Materials Reports from Russian-language newspapers and Web sites, to be handed out in class.
You may take notes, if you find them helpful, but this is not a requirement. As you read your stories, compile your own glossary of words and expressions that seem to be common, or difficult, or interesting, i.e. create your own personalized guide for reading Russian journalistic prose. Newspaper style involves certain devices and vocabulary items that are not common in other written styles or in speech. Your notes and glossaries are entirely for your own use. They will not be collected or checked by the teacher.