MET3940 WEATHERCASTING - GENERAL SCHEDULE


Week

Class Itinerary for Day / Assignments Due

1

  • Review syllabus and class procedures and establish taping times

  • Go over states, provinces, and Great Lakes

  • Have orientation to TV studio

2

  • Quiz over names of 50 states, Great Lakes, and Canadian provinces

  • Form teams to produce reporting/educational segments

  • Homework due:
    1. critique of local weathercaster (strengths and suggestions)
    2. 30-second radio weathercast
    3. some or all of a TV weathercast

3

  • Quiz on Florida cities

  • Homework due:
    1. critique of 2nd local weathercaster (strengths and suggestions)
    2. 30-second radio weathercast
    3. complete TV weathercast

4

  • Quiz on Florida and Georgia cities

  • Homework due:
    1. interview a classmate (any subject is okay)
    2. TV weathercast

5

  • Quiz on Florida Georgia, and Alabama cities

  • Homework due:
    1. interview a classmate (must be weather related)
    2. TV weathercast

6

  • Quiz on AMS rules for TV weathercasting seal.

  • Homework due:
    1. Draft of script for reporting/educational segment.
    2. TV weathercast.

7

  • Quiz on AMS rules for TV seal and CCM

  • Homework due:
    1. TV weathercast
    2. First attempt at videotape of reporting segment

8

  • TV weathercast and second attempt at videotape of reporting segment

9

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

10

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

11

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

12

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

13

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

14

  • TV weathercast and/or reporting segment (weather related)

15

  • Humorous TV weathercast (may be done in teams)

Weathercasts should be 1:00 or 2:30 long, since these are the timings for WFSU-TV and channel 6, respectively. It is better to be a few seconds short than a few seconds long!

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