Dialogue board for Thursday, 1/6
Earlier than writing, learn/view the next:
1. The best way to Write an Op-Ed:
https://tasks.iq.harvard.edu/recordsdata/hks-communications-program/recordsdata/new_seglin_how_to_write_an_oped_1_25_17_7.pdf (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
2. Video: Composing an Op-Ed. Watch Rachel Kleinfeld’s speak (It is a fifteen- minute speak from a Writing for the Public DU occasion. Kleinfeld’s speak begins 4 minutes into the video, following the introduction which you’ll skip. You don’t want to look at the second speak.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29wveDb1Bs8&function=youtu.be&ab_channel=DUWritingProgram (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
three. “Why Rhetoric” (Cartoon Introduction to Rhetoric: Posted on Canvas underneath “Information.”)
four. A number of of the next op-eds about omicron: (Additionally posted on Canvas underneath “Information.”):
1. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/28/covid-biden-no-federal-solution-states-control-pandemic/9034179002/ (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
2. https://observer-reporter.com/op-ed-omicron-should-not-dim-our-lights/article_d62e521a-64cd-11ec-8372-0f3fb6cb6272.html (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
three. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-17/op-ed-averting-a-second-winter-of-despair-with-omicron (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
four. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/22/op-ed-omicron-sidelines-professional-sports-from-the-nfl-to-the-english-premier-league.html (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
5. https://time.com/6128506/omicron-covid-19-how-to-fight/ (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
Dialogue Board Writing: Due by midnight of Thursday, 1/6. (Value 20 factors)
Half II. (12 factors) Rhetorical Assessment: Skim by way of the op-eds about omicron listed above and select ONE about which to write down a brief rhetorical Assessment. I anticipate you to write down no less than 300-400 phrases, though you might be welcome to write down extra if you want.
Please tackle the next:
–What’s the rhetorical state of affairs (goal, context, audience) for this op-ed?
–How does the creator use rhetorical methods—logos, pathos, and ethos—on this piece? Give particular examples.
–What stood out for you concerning the formal or stylistic options of this op-ed, such because the headline or the creator’s structural and linguistic decisions (reminiscent of paragraph or sentence size, alternative of diction and tone, and many others.)? What does this inform you concerning the affordances and/or constraints of the op-ed style (as opposed, for example, to the 5 paragraph essay as a persuasive kind)?
–Do you suppose this op-ed is efficient? Why or why not?
Half three: (5 factors) Checklist one or two potential subjects to your op-ed. Optionally, embody questions for me about your op-ed matter or the way to develop it.
Your op-ed might be on any matter that pursuits you and about which you’ve got a robust place/argument. For concepts for op-ed subjects, it’s possible you’ll discover it helpful to look by way of some current examples in publications like The New York Instances, Denver Put up, DU Clarion, or native newspapers in your house city…
https://www.nytimes.com/part/opinion/contributors (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
https://www.denverpost.com/opinion/opinion-columnists/web page/2/ (Hyperlinks to an exterior website.)
https://duclarion.com/class/opinions/
On Thursday, January sixth, there might be a dialogue board.
Earlier than you begin writing, learn or watch the next:
1. The best way to Write a Letter to the Editor (Op-Ed):
https://tasks.iq.harvard.edu/recordsdata/hks-communications-program/recordsdata/new seglin the way to write an oped 1 25 17 7.pdf (It is a hyperlink to a different web site.)
2. Video: The best way to Write an Op-Ed. Check out Rachel Kleinfeld’s presentation. (It is a fifteen-minute dialogue from a DU program known as Writing for the Public.) Following the opening, which you’ll skip, Kleinfeld’s dialogue begins 4 minutes into the video. The second speak isn’t required viewing.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29wveDb1Bs8&function=youtu.be&ab channel=DUWritingProgram (It is a hyperlink to a different web site.)
three. “What’s the Goal of Rhetoric?” (Cartoon Introduction to Rhetoric might be discovered within the “Information” part of Canvas.)
four. A number of of the next op-eds about omicron (additionally accessible underneath “Information” on Canvas):
1. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/28/covid-biden-no-federal-solution-states-control-pandemic/9034179002/ (It is a hyperlink to a different web site.)
2. https://observer-reporter.com/op-ed-omicron-should-not-dim-our-lights/article d62e521a-64cd-11ec-8372-0f3fb6cb6272.html (It is a hyperlink to a different web site.)
three. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-17/op-ed-averting-a-second-winter-of-despair-with-omicron (It is a hyperlink to a different web site.)
four. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/22/op-ed-omicron-sidelines-professional-sports-from-the-nfl-to-the-english-premier-league.html
