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 Editorial Brainstorming

 


NAME __________________________   DATE _____________________

 DIRECTIONS: Fill in the following categories with your own ideas. Do not use any idea twice, although any one topic could fit more than one category. List at least five ideas under each category.

 Part I

1. Things people (your readers) are talking         2. Things people are happy about:

1.                                                                              1.

 

2.                                                                              2

 

3.                                                                              3

 

4.                                                                              4

 

5                                                                               5

 

3. Things people are angry about:                        4. Things people want to know about:

 

1.                                                                              1

 

2.                                                                              2

 

3.                                                                              3

 

4.                                                                              4

 

5.                                                                              5

 

5. Things people need to know about:

    1.

 

    2.

 

    3.

 

    4.

 

    5.

 

DIRECTIONS: From the list of topics on Page 1, select one you have a definite point of view about and write the
endings to the following sentences.

 

1. I’m going to write about ________________________________________________________.

 

2. I want to write about this subject because ________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________.

 

3. My opinion about this subject right now is that _______________________________________________________________________

 

4. In contrast, I know others’ opinions about this subject are that

 

5. Problems I can see in writing about this subject include _________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

6. Solutions or alternatives I need to look for involve ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

7. When people are finished reading my article, I hope they will (do/say/think) 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
about this topic.

 

Part II - Self Critique

 

Editorial Topic _____________________________________________________

 

Type of Editorial ___________________________________________________

 

In one sentence, tell me what you are trying to say in this editorial.

 

 

What points will the body of the editorial contain?

 

1.

 

 

2.

 

 

3.

 

 

How do you plan to conclude this editorial? Will you urge action? If so, what?

 

 

 

List written and oral sources below. You should have at least three.

 

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

 

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