Guidelines for Final Pieces

Hard copies of your final pieces will be due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. This deadline is absolute. No extensions. There will be a drop box outside of my office.

Your final packet should contain:

1. Your query letter. (Addressed to an actual editor at a magazine.)

2. Your final article.

3. Sidebar(s)

4. A one-page statement detailing the following:
-- Why you chose this subject
-- Why you took this angle
-- Why you chose this particular magazine and editor
-- How your piece is a match to the demographic of this magazine/market
-- The challenges you faced writing the piece and how you dealt with them
-- What you enjoyed most about writing the piece

Your final grade will be determined this way:

50 percent: Final packet
20 percent: Quality of other pieces during the term
20 percent: Citizenship (attendance, participation, professionalism, conduct)
10 percent: Quiz grade