The difference between English and journalism courses.
English professors: How does this text make you feel? There are no wrong answers. Everything is up to interpretation. Look at it through one of the literary lenses we’ve discussed. Do a close reading of it. Read 500 pages by next class.
Journalism professors: This is a text. This is what it means. If you think it means something else, you’re wrong. Your writing will never be as good as this text. Also, minus 10 points for not following AP style and writing “4-year-old baseball bat” instead of “four-year-old baseball bat.” No numbers for inanimate objects. Minus another 10 points for not abbreviating “January” as “Jan.” Go to the campus writing center for tutoring. Read 500 pages for next class and file your 500 word article by tomorrow. Minimum 3 sources, or I mark it as incomplete and you don’t get a grade.
