TV Script Sample Writing

School Flow + Work Flow (tv script) By: Mackenzie Rector University of  Tampa
TIMING	NARRATOR	SFX	VISUALS
:60	ANCHOR INTRO	Radio show theme music
:40	IT’S MIDTERM SEASON, AND SOME STUDENTS ARE GOING OUT LESS, FOCUSING ON GETTING THEIR GRADES UP BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER, BUT FOR STUDENTS WHO HOLD JOBS DURING THE YEAR, LIKE SENIOR BRANDON CAPLES, THEIR SOCIAL LIVES HAVE BEEN ON THE (HOLD??)DECLINE ALL SEMESTER LONG.	Play the sound effects of pages turning.. Maybe play sound effect of a roommate lightly snoring as the student is late night cramming for midterms	Show students studying heavily, late into the night, eating snacks while late night cramming.
BYTE	“It is very important for me to work because if I don’t work I probably wouldn’t be able to stay at UT because it is so expensive… I work 25-30 hours a week. It hasn’t affected my GPA because each semester my GPA goes up.”	Sound effect of a busy hospital as Brandon is speaking…	Show Brandon heading into work straight from class with his book-bag on, then switch to him at TGH as he is preparing to start his work shift.
:20	WITH 71% OF THE NATION’S COLLEGE STUDENTS HOLDING JOBS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA’S MULTI-TASKING STUDENTS ARE IN THE MIDST OF A BALANCING ACT.	Play a popular song, that demonstrated hard working… “Work Hard, Play Hard” by Wiz Kalifah	Show slide show of students from different universities, and young adults working,
OUT:	FOR WORKING STUDENTS, FEWER WEEKENDS PARTYING WITH THEIR FRIENDS OR LATE NIGHT ON-LINE GAMING EQUALS FULLER POCKETS AND IMPROVED GPAS . I’M MACKENZIE RECTOR REPORTING FOR WUTT RADIO.	Continue with song.	Switch to a picture of the radio logo for the outro

 

Radio Script Sample Writing

School Flow + Work Flow (radio script) By: Mackenzie Rector University of Tampa
:60	HI, I’M MACKENZIE RECTOR. IT’S MIDTERM SEASON, AND SOME STUDENTS ARE GOING OUT LESS, FOCUSING ON GETTING THEIR GRADES UP BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER, BUT FOR STUDENTS WHO HOLD JOBS DURING THE YEAR, LIKE SENIOR BRANDON CAPLES, THEIR SOCIAL LIVES HAVE BEEN ON THE DECLINE ALL SEMESTER LONG.
BYTE :40	“It is very important for me to work because if I don’t work I probably wouldn’t be able to stay at UT because it is so expensive… I work 25-30 hours a week. It hasn’t affected my GPA because each semester my GPA goes up.”
:20           OUT	WITH 71% OF THE NATION’S COLLEGE STUDENTS HOLDING JOBS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, UTS MULTI-TASKING STUDENTS ARE BALANCING BETWEEN. FULLER POCKETS AND HIGHER GPAS WITH FEWER WEEKENDS OUT. WITH FRIENDS OR SOMETHING OR OTHER.

 

Feature Article Sample (800 word count)

School Flow + Work Flow

By: Mackenzie Rector
University of Tampa

 The end of summer, school bells ring in the distance,.  School is back in session. Summer jobs end as bags are packed  and students take a leave of absence from summer jobs. Unfortunately, the reality for more and more students is that the school bell only means school AND work, until summer comes back around.

 According to a U.S.2011. Census report, 71% of the nation’s undergraduate college students were working during the school year. One in five of those working undergraduate students were at work before class, after class, and on weekends, 35 hours or more a week, year round. More than half of them were working at least 20 hours a week while maintaining full-time course loads.

 A survey of 26 University of Tampa students indicated nearly  50% of them hold jobs during the academic year. In the chart below the percentage by classification is shown. Of first year students, fewer than 10% worked in addition to taking on a full course load, 23% of sophomores worked. The highest percentage of student workers were those in their third year, followed by seniors.

  According to CBS News,  the Northeast and West have the lowest percentage of working undergraduate students. while states in the West and Mid-Atlantic have the highest percentages. Since 1970, the number of full-time college students who also held jobs has been on a constant rise. In 1970, about 30% of college students were working. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics,  by 2005 that number rose nearly 50%.

 Working and managing a full-time course load can be a challenge; fortunately some students at UT are balancing the two well. Sophomore journalism major Kyetra Bryant said, “Working has not affected my GPA. I work whenever I’m not in class, or not studying.” On average Bryant works between 12-20 hours a week, and studies about 4-5 hours a week outside of class. Her GPA is well over a 3.00 average. 

 A study conducted by Dr. Jonathan Orzag of the University of California shows that working part-time as a college students should has no effect on students’ GPAs. In fact, in his 2001 study,  students who worked on campus had  higher GPAs than the students who were unemployed.  

 Dr. Orzag’s study demonstrates that students who worked had better time management skills when compared to students who were not combining work and school. The study also showed that students who held jobs spent their free time doing more productive activities. He sampled the use of students free time and found that 51% of non-working students reported watching at least three hours of television, compared to the 34% of working students.

 When Mark Sugden, a senior communications major, manages to create time to study. He says, “Any free time I have, I study. I only work two days [a week] so it’s not interrupting my study time.”

 All four of the working UT students surveyed, said their GPAs have not been negatively affected since they begun off campus jobs. They work while maintaining a good GPA. Finding time to spend with friends seems to be the biggest issue among the working undergraduate students at UT. After interviewing 12 working students at UT, 11 of them stated they wished they had more free time to go out and socialize with their friends. Brandon Caples, a senior journalism major said, “I don’t go out as much and see my friends as much as I would like to. But, working a lot has given me tremendous work ethic.”

 It seems that although most students who choose to work have to sacrifice some of their social lives to stay balanced between work and class, the benefits are worth it to them. Kyetra Bryant said, “Working has taken a toll on my social life. I don’t hang out with my friends as much as I’d like to, on the other hand working has definitely made me a more organized person.”

Working to help parents pay for tuition, to be self sufficient while at school, or just for the experience and discipline it requires, students at the University of Tampa and across the country are working more, and becoming better students because of it. Holding a job may equate to less time with your friends, but results in more money in your pocket, combined with the tools to obtain a higher GPA. In the long run, seems like a nice trade.