JOR 341 - Editing for Publication I
Scrapbook Instructions

Your Scrapbook is the way you document your editing competencies. You can assemble this scrapbook in any format that works for you, but topics must be presented in the order listed below (under "The sections"). Each entry should be dated and, where appropriate, include its source.

Your scrapbook is due to me at class time on 11 December (our last class session). Please note well: No late Scrapbooks will be accepted, and failure to submit a Scrapbook will result in an F for the course!

Stating that you are competent does not make it so. Rather, you must demonstrate the degree to which you have attained and can apply the skills of editing. Your Scrapbook allows you to show me what you can do and how well you can do it. It is rare for someone to be strongly proficient in all skills, but that should be your goal. Mastering AP style is expected, and you already have been working on that skill in JOR 220 (and perhaps other courses). To edit well, you must have more than a passing familiarity with grammar, word usage, spelling, syntax and the like. Again, you begin the class with some degree of competency in these. The same goes for the basic math you must be able to do.

In reviewing your scrapbook, I will take into consideration:

• its breadth (all competencies must be addressed)
• its depth (the number of different entries for each competency, i.e. multiple clippings with the same style error is overkill, unless you group them together and your annotation indicates the commoneness of the error)
• the quality of editing demonstrated and the quality of your annotations (take care with annotations -- and when assembling your Scrapbook; someone had a section divider labeled "Grammer"!)
• the variety of entries (competencies should be demonstrated in more than one way)
• evidence that entries were added consistently throughout the semester

Notes:

• Typographical errors in published material are annoying, but they are not editing errors and should be used infrequently, if at all, in your Scrapbook.
• Annotations must be legible. Annotations generally include explanation, commentary or reflection. That is how you demonstrate understanding. (See handout for examples.)
• Examples of scrapbooks from previous semesters are available for your review.

The sections

I. Personal Bibliography (annotated) of useful resources (traditional and on-line) for editors. Think of this as the list of books you would like to have within arm's reach of your desk and the bookmarks on your internet search engine. You will compile your "titles" throughout the semester as you read and edit. You should use standard bibliographic form, with your annotation indented below. Note: Course texts and common reference materials cannot be used.

II. Personal Reminders List. Think of this as the "Post it" notes you write to yourself to help you remember editing-related things, e.g. words you have trouble spelling, an AP Style rule that confuses you. This list should grow throughout the semester as you work on your problem areas. These reminders may come from something you read or something I say in class, etc.

EXAMPLE: * Spelling: It takes 2 c's and 2 m's to accommodate "accommodate" (9/10/06)

III. Competencies. Organize this section exactly as the competencies chart is organized (see example below). You will use at least five types of material, though not all types for every competency:

• Workbook exercises (from your text, Math Tools, WYW) you completed and had reviewed (i.e. you'll have corrections and comments in red pencil)
• Online exercises, such as those provided by links on the course web site
• "Live" editing you did and had reviewed by Luebke
• Competency Exams
• Articles, clippings, personal observations, personal experiences, conversations, cartoons . . . whatever . . . to demonstrate how well you understand "why writers and readers need editors." Each example must be accompanied by your explanation of how it answers the "why." (Refer to Handout of Examples)

HOW TO ORGANZE YOUR EVIDENCE:
Competency A.1 - Mastery of Grammar
• Competency Exam [if you took it more than once, include all in chronological order]
• Entries (editing examples and / or clippings etc.)

Competency A.2 - Mastery of AP Style
• Competency Exam [if you took it more than once, include all in chronological order]
• Entries (editing examples and / or clippings etc.)

etc. all the way through to G.2

IV. Work Logs. Your work logs record the time you spend on JOR 341-related activities, e.g. reading assignments, doing exercises in one of your texts or online, attending class, annotating materials for your Scrapbook, writing reflections. Include all Work Logs, in chronological order. Make sure you have totalled each week's hours and indicated total hours for the semester.

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