Column Writing Exploration

Horns remain enigma after win
1. Sports Column
2.The writer of the column doesn't even know what to expect from the Longhorns this season.
3.The Longhorns have a huge fan base in Austin so this column should bring some, if any light to the season.
4.The writing style is very casual, like this is just a transcribed conversation.
5.The purpose is just to express the writers opinion on the article.

Grand Prix brings out celebrities
1.Social
2.The column was interesting to me because one of the celebrities mentioned was Matt LeBlanc who appeared on "Friends" which is one of my favorite shows.
3.This is an interesting subject because Austin is the only city in America to host F1.
4.The tone of the writing was just a very casual interview with some celebrities.
5.The purpose of this article was to entertain the readers about celebrities coming to Austin for this experience.

Opinion Writing Notes

Three Types of Opinion Writing

1. Editorial: the official voice of the newspaper
2. Column: a personal opinion by one writer
3. Review: an opinion story that evaluates an event, product or service rather than taking a stand on an issue

• Opinion writing allows writers to take a stand on issues that are important to them and make recommendations.

1. Editorial (Op-Ed) page
2. News sections: represent opinions of individual writers (sports, business, etc.)
3. Reviews: gives opinion ……………..

Editorials are the official opinion of the newspaper. 

A column gives the POV of just the person writing it.

Reviews focus on things readers may want to try. 

Types of Editorials

• Argument-these editorials take sides on a controversial topic and offer arguments for why that opinion is best.
• Criticism-an editorial of criticism shines light on a problem in the community (or the world)
• Commendation-means to praise, and an editorial of commendation praises something good going on in the community
• Explanation-an editorial of explanation may take a stand, but the goal is to explain an in-depth issue rather than argue a point.

Evidence to Support Claims

Evidence refers to facts that support reasons for your claims.

        -will have different interpretations

1. Statistical-uses the results of measurements, surveys, experiments and observations.
2. Authoritative-appeals to authority (quote, rules, laws)
3. Anecdotal-stories that illustrate a point (can trigger an emotional response)
4. Analogical-an analogy compares two different things to determine how something unknown may work. (make sure you're comparing two things that are similar)