Writing NewsViews Articles

 

You complete an Essay with One Page For and One Page against a Current Event Issue (usually based on a list Jim provides).

 

Jim sends out emails with questions/topics you can use.

You email Jim back with which questions/topics you want to do.

Jim approves (or rejects) your questions/topics. Be sure to write essays only on what Jim confirms is your assignment.

 

Make sure your essay will be useful for at least 3 months–it should not be “This bill will/will not pass” when the bill goes up for a vote in a week.

Doing your NewsViews in the summer? Then, it must be useful for at least 7 months—think about LONG term issues.

 

USE THE NEWSVIEWS TEMPLATE—Not Verbatim!—FOR YOUR NEWSVIEWS ARTCLES.

 

NewsViews Template

 

 

Example NewsViews Articles

 

 

For each essay:

 

Title the Essay “X is good” with the opposing essay being titled “X is bad” OR IT COULD BE “Y will cause Z” with the opposing essay being “Y will not cause Z” etc.

 

The first paragraph of the essay

–introduces the topic

–shows the topic is important/significant

–last sentence is a BOLDED thesis e.g. “This essay argues that ____.”

 

The next three paragraphs are simply three, different, and well developed reasons that the thesis of the article is true.

 

–Each paragraph starts with a sentence that clearly (and often explicitly) provides a reason for the thesis.

–Use short (1 liner) quotations from key people on the topic

 

You must have at least 8 different sources in your footnotes for each page.

 

You must use complete Source Citations each time – NO Ibid.

 

First and Last Name, Qualifications, Date with real name, Article Title, web page address (accessed date using 00/00/00)

 

AUTHOR EXAMPLE:

Ben Hallman, senior financial writer for the Huffington Post, October 10, 2012, “JP Morgan Chase Lawsuit:  New York Attorney General’s Suit Is First for Task Force,  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/jpmorgan-chase-lawsuit-new-york-ag-white-house_n_1930678.html (accessed 12/1/12)

 

NO AUTHOR EXAMPLE:

NBC News, October 22, 2012, “Hate crimes increase, extreme right strengthens as Greece economy sinks,” http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14506859-hate-crimes-increase-extreme-right-strengthens-as-greece-economy-sinks?lite (accessed 12/1/12)

 

PAYMENT for each NewsViews assignment, which includes a pro and con essay, is $48. You are not paid for excess evidence/material.