The Last Class: Bad Grammar Isn't Sexy

Well folks, it's been quite a semester. We've worked hard, done a lot of writing, and shared many laughs. All that's left is the final exam and getting those jobs Professor Eisman promised. 

Today in class we discussed what will be on the final, got our t-shirts, and filled out teacher evaluations. 

NOTE: Remember to check your Black Board to make sure your grades are in order.

As outlined the final will have four parts:

Part One: (60%)

Three writing pieces in different formats we covered this semester.

1. A web article (including text and maybe other stuff)

2. A broadcast report (timed)

3. A press release or PSA (Eisman will decide which at later date, but before the exam)

Part Two: (5%)

-Five news questions (the news could be from any number of days before the exam) 

Part Three: (15%)

-Grammar, Style and Math

-It will be about 15 questions

Part Four: (20%) 

-Two essay questions on any of the following topics:

-Media Law

-Public Service Announcements

-Media Ethics

-Public Communications and Strategy 

Other notes on the exam: 

-To study review the text, past writing assignments, and the online journalist math test.

-We will not be able to use the text book or an AP Stylebook during the exam.

-We will be using the computers in the classroom. 

As a final note, we took a class picture with our new t-shirts.... "Bad grammar isn't sexy." 

See you all Thursday. 

 

Jeopardy: the Penultimate Class

Professor Eisman began class by bringing in bells and telling us we were going to have a good day. But first we talked business. We talked about our Something New assignments, and then moved on to our features. Professor Eisman honored us by saying, on the record, "I'm very proud of you." She read excerpts from Stevia's piece as a particularly fine example (congrats!).

Next we moved on to Jeopardy. After some difficulty deciding on judges and typical lively discussion, the game began. As it turned out, the game we played in fact bore very little resemblance to the real-life Jeopardy. Professor Eisman seems to have found the game guaranteed to cause the most argument among her already argumentative class. After a rousing competition, Stevia and Susan received the prizes: two hats from AU's School of Communication.

After the game, we discussed what we will cover in class on Thursday. We will go over study guides for the final exam, which will be on Thursday, 12/10 from 11:20 to 1:50. The exam will cover current news, grammar, and the ability to write in different formats (broadcast, web, print, PSAs, etc.). It will also cover subjects like libel, legality and ethics, with questions like "Is this particular case an example of libel?" On Thursday we will also receive our T-shirts!

Professor Eisman instructed us to remind her about the evaluation forms. We requested that she give us all A's in the class for our remarkable and commendable involvement. Professor Eisman did not respond, and class was dismissed.