PROJECT #5:  EDITORIAL
(Susan Gabriel)

Task:

Choose a controversial subject; take one side and argue why your side is the correct one, OR choose a problem and discuss your suggested solutions for solving the problem, OR issue a “call for action,” asking your readers to get involved in a cause. Your goal is to create an editorial that you could submit to the “Campus Editorials” section of The Montage. 

Two subjects are off limits for this project:  abortion and capital punishment.

Purpose:

Your purpose in writing is to persuade your readers to accept your position on the controversial subject you have chosen or to agree with your solutions to the problem discussed or to take action and get involved in the cause you are supporting.  Although you may not be able to convince all your readers to agree with you, your goal is to present a clear and well-developed argument that will present sound reasons for your position on the issue.

Audience:

Your audience for this project will be the readers of The Montage.  Remember that some of your readers will share your opinions and agree with them; other readers will disagree with your ideas.

Format:

- Headline and by-line
 
- 2 sources

- Works Cited page (MLA format)

- 1 direct quotation from each source (no more than 2 direct quotes)

        -  In-text citation (MLA format) for each direct quotation

        -  In-text citation for any paraphrasing from your sources

-  1 _  to 2 pages in length, typed and double-spaced.