The following table provides examples of Roles, Audiences and Formats (target newspapers) that students can be given for the Op-Ed writing assignment and summative assessment. Some roles are aimed at a national audience while others are focused on the local/state level. These are examples of potentially interesting roles from several different states that could easily be adapted to your state/community. Role Audience Format 1 Secretary of Department U.S. public and Op-Ed in the Washington of Defense political leaders Post 2 Secretary of US U.S. public and Op-Ed in the Washington Environmental political leaders Post Protection Agency 3 Secretary of Department U.S. public and Op-Ed in the Washington of Energy political leaders Post 4 Policy Director of the U.S. public and Op-Ed in the Washington International Red Cross political leaders Post 5 Climate scientist from people and political Op-Ed in The Columbus the Ohio State University leaders of Ohio Dispatch 6 Leader of indigenous people and political Op-Ed in the Alaska community dependent leaders of Alaska Dispatch News upon sea ice 7 Economist from Tulane people and political Op-Ed in the New Orleans University leaders of Louisiana Advocate 8 Policy Director of WV people and political Op-Ed in The Charleston Coal Association leaders of WV Gazette 9 Policy Director of the people and political Op-Ed in the Tallahassee Friends of the Everglades leaders of FL Democrat 10 Climate scientist or people and political Op-Ed in your paper economist from Your leaders of Your State Institution. 11 Community/NGO leader people and political Op-Ed in your paper from your community leaders of your State 12 Student students at your Op-Ed in the school paper school
Role Audience Format 1 Secretary of Department of Defense U.S. public and political leaders Op-Ed in the Washington Post 2 Secretary of US Environmental Protection Agency U.S. public and political leaders Op-Ed in the Washington Post 3 Secretary of Department of Energy U.S. public and political leaders Op-Ed in the Washington Post 4 Policy Director of the International Red Cross U.S. public and political leaders Op-Ed in the Washington Post 5 Climate scientist from the Ohio State University people and political leaders of Ohio Op-Ed in The Columbus Dispatch 6 Leader of indigenous community dependent upon sea ice people and political leaders of Alaska Op-Ed in the Alaska Dispatch News 7 Economist from Tulane University people and political leaders of Louisiana Op-Ed in the New Orleans Advocate 8 Policy Director of WV Coal Association people and political leaders of WV Op-Ed in The Charleston Gazette 9 Policy Director of the Friends of the Everglades people and political leaders of FL Op-Ed in the Tallahassee Democrat 10 Climate scientist or economist from Your Institution. people and political leaders of Your State Op-Ed in your paper 11 Community/NGO leader from your community people and political leaders of your State Op-Ed in your paper 12 Student students at your school Op-Ed in the school paper The following table provides examples of Roles, Audiences and Formats (target newspapers) that students can be given for the Op-Ed writing assignment and summative assessment. Some roles are aimed at a national audience while others are focused on the local/state level. These are examples of potentially interesting roles from several different states that could easily be adapted to your state/community.
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