Final Exam: 1.03   8：00- 9: 40 AM   1001  English News Writing   JB426   35   Marissa & Han Xiao
                                                      1002  English News Writing   JB427   36   Jonathan & Li Ping

You must bring the small AP stylebook with you to the exam. Make sure your name (Chinese is fine) is visibly written on the cover. I will notify the Class 2 examiners of the procedure for Section B, Questions 1-5. 
Remember: You will raise your hand when you have reached Section B. After you have finished questions 1-5, you will raise your hand again, so an examiner can come and collect your stylebook. 
I would like to ask that the monitors of each class (Celeste & Alexis) take all the books from the examiners and redistribute them to your classmates. 

Class Grading Rubric (This is different from what appears on the website): 
o       20% In-class assignments and graded homework assignments
o       10% News quizzes. 
o       20% 2 outside writing assignments.  
o       40% Final Exam. 
o       10% Class attendance/participation. 

Feedback 

• Please rate the class materials on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the lowest).
• Any comments about class materials. 

• What you liked about class (activities, structure, materials).   
• What you didn’t like about class. 
• Something you think I could add. 
• Other comments and suggestions

Odds & Ends 

• Please submit the final version of your story by Wed., Dec. 26 at 10 p.m. If you submit your assignment late, then I will grade you based on your second draft. 
• The "Final Exam" document under the tips page is up-to-date. 
• You will receive your final draft grade and comments by Thursday evening.  
• As I said, I would appreciate any feedback via email. You can send it from your public e-mail address anonymously. 

Final Exam 
1.03    8：00- 9: 40 AM   1001 English News Writing  JB426   35    Marissa & Han Xiao
                                    1002 English News Writing  JB427    36   Jonathan & Li Ping

You must bring the small AP stylebook with you to the exam. Make sure your name (Chinese is fine) is visibly written on the cover. I will notify the Class 2 examiners of the procedure for Section B, Questions 1-5. 
Remember: You will raise your hand when you have reached Section B. After you have finished questions 1-5, you will raise your hand again, so an examiner can come and collect your stylebook. 
I would like to ask that the monitors of each class (Celeste & Alexis) take all the books from the examiners and redistribute them to your classmates. 

Your week 16 tasks are as follows:
1. Final version of Story #2. Submit by Wed., Dec. 26 at 10 p.m. I will not accept late submissions and grade you based on your second draft.
2. Exam review prep. Please review 7.13 & 7.14 in your workbook with the following instructions: 7.13 (ALL INFO in inverted-pyramid & write a hammer head) & 7.14 (eliminate irrelevant info & write a flush-left headline) 
3. You should preview this week's slides in anticipation for next week's review. I will also add two more headline and lead exercises. 

Odds & Ends 

• Please make sure you bring both sections of your textbook, your workbook, and the small AP stylebook with you to class. 
• I will update the website tomorrow morning. 
• You will receive your second draft feedback tomorrow. I am mostly focusing on stylistic elements.  

Your week 14 tasks include: 
1. Sending me your story idea for approval (give me some indication of who you will interview in addition to your idea) or coming to see me during my office hours on Friday. 

2. Submitting the first draft of story #2 by Monday, Dec. 10, at 10 p.m. Submit your story the same way (following the same format) as story #1. You must also print your story for class on Dec. 11. 

3. Brainstorming 5 news story ideas. All 5 must relate to XISU or Xi'an (if the former, then it must somehow affect students). 
Don't forget to consider investigative stories, student issues (including academic, environment, college life, school policies, jobs), student events, XISU-sponsored events, extracurricular clubs, profiles etc. 


Odds & Ends 
First, just submit your story once, please!
Second, if you do not receive an email from me, then you can be reassured that I didn’t have any problems opening your submitted assignment. 
Third, please be more cautious of deadlines. 
Fourth, you will get your first story grade and feedback by the end of this week via email.