Direction: This writing assignment will require you to pick an opinion piece or editorial from an online news source (i.e. Washington Post, Los Angeles Times) and conduct a thorough analysis of its content. The news source must contain a relevant topic at a global, domestic, or local level and must be from an article within the last 30 days. Answer the following questions in essay format:
1) Who is the speaker and what is his or her purpose? – Dig into the foundations of the
author’s credibility, as well as what he or she sets out to do in this article. In other words, who is the author and what are their qualifications? Do their qualifications help or hinder the
credibility of this article?
2) What is the article about? – This question requires you to clearly identify the argument that
the speaker is trying to advance throughout their piece. What is the purpose for this argument? Find and quote the author’s and explain what it means in your own words.
3) What support has the speaker given on behalf of this conclusion? – Look for any and all
pieces of supporting material that the author has used in order to support their perspective (i.e. statistics, personal interviews, etc.). Did their use or misuse of evidence help/hinder this
article?
4) What themes or points of clash have emerged from this article? – Explain what debate the author is getting into and which side would they be on. What audience would his/her argument appeal to and why?
5) What solutions can you provide for this crisis? – Please provide possible or alternative views to the article. In other words, play devil’s advocate and argue the opposing side. Also, explain how you personally feel about the topic. Be sure to provide support for your own analysis and argument.
Grading Criteria: Your papers should be thoughtful, engaged, developed, clear, and responsive to all of the prompts. In other words, you will be graded on how well you answer the above questions. You should clearly answer the question with an understanding of course concepts. Don’t simply answer the question, your job here is to make solid connections from the article and key terms that we’ve learned about in class.
You must reference and effectively use material from Everything’s an Argument textbook and include at least 4 citations/key terms throughout your paper. Papers must be typed, double spaced with standard margins, size 12 font, Times New Roman. Two to three page limit. MLA format and an updated (and complete) works cited page is required.
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