Journalism+Unit

Examples of publications:

http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek [|__http://www.bu.edu/com/comment/library/downloads/2012_comment.pdf__] [|__http://themacweekly.com/__] OS HS Rambler [|__http://www.ct.com/news/advocates/__] [|__http://yaledailynews.com/__] [|__http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lafayette-Student-Newspaper/28465420991__] [|__http://www.nhsomniscient.com/__] [|__http://www.scribd.com/doc/113706817/BFP-Fall-2012-Issue-3__]

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Week 1 Pitch Development
 * ====Mission of the publication ====
 * Must be focused enough to unify your publication and on an engaging and relevant topic to the Oxford community.
 * Title
 * Style Guide
 * Division of Labor/ Masthead
 * Medium: online, hard copy, multimedia
 * Article Choices:
 * Everyone must have at least one feature piece: it should be at least 800 words
 * Everyone should have at least one additional piece that can be shorter
 * Keep in mind that article choices should be consistent with the mission of the publication.


 * End of Week 1 assignment**

__Pitch Rubric__

__Collaboration and Communication__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (25 points)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Followed the Outline (Due Thursday) and made consistent use of Communication Plan (Due Wednesday). All members of the group participate.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Elements of Proposal__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(5 points each, 30 total)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mission of the publication- Clearly Stated, Feasible, Reflects Style and Tone of Appropriate Publications
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Style Guide- Group has made choices for the visual elements of its publication: masthead, layout, color-scheme, font. Style choices fit the mission and tone of the publication


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Division of Labor- Different tasks have been clearly assigned


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Article Choices:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone must have at least one feature piece: it should be at least 800 words
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone should have at least one additional piece that can be shorter
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep in mind that article choices should be consistent with the mission of the publication.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Medium and Method of Publishing: How Publication will be conveyed and distributed.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Debate plan //
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Collaborate with the other groups to select a topic for team debates in week 5. //

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Pitch__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (30 points)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Elements that will be assessed- Participation, Preparation (Indicates rehearsal time), Use of Visuals (Prezi, PPT, Poster board), Clear and Engaging Delivery

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Revision__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (15 points)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Final Draft reflects revision suggestions given by Hayden/Cartier. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Turned in by 12 pm on Saturday.