Unit 4:
Final Deadline
(Revising and Writing on Deadline)

This is our wrap-up unit, culminating in a final “exam.” We will spend the week working in editorial teams to curate past work, create new work, and articulate a philosophy of news writing and news reading.

You will receive a major project assignment during class on Monday, for submission by 12:59 p.m. on Thursday.

The final exam will take place during Friday’s class time, and submissions will be due by 3:15 p.m. that day (the end of the class period).

By the end of Unit 4, students should be able to:

  • Work to review and substantially revise existing work.

  • Explain clearly what changes they made and why (speaking to both rhetorical situation and literary style).

  • Articulate an entry-level understanding of what newswriting “is” in 2022 and their current philosophy in meeting current challenges as both reader and writer.

  • Write and self-edit a publishable report given a set of assigned materials, on a tight deadline (approx. 1.5 hours).

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