 - 6:20 p.m.

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Exam #3