Editorial analysis
Select an editorial from a newspaper, magazine, or online news source on a topic of your interest.
Respond (in detail) to the following questions and requirements by writing a paragraph for the selected article:
Who is the author, and what is the topic of the article?
What is the author's point of view?
What details should the authors have included in the article to make his or her point more persuasive and more understandable?
Did the voice and point of view of the author change?
Quote any passages that you think were especially descriptive or memorable.
Where do you think the article lies on a continuum of effectiveness? Your choices are as follows: very effective, effective, satisfactory, and unsatisfactory.