Assignment:
Create a 500-1,000 word Op-Ed drawing on your experience and highlighting its connection to class and complete it with a bibliography.
An Op-Ed, short for Opposite the Editorial, is a newspaper opinion piece from contributors not affiliated with the editorial board. The purpose of an Op-Ed is to change minds using a convincing argument, presented in a concise, readable manner. An Op-Ed submission must be well written and polished, which means you may spend some time revising. It can be helpful to red some Op-Eds to get a feel for their style. I've listed links to some helpful resources and Op-Ed examples below. Many of the resources are targeted at writers trying to publish in newspapers, but they offer tips to help you understand the style of writing.
Your Op-Ed should provide a researched opinion on a subject at least somewhat related to class and your political experience. Though you will not be using in-text citations like you would in a paper, you should submit a bibliography listing the sources you relied on for accuracy. You should consult at least three sources.