JOUR 205L - Newswriting Lab

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Kapiolani Community College

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3 hours lecture per week for 5 weeks or equivalent length of time. Prerequisite(s): A grade of "B" or higher in ENG 100.Recommended Preparation: ENG 108. JOUR 205L provides practice in editing articles for newspapers, magazines, and other forms of media according to the Associated Press or the MLA style guides. Exercises and discussions provide a review of punctuation, capitalization, sentence construction, word choice, and develop skills in editing for conciseness, rhythm, and accuracy. Upon successful completion of JOUR 205L, the student should be able to: Identify and correct commonly misspelled words or mistaken homonyms. Use the proper form of commonly mistaken or misused words. Determine whether statements should be quoted, paraphrased or summarized, and revise accordingly. Apply the appropriate rules of punctuation and capitalization (MLA or AP). Apply the basic AP style conventions for time, place, date, addresses and titles to news articles. Locate information in the Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Demonstrate familiarity with the MLA rules regarding the use of quotation marks, italics, 7 and underlining; the use of commas in a series, and the format for numerals. Use the MLA style for citations. Identify and correct common sentence construction problems, such as run-ons, fragments, subject-verb, pronounantecedent. pronoun-reference agreement errors; incorrect verb tense or mood, subordination and modification errors. Employ more effective sentence patterns, including use of the active, instead of passive, voice; parallel structure; repetition for emphasis. Edit a passage to improve clarity and conciseness. "Boil or tightly edit a passage to fit a space requirement.

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1.00

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kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

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(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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