You will not have quizzes or tests, and no individual stories will be graded. Instead, students will receive two performance evaluations by the instructor, similar to the type of job performance evaluations used in the industry. Students first will complete a self-evaluation, which they will turn in along with their clip book. Next, the student will meet individually with the instructor to discuss progress in the course. At the end of the evaluation, the instructor will give the student an estimate of his or her semester grade to date.
Course requirements The minimum requirements for the course are laid out below.
The instructor and the reporters will meet weekly or more as a group to discuss story ideas, interviewing, story organization and the like. On most weeks, students will be given the other assigned class period to do their reporting and writing for the class. Therefore, it is vital that students not miss a weekly meeting. Missing even one class will lower your grade. Exceptions to the attendance policy are made only under extraordinary or emergency circumstances.