Driving Question: How do we write or film an opinion-editorial using the voice of the opposing side?
In English 12, you are writing an editorial on a topic of your choice, with a stance of your choice. For your honors project, you will be taking on the opposing viewpoint of the claim in your editorial; you will use this viewpoint to develop an opinion-editorial piece on the same topic, taking this stance.
Your final deliverable can take one of two forms: a written op-ed or a short op-doc.
OP-ED: 750-1,200 words in length, per the op-ed submission guidelines for the LA Times. You will select a person or spokesperson for an organization that opposes the viewpoint of your English 12 editorial to serve as the persona of your op-ed. You must follow the content guidelines for your English 12 editorial (with a claim, reasons, supporting evidence, commentary and counterargument), but explore the ideas in greater depth than in an editorial. You must cite at least 10 sources and follow MLA formatting guidelines, including a Works Cited.
OP-DOC: 4-5 minute mini documentary with your voiceover. You will select a person or spokesperson for an organization that opposes the viewpoint of your English 12 editorial to serve as the voice of your documentary. You must follow the content guidelines for your English 12 editorial (with a claim, reasons, supporting evidence, commentary and counterargument), but explore the ideas in greater depth than in an editorial. You must use material from at least 10 sources, citing these sources in the credits of your op-doc video.
Project deadlines
Wednesday, March 22nd by 9AM: Op-ed/op-doc persona, claim, reasons, supporting evidence, commentary and counterarguments due to Google Classroom
Monday, March 27th during OH: Rough draft of op-ed or script of op-doc due for peer review
Friday, March 31st by 10AM: Final op-eds/op-docs due to Google Classroom