PLANNING FOR GROWTH IN YEARS OF RESTRICTED RESOURCES

• Radio commercial script (50 points); (a senior portfolio item)• TV commercial script (50 points); (a senior portfolio item)• Instructional video script (50 points); (a senior portfolio item)• Video news release (50 points); (a senior portfolio item)• TV program analysis (75 points);• Treatment for final TV script (50 points); (a senior portfolio item)• Act I Draft (10 points); Act II Draft (10 points); Act III Draft(10 points);• Final project: a half-hour script for the TV series you used in your content analysis(100 points); (a senior portfolio item)• Perfect attendance (50 points). Scale below.Rewriting & Re-grading Opportunities: This course puts apremium on the motto, “The best writing is re-writing.” Toreward you for your efforts to improve your writing, you canraise your initial score for your radio news story, TV newsstory, radio commercial script, TV commercial script,instructional video script and your video news release. Youmay submit one rewrite per project up to a week after the class following the return ofyour graded script. This doesn’t mean that your first attempt should be unedited firstdrafts. That would be an insult to me and a waste of all our time. Your first draftshould be your best, most polished attempt. Then, if I still see room for improvementin my review of your script, you’ll have a chance to improve it … and your grade. Payspecial attention to following the instruction sheets that accompany each assignment.You will be penalized additional points for failure to follow written instructions,including using the wrong script model. The instructions will always specify the modelto be used. Don’t start with points off for failure to read instructions! No rewrites maybe submitted for your Act I, II and III first drafts. My comments on those drafts willserve as a guide for the rewrite of your final script.Attendance:no unexcused absences..............................................50 points1 unexcused absence..................................................35 points2 unexcused absences..............................................…20 points3 unexcused absences.................................................10 points4 unexcused absences...................................................0 pointsNote: Five or more un-excused absences may result in a grade of either “I” or “F” forthe course. Excused absences are for authorized university field trips, documentableillnesses and family emergencies. Excused absences do not excuse you from copy orscript deadlines in this class except under extremely unusual circumstances. If you havefour or more excused absences, you may also be assigned extra makeup work.BEA—Educating tomorrow’s electronic media professionals 26