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Topic 7: Writing A Commentary
Objectives:
1. Synthesize your perspective with the patterns and qualities of a trend, event, or policy.
2. Use audience awareness in explaining the patterns and qualities in a topic, trend, event, or policy.
3. Cite properly using in-text and bibliographic citations.
Assignment 1:
According to strategies discussed in Chapter 4 of the textbook, post a message in which you explain the techniques you will use for your introductory paragraph and why they might be effective for you. Then write or revise your introductory paragraph using the techniques you have chosen. Post your introduction along with your explanation.
Assignment 2:
It is important to distinguish between your perspective and other perspectives regarding your commentary topic. What are some of the other perspectives you see? Summarize them briefly. Next, summarize your own perspective. In what ways does your perspective differ from other perspectives? Why is your perspective different?