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FUNDAMENTALS

Getting started on your Media Writing journey requires an understanding of some fundamental skills, such as: Media Literacy and Sentence Structure. To begin, let's spend this week reviewing some of the basics.

 

Now complete the following lessons below:

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WATCH: Media Literacy

Cultural Commentator and radio host Jay Smooth does a fantastic job introducing the basics of Media Literacy and overviewing the process of encoding / decoding we all engage with when communicating. Click the WATCH NOW button below to check it out!

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WATCH: Sentence Structure

Regardless of who you are, knowing how to write effectively is one of the most important skills you will need in life. And yet, the fundamentals of sentence structure always tend to be a weak area for students. Let's fix that! Click the WATCH NOW button to review the basics. 

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REVIEW: Chapter #2

Review Chapter #2 - Fundamentals of Writing and Editing in your MediaWriting textbook. Admittedly, this chapter can be a bit dry and technical but try to engage with the Topic Headings and Sub-Headings as much as possible. 

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QUIZ: The Fundamentals

After completing the assignments outlined above, click the TAKE QUIZ button to answer some questions around Media Literacy, Sentence Structure and the Fundamentals of Writing. 

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SEND: A Professional Email

Lastly, please click the SEND EMAIL button below to send me a Professional Email confirming that you have completed this Virtual Lesson. However, before sending, please CLICK HERE to review the 6-Steps to composing a Professional Email.

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