NEWSLETTER 5/16/2017

Eunji Kim
Syllabus and Course Calendar
Newspaper vs. Newsletter?
Newspaper: often more extensive and wide variety of subjects
Newsletter: articles are brief and is for a specific group
Very specific focus

Course Explanation
Our audience for the newsletter?
Goals and Objectives
Email version vs. Paper version
Google Doc/Google Slides
Course calendar may change

** Updates and info via email **

 Grade Composition
YOUR GRADE
Participation
Class Participation grade every
Final Draft
Participation class!
20%
25% Group Assignments
2 contents together
collaboration on the final
draft
Individual Assignments
2 other contents per person
individual tasks assigned for
the final draft
Final Draft of the Newsletter
Editing
Group
Individual Assignments Designing (email and/or
Assignments 25%
30% paper)
Different Types of Contents
Column/Feature cover (current news/issues)
Reviews of products/books/places
Commentary/Editorial on Issues/News/subject
Interviews/stories of people
Educational Articles
Case Studies/Relevant Research
Seasonal Advice/Tips/Info
Cultural Notes
Survey/Poll results
Statistics/Infographics/Numbers
Recipes
Upcoming Events

and many more possibilities!

Topics and Contents for Our Newsletter?

WHO IS OUR AUDIENCE?

Their
location?
What to they do? How do they spend their time?

What age group?

What would be interesting to our specific audience?

Brainstorming together
Select
possible 6-8 topics
Which type of contents will they be?
Collecting Info on the Topics
Newsletter articles = only a paragraphs (or less!)
Important:
Collecting
only what you need, not everything
Organizing info in the writing (organize your writing!)
HOW???

Strategy: think about information I need to collect

by brainstorming questions I need to answer
What information would our audience need/want on
the specific topic?
Lets Practice
Example topics:
Upcoming Events at TLC
Clean Energy? Food Waste?
What is your favorite food?
Word Studying App

1) What type of contents will fit these topics?

2) Come up with a list of questions
In-Class Example
TOPIC: The People of TLC
Type of Content: Interview/Stories of People
Who is the person that I am interviewing?

What is her/his position in TLC? What does he/she do?

What did you do before you became a director of TLC? What did you do before
you came to TLC?
When did you start teaching English?

How many years of English teaching experience do you have?

What kind of English classes/English skills did you teach?

What would you do if you werent a teacher/director?

Did you teach in any other countries?

How many languages do you speak?

- After you finish, you take out what you dont need
- Also, after you collect information, you might want to make changes to your
questions list.
- Try ordering your questions to organize your writing