Weeks 10 & 11, part two: Survey shows support for proposed Lee County dog park

Survey shows support for proposed Lee County dog park Lee County dog owners may have an off-leash play area for their pooches. The county’s Parks and Recreation Department is working on a plan to build the county’s first dog park. Lora Kelley, Parks and Recreation employee, said 348 online surveys had been submitted as of … Continue reading Weeks 10 & 11, part two: Survey shows support for proposed Lee County dog park

Week 8’s Live (faux) blog assignment

High school students interested in journalism came to Greensboro today for the  15th annual High School Media Day held at N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University. The conference, sponsored by A&T’s Department of Journalism & Mass Communication and N.C. Scholastic Media Association at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication, drew 162 students and … Continue reading Week 8’s Live (faux) blog assignment

Week 5 assignment

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

Critique assignment

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

Summer on the Shores

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