Fandom High School

Rita was looking annoyed at the front of the class.

"I hope you all had a pleasant time on Wednesday," she said, wondering what exactly had been taught. "Today's a review while you work on your projects. Ask me anything, and use your time to study."

[I'm still a bit wiped from travel and so on omg, so only one post and if I drop off suddenly, it's safe to assume that I'm sleepinating.]

Rita was totally not sleeping behind her desk.

Really.

The writing on the board read:

Please ensure that I have your interview information, and spend the rest of the period writing questions

But, you know, she's not really paying attention, so....

( ooc )

Rita had her shiny computer - which, no, she didn't know how to use, still - out on her desk, and over the course of the period, she played the last week's radio podcasts in the background.

"How do you view the radio as a news source?" she asked. "Do you think it's acurate? Is it fair, or balanced? Do those who report do the best with their available resources, or is it mostly speculation? And if so, is it fair to the people of this school? Discuss."

"Oh," she added in an edit as an afterthought, "your project due date is now the fifth of May. And I expect your proposal for your interview subjects - who you're planning to interview, that is - and any information on where you're going on my desk by Wednesday, in writing."

Rita sat behind her desk, looking grumpy.

"All right. Today, you may ask me any question you like, as long as you can back it up with a good reason as to why you know. I reserve the right to refuse to answer, though," she said.

"Good morning," Rita said with a smile. "Today, I'm going to give you your assignments for your final, which will be due the 28th of April. What you'll be expected to do is find someone on campus who you find interesting, and conduct an interview. You will give me your interview questions for review beforehand, but I expect them to get progressively more intrusive, as we've discussed in class. You will document where and if your subject becomes uncomfortable. And from this interview, you will write a one hundred word article."

She smiled. "Questions? You may leave if you have none. And Callistie and Alex? I'll need you for a special assistant duty this evening."

"All right, everyone," Rita said, clad in a darker, more subdued mauve than the bright colors she was normally seen sporting. "Feeling a bit under the weather here. We're going to have an easy class. I want you all to find an article that you think was written unfairly. It casts an undeserved light on someone, or seems biased - whatever. You may go to the library or the computer lab to research it during this period if you'd like. Otherwise, free period."

Rita was clad from head to toe in bright green, a sweet smile playing on her lips.

"Good morning. Today, I'd just like you to turn in your midterm work, and tell us all what you researched."

She smiled expectantly, and pointed at a bowl of golden coins on the desk.

She smiled. "And these coins are yours, if you'd like. Yes, they're gold. Leprechaun gold. Happy St. Patrick's Day."

[Take the gold! It'll disappear in a few hours. And, actual work on the midterm - handwavey is good. But make up something to tell the class, pwease?]

( Journalistic Integrity and Journalism 101/201 students will find a note on the door )
On the floor beside the door sat a small, ordinary-looking tray.

TEXT VERSION OF THE NOTE
Class for the day has been cancelled.
Journalistic Integrity, please remember to work on your midterm projects over the break.
Journalism 101/201 - please turn your work into the tray below.
Attempting to deface, steal or otherwise alter another student's work would be highly ill-advsed.

Enjoy your break, boys and girls.
-Prof. R. Skeeter

[ooc: Seriously, don't touch the tray except to turn your own paper in. Touching the tray will mean you have given me OOC permission for a shorterm unpleasant side effect to take place.]

"Simple, easy activity today. I would like you to talk about an experience where someone asked you to do something that went against your personal convictions. What did you do? How did you react? Did you go along with it, or did you protest and come up with an alterantive? And what was so wrong about what they asked of you?" Rita asked without preamble. "Also, next week we will be starting on our midterm projects, so be prepared for that."

Rita smiled a little wickedly.

"All right. Fun and simple activity today. I would like you each to stand up and tell me one thing about yourself that makes you interesting. What's something that makes you unique, and interesting and possibly famous?"

"Then I'll do quick and simple demonstration of how a writing aid can assist you with wording and thus help you evade being sued. So. Who would like to go first?"

[ooc: Yes, I know we did this. We're doing it again. And there will be a fun and interesting result if you just do what she asks. Feel free to call her on it, though.]

( ETA: OOC - A note on the quills )

Rita was in a fairly obvious bad mood.

“All right. Today we’ll discuss libel.” She consulted her roster and chose a name at random. “All right, so let’s say I write an article saying that Alex is a wonderful boy who is sweet and kind and simply a delight to be around. But Alex did not appreciate this. Would this be considered libel, or poetic license? I did mean it in the nicest way, and it’s not an outright lie.”

She waved impatiently. “Discuss.”

[WAIT FOR MY OCD OMG. OCD THREADS UP YAYS.]

"Good morning, boys and girls. Sign in as you enter," Rita greeted her students.

( Lecture and Assignment )

[ooc: WAIT FOR THE OCD THREADS OMG! OCD THREADS UP YAY]