1/12 Introduction:
Science Writing
Read: The Double Helix, NSJ: "Introduction" 3-27
FG: 1. "Getting Started" 3-6; 14. "Writing Articles From Science Journals"
110-116
1/19 Everyone writes one
2 page simplification/press release
Group 1, Plan 1. Everyone present one science article
Submit on paper 7 article ideas
Read NSJ: Ferris, Angier, Kelly 28-67
FG: 3. "Writing Science for Magazines" 17-23, Ch. 10. "Telling a Good Tale"
77-85
1/26 Grp. II, Plan 1; Group
I, Art. 1
Group III: Science Magazine Presentations
Read NSJ: Hoffman, Brownlee, Taubes 68-129
FG: 102-117, 127-141. Class Topic: Research/Interviews
2/2 Grp. III, Plan
1; Grp. II, Art. 1; Grp. III, Wkshp. 1
Read NSJ: Seabrook, Blum, 130-180
FG: 142-165. Class Topic: Style and Voice
2/9 Grp I, Plan 2;
Group III, Art. 1; Group II, Wkshp. 1
NSJ: Gleick 181-208, Overbye 258-282, Rosenthal 297-310
FG: 166-212. Class Topic: Scientific Temperaments
2/16 Group II, Plan 2; Group I,
Art. 2; Group III, Wkshp. 1
Read NSJ: Ely 209-212; Ackerman, 229-234
FG: 117-126, 245-250. Class Topic: Essays and Columns
2/23 Grp. III, Plan 2; Group
II, Art. 2, Group I, Wkshp. 2
Read NSJ: Capers 213-228, Toner 235-257; Crewdson 311-322
FG: 87-101. Class Topic: Fraud and Investigation
3/1 Grp. III, Plan 2; Group
II, Workshop 2
Guest Speaker: Diana Steele, former Univ. of Chicago PIO
Read NSJ: Bowden, 283-296 FG: 213-244, 251-256. Class Topic: Markets, Jobs
3/8 Group III, Workshop
2 Class Topic: The Big Picture
Read NSJ: Wilson 323-336
3/15 All Revisions Due