Writing for the Future: For 4/21

Reminder: Paper 6 is due by class time this week. It's your last short paper.

I'm expecting another speaker this week. Try especially hard to be on time.

Come with any questions you may have about this course, your grades, etc. Keep in mind that next week (4/28) is our final class.

In case you missed it, Fox Day has come and gone. Because it didn't fall on a Tuesday, it din't affect us after all.

Writing for the Future: For 4/14

Reminders for this week:

Bring in an article from a newspaper, magazine or website (printed out), and be prepared to explain why you do or do not like it.

Be sure to read pages 157-163 and 207-216 in your text, If you're one of the people who agreed to summarize one of these sections, please be prepared to do that.

We're hoping to have a guest this week who has worked in the fields of public relations and journalism. Please come prepared to ask questions.

Writing for the Future: For 4/7

This will be the week of your Final Paper conferences. Class will begin at the normal time (4 pm) but will only last one hour. After that, I'll meet with each of you individually in my office (Orlando Hall 210). Please try to arrive 10 minutes early. Also, don't forget to bring your proposal with you.

Here are the conference times: Filipa (5 pm), Tiffany (5:10), Emma (5:20), Gian (5:30), Marjorie (5:40), Sal (5:50), Shelby (6 pm), Ashley (6:10), Aaron (6:20).

Please remember that Paper 5 is due this week, by class time.

Writing for the Future: For 3/31

Today, you'll be sharing your group projects. You'll have a few minutes to organize your presentations, but then you're on!

Remember: Your group project has three parts:

1) A two-page paper.
2) A five-minute oral report.
3) Three (or more) blog items with illustrations.

Writing for the Future: For 3/24

Contact info for previous speakers:
1) Randy Noles, publisher and editor  of Winter Park Magazine: randyn@floridahomemedia.com
2) Jennifer DeWitt, marketing & communications for Rollins College: jdewitt@rollins.edu

Update on Paper 5:
Paper 5 will be assigned on 3/31 and will be due on 4/7.

This week, we will have another speaker from the world of marketing and communications. Please come prepared with questions, the more specific the better.

Also, come prepared to work on your group projects. Remember, they will be due the following week, 3/31.

Writing for the Future: Fox Day

Just to clear things up, the official Rollins policy for Writing for the Future is that if Fox Day happens to be on a Tuesday this semester, all of my students (including both Holt and day school students) should come to class at the regular time, 4 pm.  I’ll let you out at 6 pm, a half-hour early.

Writing for the Future: For 3/17

Group Project

This week, we'll be both catching up on some things and looking ahead to others.

We'll be catching up on Paper 4. Some of you may have made changes on it. In any case, please remember to bring it in this week.

We'll also try to catch up on that in-class interviewing exercise. Please bring the notes you took for that.

As for looking ahead, we'll be forming small groups to begin work on your group project. Please give this some thought before class. What sort of topic or topics would you like your group project to cover?