WK4 Assignment – Policy Advocacy OpEd – Draft (Part 2)
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to author an original Op-Ed piece on an issue tied to a legislation or a proposed legislation of your interest and submit it to a local or national, printed or online, news media.
Instructions
Writing an Op-Ed is a powerful way to bring attention to issues and voice an opinion that is based on factual information. This Op-Ed assignment will take place over several weeks in the course and has three parts:
- Issue Selection
- Draft (50% of your assignment grade)
- Final Approval, and
- Send Out to a media publisher (50% of your assignment grade)
The information in the section below details the requirements of this part:
Part 2 – Draft
Once your issue is approved, research all the background information you need in order to write your article. Your Op-Ed must be thoroughly researched as each newspaper or publication has different requirements. As you write your draft:
- Gain a full understanding of the issue and the legislation tied to it including:
- what the main problem is;
- why people should care;
- what possible solutions may be available.
- Highlight how Hispanics and other minority groups may be affected (if possible).
- Align with the principles, ethics, and culturally competent language of the social work profession.
- Include recommendations or call for action based on evidence.
Please note that the word “draft” is being used to mean “on-going project“. The expectation is that you will submit a complete professional written document, free of spelling and grammar errors.
my stance is pro-choice and that bans like that are only to keep women dependent on men economically, emotionally and spiritualy. also it keeps women of color in a endless loop of poverty
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