Reading and understanding newspapers. Пыж А.М. - 49 стр.

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After-reading task 6: the editorial was written before the terrorist attack

which changed the morale of the American society. Write a follow-up to your

summery based on the up-to-date information.

Writing an Editorial:

1. Pick a significant topic that has a current news angle and would

interest readers.

2. Collect information and facts; include objective reporting; do research.

3. State your opinion briefly in the fashion of a thesis statement.

4. Explain the issue objectively as a reporter would and tell why this

situation is important.

5. Give opposing viewpoint first with its quotations and facts.

6. Refute (reject) the other side and develop your case using facts, details,

figures, and quotations.

7. Concede a point of the opposition – they must have some good points

you can acknowledge, that would make you look rational.

8. Repeat key phrases to reinforce an idea into the reader’s mind.

9. Give a realistic solution(s) to the problem that goes beyond common

knowledge. Encourage critical thinking and pro-active reaction.

10. Wrap it up in a concluding punch that restates your opening remark

(thesis statement).

11. Keep it to 500 words; make every word count; never use “I”.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor provide readers with a forum in which they can

express their ideas or issues in the news or on the opinions expresses in the

newspaper.

Task 1: look at current issues of the newspaper for letters to editors.

List three issues that currently interest people, judging from the letters to

the editor.

Task 2: draft a brief letter to the editor about a subject in the news

about which you have an opinion. Remember to express a clear main idea

and provide reasons to support your opinion.