English Majors

For those of you who worry about what to do with your degree.

Journalistic Essay Talk of the Town

publication options

American Journal of Undergraduate Research -A refereed journal for undergraduate research in the pure and applied sciences, mathematics, engineering, technology, and related areas in education.

http://corp.thephoenix.com/?redir=boston -free publication, accept writings from anyone (music, plays ,restaurants, profiles)

http://glimpse.org/the-correspondents-program/ -amazing opportunity to travel and publish (matador and glimpse)

AGNIonline: This is a site that publishes interviews, essays, reviews, poetry, and anything else you see fit. It is an extension of a print literary magazine published by Boston University.http://www.bu.edu/agni/index.html

Moxie Magazine online: a site for women writers.www.moxiemag.com

http://www.questia.com/library/jp-education.jsp?CRID=jp_education&OFFID=se1jp&gclid=CMv7zvuIt6wCFcV_5QodBxA9HA
This publication offers a range from newspapers, journal entries, even books, for any one to view.

http://classroomedition.com/cre/
This offers students to send in work and be published in the wall street.

Yankee Magazine- New England based magazine that publishes local human interest pieces.

OnEarth- online publication focused on environmental issues.

The Bridge- Bridgewater State University creative arts journal.

Boston Literary Magazine- Boston based magazine that publishes a variety of literary categories.

Destructoid- Online gaming publication.

Interim- Publishes a variety of literary work including book reviews.

Black Warrior Review- Mainly focused on poetry and fiction.

Angelingo- Publication from University of Southern California.

The Comment- Bridgewater State University student run newspaper.

Undergraduate Review- Bridgewater State University research and creative work journal.

Student Feature Samples

The links below conenct to some feature stories written by previous students of this class.

Succeed With Weed- Brian McAvoy


Double Detox- Chelsea Derochea

Journey to the End of the Pole- Jessica Pascucci

New York Times Topics

This link connects to the New York Times Topic page which can give you an idea of current feature ideas. Check it out.

Time Magazine Topics

Check out Time magazine for a some current feature topic ideas. These articles can help you with style, structure, and topic.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Kony 2012

As journalist, writers, and, above all, American citizens, we have a chance to stand up and speak out for those who can't. While this is not directly related to our course work, I encourage you to please watch this 30 minute video. I know you are all busy but it is life changing and can save humanity. I am begging you.



http://kony2012.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

On a side note, this could be a potential paper topic.

The New Yorker: Talk of the Town

Click here to go to the Talk of the Town section of The New Yorker.

Talk of the Town

Here are a few previous student Talk of the Town examples.

Brian McAvoy- Tent City

Michelle Hacunda- Stranger than Fiction

Sarah Walker- Some Things Never Change

Profile Student Examples

Below are links to a few examples of profiles from previous students. Check them out.

Brian McAvoy- Gallagher's Travels

Michelle Hacunda- A Lifetime Journey

Melissa Campbell- Just Another Ordinary Kinkster

Good and Bad Interview Tips

Awkward Interviews

Try not to let your interviews end up like any of these.

Book CLub Books

Below are the list of books you may choose from for Book Club this semester. Each one links to a summary and information about the book on Amazon so you can make an educated decision about the one you want to read.

Bait and Switch- Barbara Ehrenreich

The Forever War- Dexter Filkins

Fast Food Nation- Eric Schlosser

Welcome

We will use blogs to reflect on the reading, writing, and discussion we do in class this semester. Details of blog requirements can be found on the course website under assignments then blogs. Additionally, use your blog space to pose any questions relating to English 280 that you want to share with your classmates and me, any interesting or helpful class related items you come across, and to respond and communicate with your peers. Be sure to write not only on your own blogs, but on your classmates as well. Blogs should create a conversation outside of the walls of our classroom. In addition, be sure to take advantage of the affordances blogs have to offer. Use hyper links to link to material on other places of the web and put images, video, and any thing else available to you in your blog posts. Most importantly, have fun blogging!