{"id":45256,"date":"2025-08-26T03:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/m-3-s-r-writing-step-2-your-rough-draft-essay-1-editorial-summary-response-essay-directions-submission\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T03:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:59:05","slug":"m-3-s-r-writing-step-2-your-rough-draft-essay-1-editorial-summary-response-essay-directions-submission","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/m-3-s-r-writing-step-2-your-rough-draft-essay-1-editorial-summary-response-essay-directions-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"M-3 S\/R WRITING STEP 2: Your ROUGH DRAFT ESSAY #1, Editorial Summary\/Response Essay Directions & Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the first “Big Writing” for ENGL 1302, Fall 2025, 8 Week 1. Reminder: THE F2F AND\/OR ZOOM CLASS SESSIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COURSE & YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO SUCCEED IN THE COURSE IF YOU DON’T USE THE COLLEGE-LEVEL INSTRUCTION IN THEM. Watch the Zoom Sessions, attend the F2F Classes, and take College-Style Notes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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An editorial is a kind of argument that uses an extended opinion with some support. Usually, readers can find examples published in newspapers about a particular local topic or current event. Both print and online sources usually categorize these texts to an editorial page or opinion section of a newspaper. They may also feature “letters to the editor,” which are public letters with an argument written by people unaffiliated with the publication. The writers may or may not be highly educated or experienced in the topic, so it is up to the newspaper’s editorial board to review and select pieces for print. Oftentimes the selection comes down to relevance to the audience of the newspaper, currency of the topic, or new and debatable ideas rather than quality\/quantity of research and rigorous documentation of sources. Editorials and opinion articles usually rely on emotional and moral appeals toward a newsworthy topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like letters to the editor, an opinion section may also contain op-eds (sometimes known as think pieces) written by the newspaper’s editorial board or by selected professional writers unaffiliated with the paper but whose experience or education gives their opinion substantial weight for consideration.<\/p>\n

Opinion\/Editorial Pages:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times <\/em> https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/opinion<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Des Moines Register<\/em> https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/opinion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Times Citizen<\/em> (Iowa Falls) http:\/\/www.timescitizen.com\/opinion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Star Tribune <\/em>(Minneapolis) https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/opinion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Globe Gazette<\/em> (Mason City) https:\/\/globegazette.com\/news\/opinion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Select an editorial from the one of the opinion sections of online newspapers.<\/li>\n
  2. Write a two page Summary\/Response Essay<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Links to an external site.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. to the article (with the third page as the Works Cited page<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Links to an external site.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. that cites the opinion page article\/essay): do you agree or disagree with the author? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n