Okay, a quick update to keep things moving with Media Writing.
I again apologize for our non-class on Wednesday morning. As you know, my mother has been having health issues recently, and early Wednesday morning she had to be taken to the emergency roon at Catholic Medical Center. She's been admitted and is in stable condition.
Back to class: Okay, this week is when you should be writing out the actual stories that you've been proposed. I've received morals and outlines from most of you, and they all looked fine so far. I plan to be in touch with each of you on an individual basis with feedback and comments.
If you have not gotten this far with the assignment, please make time to get something together immediately so that you don't fall behind on this multi-stage project. Thanks!
In class on Wednesday, Nov. 20, you'll need to bring a print-out of your story. We'll exchange drafts, and then a classmate will read it, point out errors, and make suggestions on how it might be improved. Please print it out double-spaced so there's room for writing.
The stories should be written with simple language so that a young person can comprehend them. If you need an age range, shoot for 10 years old. That's old enough to have a good working vocabulary but young enough so that you need to keep things pretty uncomplicated.
As for length, shorter is better. At most, no more than three or maybe four pages. Please format the document so that each page is numbered and your name is on all pages.
For 'Into Thin Air,' please read the next section of the book: Chapters 9-13, pp. 157-238. Be ready to talk about it in class. Our next writing assignment will be given out on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Thanks!
I'll be in touch with all of you as we head into the weekend. Thanks again for working with me!
Jeff R.
