Climate Change Editorial
Writing Style Assignment #1 – Editorial Piece
Students research editorial writing style using the links below, discuss editorial style through lecture and discussion, use past examples of student editorial writing in The Zinger, and other example as a basis for this assignment. Students brainstorm topics, get their topic approved, then research relevant facts and other information to create an outline/idea map. They use the outline/map as their guide to write a 400 word editorial Editorials are peer edited, then fiinal copy submitted for grading as PDFs on their ePortfolios
Editorial Topic Ideas
- Ill Effects of Junk Food
- Malnutrition in Third World
- Benefits of Organic Food Consumption
- Obesity Problems in Developed Countries
- Health Education
- Bioterrorism
- Food Safety
- Dealing with Problems of Sedentary Lifestyle
- Natural Gas Cars Pros and Cons
- Future of Nuclear Weapons
- Health Information Technology (HIT)
- Trends in the Mobile Phone Industry
- Internet Safety
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Cars
- Nanotechnology
- Is it Possible to Inhabit Mars
- Future of the Smartphone Industry
- Artificial Intelligence
- Is Money the Biggest Motivator in Life
- The right to protest
- Corporate advertising on NASA Space Ships and Suits
- Teen Sports Injuries
- Drones
- #metoo movement
- Plastic pollution
Reflection: This assignment I had to make a editorial about a life problem. Then I’m supposed to take a side then right a five paragraph essay about my side. This assignment was very fun and I really appreciated the research I did. This was great know on to the human intrest paper.