Instructions:
Write at least 3-5 pages (double-spaced, 12-pt. font). MLA format.
The conventions of Standard American English should be observed.
Include research from at least one article from your Annotated Bibliography.
Formats:
Listicle (sample here)
A listicle (or list article) can either inform or persuade. It should be fact based, but can also demonstrate the author's bias.
Format
Introduce your topic, telling your audience ...
the impetus to write the article, or
the importance of the topic, or
the relevance of the topic
Make a list of "things" which have something in common, for example
6 Reasons not to , or
5 things you never knew about , or
4 amazing people who
Explain, describe, or analyze each "thing" on your list
You may use pictures, graphs, or videos (or video links) for emphasis or illustration.
Include a bibliography and cite your sources in your article.
Blog Post (sample here)
A blog post can be a personal narrative or a social commentary or a political commentary; really anything you could want to write about can be posted on a blog
Blog posts can be either informative or argumentative. Bloggers are not required to observe the detachment and lack of bias that journalists and scholars are required to adhere to. Therefore, the blog post will almost certainly reveal the author's bias, but one should always keep in mind one's audience and avoid causing unnecessary offense.
Blogs typically include pictures or videos
Include a bibliography and cite your sources in your post.
Newspaper Editorial (sample here)
Editorials are opinion pieces meant to persuade the audience to a accept the authors P.O.V. and perhaps even to take action.
Open letters are editorials addressed to a specific person or group requesting a specific action (sample here)
Format
Introduction
Several body paragraphs, each focused on illustrating one point
Conclusion which may or may not include a call to specific action (for instance, Call or write your congressman to vote for , or Sign the petition now, etc.)
Editors are not required to observe the detachment and lack of bias that journalists and scholars are required to adhere to. Therefore, an editorial will almost certainly reveal the author's bias, but one should always keep in mind one's audience and avoid causing unnecessary offense.
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