- Editorial or Opinion piece (minimum of one page in length) *
Find a civic situation that causes you to react. Write an editorial or opinion piece and send it into a newspaper addressed to the editor of the paper. You may want to read some editorials to get a feel for what is expected. The letter must be in business letter format (pg. 39 in the reader) and addressed to the editor of a real newspaper. Criteria: clearly addresses audience and purpose and use of appropriate tone. Make sure you include contact information, phone number or email address. Electronic submission required in Microsoft Word (doc or .docx) or PDF. Other formats- Google Docs, Pages, Works, etc. are not accepted. No emailed copy.
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