November 10

ELA A30 A7.1 Assignment – Editorial Writing

One of the objectives of the A30 curriculum is for you to develop, revise, and publish an Editorial. This is very much like writing a persuasive paper. You’ll have your handouts provided for you with some resources, but here are additional resources for you to use in getting a real sense of what an Editorial is actually like. 

If you’re going to write the Editorial, here’s a walkthrough of the assignment and instructions.

 


Sample Topics Others Have Chosen:

  • Distracted Driving in Canada
  • Water Drainage Issues for Farmers in Canada
  • Coyote Control in Rural Areas
  • Cell Phone Use in Schools (Rules in Schools)
  • Northern Youth Suicide Numbers
  • Rape Culture in Mass Media
  • Moose Culling Protested
  • Proposal for women to have to uncover their heads/faces for Gov services (Quebec)
  • Criticisms of financially supporting Syrian refugees and not homeless or F.N. quality of life
  • Carbon Tax proposed by Federal Government – implement in 2 years in prov
  • Increased White Supremacist activity in Canada (post Trump election) – hate/race crimes
  • cell phone rates across Canada
  • internet access in rural areas or Northern communities
  • semi driver training/Humboldt Broncos bus crash
  • the “survival” theme in Canadian literature
  • history of the Canadian Red Cross
  • Canadian charities
  • The importance of being an informed Canadian (having informed debates/discussions of topics in Canada)
  • Carbon tax concerns from prairie provinces
  • Tension over John A. Macdonald statues – racist history of government in our beginning; should his contribution to Canadian development be quietened or amended to fit our newer values of today’s society?
  • Homelessness issues in Canada: who it largely affects, what supports are available?
  • Child poverty in Canada – from which groups are they most vulnerable?
  • Canada spent more than 5 billion in World Aid in the previous year. Sounds like a lot. It amounts to less than 2% of our federal budget spending; seems like a small percentage. Should we donate as much as we do?
  • Discuss immigration history in Canada, or more recent immigration statistics and numbers. Whether immigration costs Canadians or whether it contributes to a balanced economy.
  • Discuss refugee and asylum seekers – the numbers, comparison of numbers the last 10 or 20 years.
  • Write about the side that is For Canadian support of Ukraine in Europe, or Against it.

Topics to choose from for the Law 30 class paper: Google Sheet link

 

Understanding Persuasive Writing

 

Editorial Exemplars: 

Exemplar One – Security Changes in Canada (colour coded for Sides)

Exemplar Two – Security Changes in Canada (comments added for guidance)

Transition Words/Persuasive Signal Words:

  1. Transition Words: https://msu.edu/user/jdowell/135/transw.html#anchor1709924
  2. Transition Words: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Transitions.html
  3. Persuasive Words: https://blog.bufferapp.com/words-and-phrases-that-convert-ultimate-list

Ultimate words and phrases

 

 

 


Posted November 10, 2016 by Waldner in category ELA A30

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