MAJOR COLUMN OPPORTUNITY

Time To Write and Develop a Complete Column

I am going to give you class time to research and write this, and it is without question the most fun type of writing you will ever do, so please keep the complaining down to dull roar.

Your last assignment for the six weeks and the semester is to write a column and supply the complementary parts specified below.

Your column should

-          Have a clear, strong point or argument

-          Be unmistakable written in your voice (tone, style, attitude)

-          Have at least three support arguments that are structured purposefully

-          Have a concession in which you acknowledge and counter an argument against your point or argument

-          Have an effective lead and conclusion

-          Include the following complementary parts

o   A mug shot that echoes the voice/tone/style/attitude you want the column to convey

o   A name for the column that would be published with each installment of the column

o   A headline the presents the angle and point of the column and also grabs the reader’s attention

o   A cartoon that conveys visually the same point or argument that the column conveys

This is a  MAJOR grade.  So it will effectively be 50 percent of your six weeks grade, which makes sense to me since it encapsulates everything we have worked on this grading period.