Syllabus: Winter, 2000
FG = Field Guide for Science Writers
NSJ = The New Science Journalists
 

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