Time to Meet Adults!

Julie collected the homework. Prof. Eisman passed back quizzes and the midterm. She warned the class as passing the midterms back that the tests were graded hard. She reminded us to answer the who, what, where, when and how in news stories.

Prof. Eisman told us that she will try to get a speech writer to speak to the class on Monday.

We had a high school student visiting the class. "This doesn't happen in other classes," Prof. Eisman said in reference to our out-of-control class.

We reviewed as a class why we loved Brittany and Mitchell's bios. Prof. Eisman was not crazy about the phrase "prior to" in the bios. She said that the phrase, "sounds a little stiff."

Julie was concerned about the uncomfortable, stranger biography assignment. The class voted for the off-campus interview to be due Thursday rather than Monday.

The assignment should be 4 to 5 paragraphs long. Examples of good bios are available on blackboard.

The class felt uncomfortable about the assignment. "I just don't know adults," Alicia said. Prof. Eisman assured the class that the bio will be a valuable exercise. "Get out of your comfort zone," Eisman said.

The class then analyzed brochures and pamphlets. In looking at the pamphlets, Tasha liked the bullet points, Amy wanted bigger print, Stevia loved action words, Sam loved bright paper and Carmen didn't like awkward photos.

The class then had 30 minutes to create a four page brochure on Writing for Mass Communication. We were assured that we weren't getting graded on this.

The class presented the brochures and the truth about the class came out. Tasha highlighted the "tough love" of the class. Alicia described the class as a, "writing boot camp."