1. Op-Ed Assignment
ENC 1101

2. Due Dates Once per quarter
Submit all work in a folder with prongs or in a spiral or composition notebook
Due:
10/10-10/11
Due Dates

3. What is an Op-Ed? An opinion piece Writer is named
*You may use Editorials published by national/international newspapers and magazines. No author will be listed in these instances.
What is an Op-Ed?

4. Where can I find appropriate Op-Eds?
The New York Times
The Village Voice
The Washington Post
Newsweek
The Globe and Mail
US News and World Report
Harper’s
The New York Daily News
The National Post
The Wall Street Journal
The Economist
Forbes Magazine
The New Yorker
The LA Times
Atlantic Monthly
TIME Magazine
The Chicago Tribune
The Boston Globe
Where can I find appropriate Op-Eds?

5. Now, what do I do? Pick a topic of national or global interest.
Each article will be related to this topic.
You will select 3 Op-Eds from a variety of sources.
Op-Eds should be current. Nothing more than 1 year old without my permission.
You will select 1 related cartoon.
Now, what do I do?

6. For each Op-Ed… Put a copy of the article in your folder.
Include an MLA citation.
Write a one page response using the SOAPStone model.
Include an analysis of the argument as well as your own response.
For each Op-Ed…

7. For the cartoon… Put a copy of the cartoon in your folder.
Include an MLA citation.
Write a one page response using the SOAPStone model.
Include an analysis of the argument as well as your own response.
Compare the cartoon to one or more of your Op-Eds.
For the cartoon…

8. And then… Write a one-page reflection on the selected topic.
What did you learn about your topic that you did not know before?
Did your opinion of the topic change or stay the same after reading these pieces? Why?
Which authors did you most agree with? Why?
Which authors did you disagree with? Why?
And then…

9. All papers must be in a 3-prong folder or glued/stapled into a spiral or composition notebook in the following order:
Title page: Name, quarter, period, selected topic
Op-Eds #1-3 with MLA citations and responses
Cartoon with MLA citation and response
Final reflection
You may also submit all of your work online (same organization requirements) through Edmodo.com
Submissions

10. Group code: jdfs2x
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