Week 6 assignment: For a series of assignments that begin with this one, you will need to identify a publication, company or organization for or about which you will create online content. This entity can be real or imagined, corporate or non-profit, local or national or international. Some examples: Outside Magazine, The New York Times, … Continue reading Week 6: Creating online content

Part 1: Find three examples of poor headlines used as hyperlinks and provide their solutions. Headline: Crash cancels school, closes major route Problem: Readers don’t know which school or route are closed Solution: Crash closes W.Va. 10, Hite-Saunders Elementary School Source: Herald-Dispatch.com, September 20, 2012, http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1292102420/Hite-Saunders-Elementary-closed-today Headline: Cato steps up after tough loss Problem: It’s … Continue reading Week 5 assignment

The sun beats down on the weathered decking, which has faded from its natural, unstained grainy wood to a baked gray color that further highlights the knots and grain. It’s smooth on top but rough and splintery in low-traffic areas, like under the built-in benches. St. Clements Bay is calm. Nothing can turn it from … Continue reading Self-revision of ‘Summer on the Shores’

My assignment this week is to critique my writing partner’s story (“The Drive: A Mostly True Story,” by Brian Thornburg, http://bdthorn.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/the-drive-a-mostly-true-story-by-brian-thornburg/) and offer a critique of my own writing. Brian’s story is engaging and enjoyable to read. I read it five times. Each time, I found more things I liked. Brian starts out by placing … Continue reading Critique assignment

Headline: Summer on the shores Target audience sentence: My target audience is the casual reader. Specific audience or publication: Southern Maryland Magazine is my target audience/publication. I think this might tie into their Community Living section. Abstract: “Summer on the shores” is a short piece about a day spent crabbing on Saint Clements Bay. Key … Continue reading Summer on the Shores