Read the Times daily. There will be a newspaper quiz at the beginning of class each Tuesday throughout the semester. If you are late for class, you will miss the quiz and cannot make it up. The questions will come from the Times and The Collegian of the previous week. You are urged also to read critically and analytically such dailies as the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and national news magazines, most of which are now on the Web.
Writing is a craft.
Learning to write and report well is like learning to play a sport well. With proper instruction and practice you will get better. In order to help you develop your skill, I will grade your work closely. The evaluations are aimed at helping you. Look at them closely.