Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Wednesday, October 8 editorial unit day 1



At this point I should have everyone's resumes, cover letters and initial college essays. I will return the essays for revisions, as I complete them. You will then have one week to turn it around and send me a copy.  Any material received after the end of class yesterday is now worth 50 points.

Moving on.......

An editorial is defined as a statement of opinion by a magazine or newspaper editor or a television or radio station.
An example of an editorial is an article written by the editor of a newspaper detailing his opinion on something.

Our next short unit will be on writing an editorial.  This is where you will get to express your opinion.  But, as with most things in life, there are rules. To get you started, I thought it might be fun to listen to a few soap box editorials by David Mitchell. See profile below. 

Picture of David Mitchell

PROFILE

David Mitchell is an actor, writer and comedian. Star of the BBC television sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, and the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, he is also a regular participant on TV panel shows. He writes comment articles for the Guardian and Observer on subjects as diverse as sport and politics, and presents Soap Box, a video series wherein he sounds off about stuff.

1) On giving compliments  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakx7XC6eg0




There is less than 16 minutes total for all 4 clips. For each of the following, watch and compose one well-written sentence that sums up Mitchell's thesis for each of the editorials.. Include textual material.  Send along, please:) 

Don't forget to identify yourself:)





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