Lab Thursday Canceled

I have been keeping close tabs on the weather. The freezing rain is supposed to start between 8 and 9 a.m. Since this is the case, we will proceed with the plan for you to work on your Multicultural Assignment on your own. In other words, class is canceled Thursday.

Just a reminder: your Multicultural Assignment will be due at the end of lab Tuesday. If you get stuck or have questions, you can e-mail me at michellesutherlin@ou.edu. If there are power outages, I won't be able to check my e-mail, so keep that in mind.

Stay safe and off the roads if you can. Be sure to check about the lecture. You will probably still be required to attend.

Michelle

Helen Grant -JMC Overview

JMC 2033 Writing for Mass Media is course offered by the Gaylord College of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. Students learn how to write for multiple media outlets while developing effective communication skills. Course objectives are covered in a fifty-minute lecture and put into practice during a two-hour lab.

The required texts for lecture include: James Glen Stovall, “Writing for the Mass Media", G. Arnold, "Media Writer's Handbook", Fifth Edition, "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual 2009", and George Padgett, "New Directions in Diversity". The purpose of lecture is to expand upon the concepts assigned in the reading while explaining the professional guidelines that govern each media outlet. Quizzes and exams will be given during lecture, and fifty percent of the final grade comes from this half of the course.

In the lab students practice their communication skills. Concepts outlined in lecture provide the foundation for these exercises. A few examples of lab work include: writing a blog, grammar and punctuation exercises, interviews, and putting together slide shows. Lab instructors are available to coach students in: reporting, information gathering, editing, avoiding fact errors, and meeting deadlines. Approximately fifty percent of the final grade comes from work assigned in lab.

Other objectives for this course emphasize the need for: improving media literacy, developing effective professional skills, and allowing students the opportunity to define their individual interests. This course is designed to broaden a student’s ability to convey a message across multiple media platforms while satisfying the informational needs for each type of media consumers.

Lab 3

Good morning! I hope you all are wide awake and ready to work this morning. Today your Grammar Review 2 assignment is due. I have your first assignment to hand back to you. Your grade books are nice and set up on D2L so you can start keeping track of your grades as I enter them.

Today we are going to go over today's assignment plus Thursday's assignment in case of inclement weather. Here is what your assignment is today:

Rewriting for Brevity (D2L class site). Identify to your lab instructor your Multicultural Awareness focus or person you will interview.

The Multicultural Assignment is posted on the lecture section of D2L. Today you need to let me know which of the three options you are choosing. If the weather is bad on Thursday as predicted, we will not meet for class. However, you will be expected to work on your Multicultural Assignment. I will be available over e-mail to help you with it if you are stuck.

We will do our best to stay on track in this class. That being the case, be sure to stay on track, no matter the weather!

I hope you all have a great work day.

Michelle

Kayla Docto- JMC Overview

JMC 2033- Writing for Mass Media is a three credit hour course focused on the development of professional writing skills. The content of the class concentrates on the professions of public relations, advertising, broadcasting and print media, mainly focusing on the ability to serve different audiences through different media outlets. One of the main goals of the course is to improve writing, through teaching that writing is a process.

The class meets two times a week in a lecture setting, taught by Kathryn Jenson White, and two additional times in a lab setting, taught by a separate instructor. Quizzes are given at the beginning of every lecture over either media and news or language skills. There are three total exams including the final.

It is a requirement that all students pass the course with a minimum final grade of 69.5% to be admitted into the Gaylord College. The required textbooks are "Writing for the Mass Media," by James Glen Stovall, "Media Writer's Handbook," Fifth Edition by G. Arnold, "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual," and "New Directions in Diversity" by George Padgett.

Professor White uses lectures, quizzes and the textbooks to demonstrate the importance of a media's audience and the differences in each writing style. The lab instructor is similar to a writing couch. Their knowledge helps to improve individual's writing through developing a writing process of rough drafts, editing, rewriting and final drafts. Through this process, with the help of both Professor White and the lab instructor, professional writing in the media fields is learned.

Rebecca Ellis - JMC Overview

Writing for Mass Media, a gateway course into the Gaylord College of Journalism, is a three hour credit course that is required for all students who wish to advance in the journalism school at the University of Oklahoma.

The class meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30-11:20 am. Students are required to attend a lab section for the course, in which they practice their newly acquired "Associated Press" style of writing. The lab sections meet twice a week, for two hours each meeting.

Most students prior to this class have solely written academic papers, which incorporate a completely different style of writing than that of the AP (Associated Press). The AP style enforces the use of shorter sentences, smaller paragraphs, less ambiguous words, and specific rules for spelling, grammar, and punctuation, than that of academic writing.

There are approximately 165 students in the lecture portion, and 15 in each lab section. Professor Kathryn Jenson White provides power-point based lectures, and assigns quizzes every week. The quizzes cover topics ranging from media and news outlets (The New York Times, The Daily Oklahoman) to language skills (grammar, spelling, etc.).

The lecture portion of the course makes up 50% of each student's overall grade, while the lab consumes the other 50%. The quizzes make up 25% of the lecture, while the three exams make up the other 25%. The 50% from the lab portion is determined by many writing and grammar assignments completed over the course of the semester.

Attendance is mandatory for success in this course. Students are allowed 4 absences in the lecture and 4 in the lab. If that number is exceeded, the student fails the course. It is possible for confusion to arise if not clarified, so if you miss 4 days in lecture, and 1 day in lab, you will still fail the course. Any illness preventing a student from attending class, should be accompanied by a doctor's note and the student should notify Sarah, the teaching assistant, or their lab instructor as soon as possible.

Failure to complete JMC 2033-Writing for Mass Media, with a C average or better, will prevent students from continuing on in the Gaylord College of Journalism.

Lab 2

JMC 2033 Writing for Mass Media is a class that will develop all students in the proficiency of writing. Kathryn Jenson White teaches the class using many years of experience. The class is divided into half lecture and half lab. The two halves work together to provide students with a deeper understanding of writing. Students must set high goals in the class to become a media writer.

The class uses the following four texts: "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manuel," "Writing for the Mass Media," by James Glen Stovall, "Media Writer's Handbook," by G. Arnold, and "New Directions in Diversity," by George Padgett. The course is graded half from lecture and half from writing lab. Attendance is important and having more than four absences will result in a failing grade.

The lecture section of the course teaches broad concepts that the lab will use to develop students writing. Lectures will have quizzes to test knowledge and take attendance. Reading assignments will be given every day and are expected to be done before the next class.

The lab section of the course will focus on writing. The lab is led by an instructor who is skilled in writing and will be a writing coach. The lab will show different kinds of writing that is discussed the lecture section. The lab will work to improve writing by practice. Students will take their writing to the lab instructor to be checked for mistakes. "Fact errors" are a rule enforced in writing assignments that when a fact is incorrect a student many lose up to fifty percent on the assignment.

JMC 2033

Writing for Mass Media at the University of Oklahoma has two components. Students attend a 50 minute lecture session and apply the lessons being taught during a supplemental two hour lab session. Regardless of the students' majors, the curriculum is designed to prepare each individual to achieve effective communication in all fields of mass media including print or broadcast journalism, advertising, public relations, and professional writing. By the end of the course, students are expected to excel in journalistic writing, build media literacy, and discover their professional skills and interests.

All students enrolled for JMC 2033 attend the same lecture with Kathryn Jenson White. White uses her professional experience and textbooks to transition students from academic writing to journalistic writing, which employs rules governed by the Associated Press. In addition to teaching the writing process and elements of journalistic writing, this course also focuses on diversity in the world of journalism. White holds her students accountable for information and assigned reading by giving quizzes at the beginning of each class. This also encourages good attendance.

The lab portion of this course, however, places students in groups of about 15 into classrooms with different teachers who serve as writing coaches. It is during this class when students apply what they have learned in lectures to their own writing. Students are given assignments with deadlines and are expected to write multiple drafts of an assignment before turning in their work. If a student's work does have a fact error, their grade is immediately lowered by 25-50%.

Brittany Aubert--JMC Overview

JMC 2033 Writing for Mass Media is a required course for the journalism college at OU and usually follows Introduction to Mass Communications.

It consists of two hours of lecture class and four hours of lab per week. However, even though it is technically a six hour class, it only counts as a three hour credit.

Kathryn Jenson White is the professor for the over-100 person lecture class. It is the only lecture class offered and is currently from 10:30 to 11:20 Tuesdays and Thursdays.

There are nine different lab instructors. Each student can choose the lab class that fits his or her schedule best. This class is more personal because of the smaller class size.

The lecture class is basically composed of lecture and quizzes. It is imperative for students to read their textbooks and check their OU e-mail account because there is a quiz at the beginning of almost every class.

The lab focuses on the writing aspect of the class. Students will gain experience writing everything from a blog to a full-fledged story. Accuracy is key because factual errors will lower the grade on a student's assignment 25 to 50 percent.

Journalistic integrity is extremely important. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication and fraud are taken very seriously and can result in expulsion from the university.

Attendance is also an important issue. Each student is allowed to have up to four absences in the lab and four in the lecture. However, if five or more classes are missed in either the lab or the lecture, the student will automatically fail the course.

Stormy Morelli-JMC Overview

Writing for Mass Media is a three hour introductory journalism course that teaches students the fundamentals for writing in one of the many media outlets. The class is broken into two sections, a lecture and a lab. This creates an easier way to learn the basic skills of many types of journalistic writings.

The lecture is designed to help students to learn where these different writings are most useful. Students will also learn many reasons for why journalists need to use different styles. The students receive grades in lecture from quizzes and tests. Quizzes are given almost everyday at the beginning of class and last 10 minutes. They are over readings that should be finished before the particular lecture. There are three tests in this class, separated equally throughout the semester. The tests cover everything that has been covered up to that point. The quizzes and tests are both 25% of the total grade for the course.

The lab is designed to teach students the proper way to use the different writing styles. It starts by helping students learn the fundamentals of all journalistic writing, then it coaches them on how to write in the different fields of journalism. The lab is graded on the many assignments that the students do in the lab. The lab consists of half of the total grade in the course.

The main goal of the class is to help students learn what field they want to go in to. It does this by having students practice different types of media writing to let the student figure out what they enjoy the best.

Melanie Stone-JMC Overview

JMC 2033, otherwise known as Writing for the Mass Media, is a course that a student must pass, with a minimum grade of a C, in order to be admitted to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. For the Spring 2010 semester, Professor Kathryn Jenson White teaches the lecture.

The purpose of this course is to teach students how to write like a journalist. Much of what a student learned in english courses won't be used in this course, and a completely new way of writing will be taught. Students must work hard and dedicate a great amount of their time to this course in order to really learn the material and do well.

When enrolled in Writing for the Mass Media, you can expect to attend a lecture twice a week, and a lab twice a week. The lecture has over 150 students, while the lab only consists of 15 students. When it comes to the final grade for the course, the lecture makes up 50% and the other 50% comes from the lab. Both the lecture and the lab are equally important.

It is also important to attend class. Lecture notes are always posted on Desire to Learn, or D2L, along with grades, assignments and other important information, but going to class is still required. Students who miss class 5 times in lecture or lab will fail JMC 2033. You are only allowed 4 absences, even if your absence is excused. Every day there will be a quiz or an in-class assignment, in order to take attendance. Being on time also benefits a student. The quiz is taken within the first 10 minutes of class, so if you are over 10 minutes late, you receive a zero on your quiz and are counted absent.

Carl Cockrill- JMC Overview

When I enrolled in Writing for Mass Media, I wanted to find out as much information about the class as I could. I researched the instructor and as many student reviews as I could. What I found were several horror stories.

The class instructor, Kathryn Jenson White, confirmed these stories as mostly true. Aside from the negatives about the course, White focused on the positives and what we, the students, would gain through hard work and the willingness to learn. In lecture, we will learn the fundamentals of media writing, then utilize what we learn in lab.

The media profession is a fast-paced, demanding business. This fact was made evident during the explanation of class rules and expectations on the first day. One of the first rules to hit home was attendance. Arriving every day and on time are critical. As a journalist, we are expected to be there when the news happens.

Some things to gain through this course are a better understanding of the language we use, critical thinking, and improved writing skills.

A very important attribute of a media profession is the ability to work under a deadline. This course will offer this plus much more. It will also help the student define personal style and interest. However, the single most important characteristic a journalist can have is integrity. Integrity defines who you are and whether or not you can be trusted.

If I were given a choice, I would much rather talk to someone I can trust and not worry about whether or not rumors are being spread about me.

Brianna Kwasny- JMC Overview

Writing for Mass Media is class that is required for students to take in order to be accepted by the Gaylord School of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. It acts as one of the basic classes that introduces students to the different writing forms primarily used by journalists.

The class teaches aspiring media majors how to use words in a which will help them to achieve professional goals. It does not only focus on writing for a career in journalism; the students learn how to use words correctly for all mass media areas. Today, a professional can not link themselves to writing about a single media area.

Kathryn Jenson White, the professor of the lecture section of Writing for Mass Media, states that media exists "to inform, persuade and entertain," and this class will teach students how to achieve all three.

Attendance is essential to passing this class. Missing more than four classes in either the lecture or the lab will result in a failing grade. If a student is more than 10 minutes late to class, they will be counted absent for the day. Also, if a quiz is missed without an excused absence, a grade of 0% will be given for it. The quiz may only be made up if the student has a valid excuse. Quizzes are given at the begging of almost every lecture and are worth 25% of a student's grade, so students are advised to come fully prepared each day.

There will also be three exams that form another 25% of the final grade. These will be given about every five weeks and will cover all material that has been taught since the previous exam.

Writing for Mass Media consists of a lecture and a lab. In the lab, students practice the writing process, working on revising, editing and proofreading. Both in and out-of-class writing is required in order to meet the deadlines given by the instructor. The lab portion of the class is taken at a different time, but the grades in both classes are factored together to determine a final grade for the course. Lab amounts for 50% of the final grade.

The course calls for students to work hard and pay attention. It is a demanding class that requires many hours of work if a student wants to become proficient in writing and truly improve their skills. A minimum grade of 69.5% must be earned in order to be admitted into Gaylord College of Journalism.

JMC 2033 Overview

JMC 2033, Writing for Mass Media, is a gateway course for the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The class is comprised of roughly 165 students.

The course is divided into two sections: lecture and lab. The work assigned in lecture is worth 50% of your grade and the other 50% comes from lab assignments.

Lectures are held in room 1140.

The lectures are taught by Kathryn White and the lab sections are taught by lab instructors. Spring Spring 2010 lecture classed are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 until 11:20 am. There are multiple lab sections that students can choose from.

There are four books required for the class: "Writing for the Mass Media" by Stovall, "Media Writer's Handbook" by Arnold, "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual", and "New Directions in Diversity" by Padgett. Other materials will be posted online, as needed.

To be admitted into the Gaylord College of Journalism, students must earn at least a C in the course.

The course stresses punctuality and accuracy. A student entering the classroom ten minutes late will be counted absent. Factual errors on assignments result in automatic deduction of points.

The class emphasizes the need for writing in all forms of media and seeks to hone the skills

of those entering the fields of journalism, broadcasting, writing, advertising and other professions

that create media.

The class utilizes various forms of media to give a greater understanding of the impact of

writing and how it affects and shapes the world.

Kayla Hand- JMC Overview

JMC 2033- Writing for Mass Media allows students to explore the world of journalism through reading and writing.

This course contains two parts: a lecture and a lab. Professor Kathryn Jenson White guides students in lecture by helping to pinpoint a certain area of interest within the mass media sector or striking an interest that may later develop into a career.

The lecture, where quizzes and exams will be given, also serves as an opportunity to introduce new mass media outlets, develop an understanding of correct grammar usage and encourage enthusiasm about the mass media community.

The lab portion of the class assists students in applying their knowledge of writing and tailoring their skills to the style of news writing. The lab instructor is available for one on one help, insuring that each student receives individual coaching for his/her own writing. The benefits of meeting twice a week, in both lecture and lab, can be seen in the progress each students makes by the end of the semester.

Focusing on all areas of mass media allows students to grasp many different ways to convey information and how to do it. This class uses a variety or textbooks and resources such as "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual" so that students have a wealth of resources to use when writing. Throughout this course students will be required to complete homework, writing assignments, quizzes and tests as well as attend class. JMC is a fundamental class and is the foundation for all journalism class that come after it.

Cameron Patterson- JMC Overview

_{The University of Oklahoma's course, Writing for Mass Media 2033 is a challenging course, built to prepare. This course, while very demanding, presents students with writing tools and communication techniques needed for most professions in the media world. JMC 2033 is not specific to journalism, though language plays an important role.}

_{There is a fine line between academic writing and writing for the media. If dedication is strong, students will achieve much more than expected in just a semester. Writing will improve, professions will differentiate, and interest in media will become strong.}

_{Writing for Mass Media is composed of two sections; a lecture and a lab. As future professional communicators, the lectures work to teach students the basic concepts needed. Its highly recommended to read ahead and prepare for each lecture. Most will include a quiz at the start of each class. Lectures will become the foundation that will help students' writing flourish during labs. With lab instructors' help, each lab will push the student to drill their newly-learned concepts into their writing. Practice is key.}

_{Other than the intimidating work load, students will find they are much better off avoiding absences. Attendance is crucial. Exceeding four absences will result in a failing grade. If a student arrives ten minutes late or leaves early without permission, an automatic absence is given. Grades are divided between lab and lecture. Lab accounts for 50 percent, quizzes are 25 percent, and exams are 25 percent.}

_{Passing this course is not impossible. If students are time efficient, attend class, study, and follow school academic honesty policies, a C can be attainable. In order to be admitted to the Gaylord College, a C is required. The course advises students to keep expectations high for the media work force is becoming more and more competetive.}

Abraham Frei-Pearson - JMC Overview

JMC 2033: Writing for Mass Media is an introductory course to writing for different multimedia professions. In the course, students work to improve their writing, adapt their writing to various media contexts, and better understand those contexts by becoming more conscious of the media.
The course is broken up into a lecture section and a lab section, each worth 50% of the students grade for the class. The purpose of the lecture section is to introduce concepts that students can use to improve their writing and be successful communicators. The purpose of the lab section is to give students a chance to practice their in different media contexts, and to receive constructive feedback from an experienced instructor. The lecture is graded on students' performance on quizzes and exams. The lab is graded on students' performance on lab assignments, such as blogs, interviews, and newspaper and magazine articles.
JMC 2033 is a gateway course: in order to enter the Gaylord College of Journalism, you must pass JMC 2033 with at least a 69.5%. The professor and the lab instructors repeatedly stress that the course is demanding and that students should not take this course if they are already carrying a heavy academic load.
JMC 2033 has four texts: James Glen Stovall's "Writing for the Mass Media" G. Arnold's "Media Writer's Handbook," George Padgett's "New Directions in Diversity," and "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual." All are required, and material will be drawn from all four for quizzes and exams.

Courtney Goforth- JMC Overview

Students that have declared a major and have been accepted into the Gaylord College of Journalism are required to enroll in the gateway course Writing for Mass Media. Students must pass this course to be able to continue in the journalism college. The semester long class comprises of a lecture and lab portion, both essential to the completion of the semester.

Kathryn Jenson White, the course instructor, stated in the course syllabus that the goals of Writing for Mass Media are to "improve your writing, understand the specific conventions of writing for mass media/multimedia outlets, understand the core values of your professions, build media literacy, practice various types of media writing, develop professional skills and begin to define yours interests." Students will reach these goals by learning to "report, write and edit for a variety of media outlets and for a variety of purposes."

In the lecture portion of the course, there are four textbooks that are required. It is crucial for each student to have these books available to them because a quiz will be conducted within the first ten minutes of class over material from the textbooks. If you arrive after the first ten minutes of class, you are automatically counted as being absent and will not be able to make up the quiz. The quiz also doubles as an effective way to take attendance and makes sure that each student remains under the four absences policy.

Students must try to attend each lecture and lab because it is easy to fall behind with the work load that is given in this course. The routine quizzes will make up 25% of the final grade, as well as three exams that will make up another 25% of the final grade. The last 50% of the final grade will come from the lab. Students final grade must be a C or higher in order to pass and be admitted into the Gaylord College.

Lab 2

Hi there gang! I wanted to let you know what your assignments are today. First, please open your OU e-mail account and please accept the authorship I offered to you on our blog site, lablog14sutherlin.blogspot.com. This way you will be able to post your own blogs as assigned in this course.

Here are today's assignments:

IN-LAB ASSIGNMENT: Write a 250-word overview of JMC 2033. You are writing this for a Web site that provides information about OUclasses. It does not publish opinion. It wants the facts only. Write an introductory paragraph setting up the focus of your short piece. Write two to four paragraphs describing the specifics of the course. We don’t need a conclusion for this. THINK ABOUT ORGANIZING/GROUPING YOUR FACTS INTO CATEGORIES. THINK ABOUT WHAT LOGICAL SEQUENCE YOU WILL CHOOSE. Write and discuss in class. Post to your LABlog.

TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT: Grammar Review 2 (D2L class site). START TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TOPIC YOU WILL DEFINE FOR MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS ASSIGNMENT: You have two options for this assignment. They are explained on the assignment sheet on the D2L Class

Site.

Have a great weekend!

Michelle

Welcome!

Welcome to lab section 14, which meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:30. My name is Michelle Sutherlin and I will be your instructor.

Stay tuned to this blog site for important details and information concerning assignments and deadlines.

Good luck this semester!