LING 215: Introduction to Editing and Publishing (CRN 105)
MWF 10:00-10:50, SCHU 102

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  17 Jan—Intro to class 19 Jan—Types of editing
22 Jan—Read Saller chapters 1-3 24 Jan—Read Hacker sections 46-47 26 Jan—Read Saller chapters 4-6 and Hacker sections 48-49
29 Jan—Read Saller chapters 7-9 and Hacker sections 19-21 31 Jan—Read Hacker sections 22-25 2 Feb—Read Saller chapters10-11 and Hacker sections 26-27
5 Feb—Read Saller chapters 12-14 and Hacker sections 32-39 7 Feb—Practice copy editing 9 Feb—Practice copy editing; Submission to class journal due by 5 (use Blackboard Dropbox)
12 Feb—Copy editing exam 14 Feb—Read Hacker sections 8-12 and Zinsser chapters 1-2 16 Feb—Style discussions; intro to Publishing/Career Exploration Project
19 Feb—Read Zinsser chapters 3-7 and Hacker sections 13-18 21 Feb—Style discussions; distribution of Zinsser chapters (11-19) to explain on Blackboard post 23 Feb— Read Zinsser chapters 8-10; requests for specific files to review or other requests due by 5 (e-mail me)
26 Feb—Read Zinsser chapters 20-21 28 Feb—Explanation of Zinsser chapter due on Blackboard by 5 2 Mar—Reviewing assignments will be distributed for class journal; response to Zinsser chapter explanation due by 5
5 Mar—Break 7 Mar—Break 9 Mar—Break
12 Mar—Style exam 14 Mar—Read Norton Introduction, Some Ground Rules, and chapters 1-2 16 Mar—Proposal for Publishing/Career Exploration Project due by 5; distribution of Norton chapters (4-5, 7-10) to present to class
19 Mar—Read Norton chapters 3 and 6; Reader Reports due by 5 (use Blackboard Dropbox) 21 Mar—Presentation of Norton chapters 4 and 5 23 Mar—Presentation of Norton chapters 7 and 8
26 Mar—Presentation of Norton chapters 9 and10 28 Mar—PCA (work on Project draft) 30 Mar—PCA (work on Project draft)
2 Apr—Final developmental editing discussion; teams for journal production formed 4 Apr—Developmental editing exam 6 Apr—Rough draft of Publishing/Career Exploration Project due in class
9 Apr—Read Tebbel and Britannica (both on Blackboard in “Publishing Unit Resources” folder); peruse the links in the “Some Links for class on Mon, 9 Apr” folder 11 Apr—Go to Bookjobs website (linked from Blackboard) and peruse “Publishing Organizations, Major/Department Guide,” and “Commonly Used Terms” 13 Apr—Revised submissions to journal due by 5 (use Blackboard Dropbox)
16 Apr—Censorship; read materials in the “Censorship readings” folder on Blackboard 18 Apr—Censorship continued 20 Apr—Group work for journal; reports from groups due
23 Apr—Final draft of Publishing/Career Exploration Project due by 5; read materials in “Future of Publishing” folder on Blackboard 25 Apr—Presentation of publishing/career exploration projects 27 Apr—Presentation of publishing/career exploration projects
30 Apr—Manuscript for journal to be finished; review for publishing exam (your final exam) 2 May—Study Day Final Exam: Wednesday, 9 May, 8-10:30; Editing Portfolio due

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