Fandom High School

On their desks, students will find copies of articles.

"What can you tell me about these articles, aside from the obvious?" Rita asked. "The wording, the style - how does it affect the way the reader will view the work?"

[And remember you have until FRIDAY to get interview info in]

"Morning," Rita said. On the students' desks, there were copies of the latest few issues of school paper. "Today, we're talking about editing and proofreading others' work. Find something in the last three issues that you find to be poor journalism, for whatever reason."

On the board through all three of Rita's classes was a note.

Work on your questions for interviewing
Mr. Crichton, stop talking to yourself.
Ms. Gilmore, please see me in my office hours tomorrow.

Sadly, no Rita today.

[ooc: Feel free to sign in and handwave, whee. Sorry for totally copping out today.]

"All right, ladies," Rita said. "We're going to start work on one of our big projects this semester. I understand that last semester, you did a largescale project involving an article on a fellow student, yes?"

She smiled. "Your final this term will be similar, but doubled. I want you to interview and profile a good friend. You'll be allowed to leave campus, need to take photos, everything you did last term. And then, as a contrast, you'll need to interview a person you do not know as well, and do the same. This will be expected to be a large, well-done project, which is why I'm telling you so far in advance. Questions?"

Rita glared, looking for any evidence of homosexual cowboys.

"Work on your shorthand. I expect to see it on my desk on Tuesday," she said shortly before disappearing behind a newspaper.

Rita glared. It was anyone's guess why.

"Your assignment for next week. Fifty words on the consequences that can arise from making false statements in any form of media. You may use the period to work on it. Quietly."

"Good morning," Rita said, barely glancing up. "Today is a free study period. Your midterm is the Tuesday after next. I suggest you use this hour to go over your notes and ask any questions you may have."

Rita is mysteriously absent. That is, unless students have some sudden urge to look under her desk for insects.

On the board is written:

Please turn in your writings on the campus couple of your choosing.

Ms. Sullivan, enjoy your detention on Saturday.

Ms. Gilmore, do not attempt to feed anyone in this room.

Please sit quietly.

[ooc: I'm going to be gone for a few hours. So feel free to talk amongst yourselves, speculate where Rita is, etc. I'll be back later to have her show up and interact. :)]

"Your assignment this week," Rita said, her head in her hands, her hair frizzier than usual, and her general appearance somewhat disheveled, "is an easy one. In celebration of bloody stupid goddamn Valentine's Day, I want you to write a fifty word article on your favorite campus couple. How did they meet? Where? When? Why are they so good together - or rather, what caught your attention?"

She looked up blearily. "Questions?"

"Good morning, Mr. Crichton, Ms. Sullivan, and Ms. Gilmore."

( Lecture and assignment )

Rita looked a bit less than chipper as she greeted her weeeeeetiny class.

“Today, I pose simply this: Investigative journalism. What is it? How does the concept work?

You’ll discuss this in depth today, and if you still have questions at the end of the class, you may ask me then. Your assignment this week is to write an investigative article on something on campus that you find suspicious or warranting your attention. And I don’t want to see three articles on the cafeteria food.”

She almost smiled. “Go on. Discuss.”

[ooc: Still sick. And OCD threads are going up.]

“Good morning, boys and girls. Please sign in as you enter.”

( Lecture and assignment )

[ooc: OCD threads going are up. Lecture is from here, with some alterations to keep it IC.]