conciseness and/or information news lead or compelling detail. missing. anecdotal opening. Who, what, 5 Ws covered but Essential Essential Does not tell a Essential information where, when and story not information information story. why (and the how organized clearly provided but missing and/or covered. if appropriate) with most disorganized. disorganized. answered. important / information at the Analysis top. logically organized. Appropriate Strong use of Appropriate use of Quotes and Quotes or Quotes and use of quotes, quotes and/or quotes and attribution attribution attribution actuality, with attribution, provided. missing. missing. actuality and attribution. best high in including Attribution actuality. provided when needed. Clear and Clear and concise Basically clear Thorough editing Writing style is Unintelligible. writing (for the and concise. needed to meet inappropriate for concise writing. ear or an essay). standards. a news story. Appropriate style Appropriate deployed. Factually Mechanically 1-2 minor errors. 1 major error such 2 major errors Fatal flaws: accurate. sound, no errors. Style inconsistent. as a poor sound and multiple Factual errors, edit, or more than minor issues. misspelling of Correct grammar, two minor errors. proper names, multiple spelling and punctuation. grammar, spelling errors. Appropriate Uses the but with Listenable. But Hard to listen to Unlistenable. best/effective some scope for not e.g. off mic, use of and sound format to tell a improvement in echo, atmos too story. tech/format. loud etc. formats. Course Schedule This schedule is a draft and is subject to change, depending on student interests, inclement weather and other unplanned and currently unknown - factors. You will be made aware of any major changes if/when they arise. – Part I: Purpose and Context Week 1 (2nd and 4th April 2018) Mon Introduction: Overview of the course, your listening habits, getting to know each other.
news lead or compelling anecdotal opening. conciseness and/or detail. information missing. Essential information covered. / Analysis logically organized. Who, what, where, when and why (and the how if appropriate) answered. 5 Ws covered but story not organized clearly with most important information at the top. Essential information provided but disorganized. Essential information missing and/or disorganized. Does not tell a story. Appropriate use of quotes, actuality and attribution. Strong use of quotes and/or actuality, with best high in Attribution provided when needed. Appropriate use of quotes and attribution, including actuality. Quotes and attribution provided. Quotes or attribution missing. Quotes and attribution missing. Clear and concise writing. Appropriate Clear and concise writing (for the ear or an essay). Appropriate style deployed. Basically clear and concise. Thorough editing needed to meet standards. Writing style is inappropriate for a news story. Unintelligible. Factually accurate. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Mechanically sound, no errors. 1-2 minor errors. Style inconsistent. 1 major error such as a poor sound edit, or more than two minor errors. 2 major errors and multiple minor issues. Fatal flaws: Factual errors, misspelling of proper names, multiple grammar, spelling errors. Appropriate use of and sound formats. Uses the best/effective format to tell a story. but with some scope for improvement in tech/format. Listenable. But not Hard to listen to e.g. off mic, echo, atmos too loud etc. Unlistenable. Course Schedule This schedule is a draft and is subject to change, depending on student interests, inclement weather and other unplanned – and currently unknown - factors. You will be made aware of any major changes if/when they arise. Part I: Purpose and Context Week 1 (2nd and 4th April 2018) Mon Introduction: Overview of the course, your listening habits, getting to know each other.
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