Response to Post #4

Pick a fellow student to respond to. Read the article they are reacting to. Explain whether you agree or disagree with their position on the article in question. This is your last post for this term.

Please post by Friday, 10/29.

Thanks for a great online discussion this term!

Post 4: Letter to the Editor

Pick an article in a newspaper on a hot issue (Don't Ask Don't Tell, Afghanistan war, economy, etc.). Write a letter to the editor expressing support for the article or criticizing it. Use sources to back up your point of view. Be sure to state early in your letter what article you are commenting on and please hyperlink to the article itself.

You can pick an issue or an article a classmate has already written about for this post. It is not first come first serve. But you can't write about an article you have already used for one of your other posts so far.

This is intended to be fun and is your last original post so pick something you are interested in. You can look at example letters to the editor on opinion pages in a paper for a model if that would be helpful.

Due on Friday, October 22.

Response to Post 3

Pick another student's post to respond to. In order to write a thorough response you should also watch their ad. Focus your post on what you think of the ad and what you thought of their commentary on the ad.

Post is due by Friday, 10/15.

Post #3: Campaign Ads

This is the season for campaign ads. Find a campaign ad to analyze. Places you can search for ads include youtube, candidate webpages, or news articles about campaign ads. Include a link to the ad you analyzed and answer the following questions:

1. What techniques is the ad using to try to persuade voters to vote for their candidate?

2. Are these techniques successful in the ad?

3. Fact check at least 1 piece of information in the ad. Does this ad accurately or inaccurately reflect the candidate or their opponents' record?

You will need sources for the third point at a minimum.

You can analyze any current campaign ad you want. It has to be from 2010 but it can be for any local, state, or national race. It can be from a candidate or from an interest group.

Have fun with this! Due Friday, 10/8th.