Here are some resources that will help you with your final feature.

Your feature should be typed and double-spaced with a slug at the top. Make sure to include the contact information (email and/or phone number) for your source(s).

Final Feature Instructions (Your feature is due when class starts.)
Here are some instructions on the basics of your final feature story, such as word length, background (also called the research element), quotations and structure.

Final Feature Grading Guidelines
This is a checklist of what you should be looking for as you edit your final feature. It contains the points that may be deducted for common errors we’ve discussed all semester.

Dill’s Pet Peeves and other non-negotiables
Look over this list for banned words and other pointers that we’ve also discussed during class. You may find something new to you that you missed during a daydreaming session.

Check out this example of a feature submitted by Manship public relations student Michael Haarala when he was in MC2010.

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Don’t forget to finish your feature questions and background information for the first class next week: Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 16-17. Your questions/answers, along with the background information, is due typed and printed when class starts.

A minute late is late.

LSU Student Media Director Steve Buttry tweeted about you tweeting about him. He also posted to other media writing instructors about his experience visiting our class. Buttery used your awesome tweets to illustrate his lesson. Check out his post here.

You should have already signed up for two important exams: AP and Grammar. If you attended class, took notes, applied what you learned and improved in your writing, you should do well.

These are each 100-point, multiple choice exams covering every item on the study sheets. You can take them on the same day, or you can schedule them on different days. Plan to spend at least an hour in the testing center; however, if you study it should take you less than an hour.

Poynter online language primer
We have some updates on the online grammar drills, quizzes and assessments. Finish one section of your choice (either grammar, punctuation or word use) by Monday at 11:59 p.m., and finish a second section of your choice by Friday at 11:59 p.m. Pick the two areas where you feel the weakest. We will tackle the third section later.

However, you would be wise to practice drills for all three before you take the Manship AP/Grammar exams the week of Oct. 5-9. The drills and accompanying quizzes are the most valuable part of the course.

AP & Grammar Quiz Bowl
Join us for the AP & Grammar Quiz Bowl at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building. This is a game who event where Manship Ambassadors help you compete against other sections to see who is best at facts. Bring your AP Stylebook and resources. This is a great chance to study.

Manship AP & Grammar exams
Sign up now to take these in the testing center. Here are some answers to your questions:

• You will take two exams: AP and Grammar.
• Each exam is 100 questions, multiple choice.
• You do not need a scantron or pencil. This is a computer test. You will need your LSU ID to take the test.
• If you do not sign up, you will not get a time that is convenient for you. I am limited in how much I can help you if you wait too late to register.
• Each exam covers all the items on the study sheet. The AP Exam covers all of the items on the AP Study Sheet. The Grammar Exam covers all of the items on the Grammar Study Sheet.
• You have two hours to take each exam; however, you probably will need only about an hour for each exam.
• You may take the exams back-to-back, or you may schedule them on different days.
• We will have class the week of Oct. 5, so if you schedule your exam during class time, you will miss class and whatever work we complete in class.