Call me at the office or at home before 10 p.m., drop by my office in Landrum, or email me. How to ace this course Bring your text and the AP stylebook to class. I may assign exercises from the text. I will give style, grammar and punctuation quizzes in class. If you have difficulty spelling, bring a dictionary to class and use the spell checker on the computer.
Reporters have to know what's going on to do their job properly.
To check whether you do, I give frequent, unannounced current affairs quizzes. Do your own work. In class, it can make you flunk. I also will report instances of plagiarism and cheating to the department chairman. Meet your deadlines.