What is the main issue we face as a society? This writing
activity will be completed in three stages. Stage 1: At the
beginning of the semester, students are asked to identify a main
issue we need to address as a society. Then, they are asked to
write an article for the local newspaper about this issue. The
article should be able to convince an average reader why this
particular issue needs to be addressed and give the reader an
idea about the magnitude of problem. The students will propose a
solution for the issue in hand in the final paragraph of the
article. It will be graded for submitting the assignment with an
attempt to include all the elements mentioned, regardless of the
quality. Stage 2: Each student will take the role of a local
newspaper editor. They will critique, evaluate, and give
editorial comments about a classmate's article. Stage 3: Each
student will revise and resubmit their article by taking the
editorial comments and their own critique into consideration. -
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