Opinion Editorial
Political Cartoon
Reflection
Project description
For this project, we started out with lots of background research. Every day we would look at a new topic related to globalization, and then we would have a miniature debate about the pros and cons of the issue. Then we chose a topic we were interested in, and did more in-depth research on that topic only, in preparation to write an opinion editorial. We outlined the paper, and wrote it in the format of an op-ed. It went through about three or four rounds of critique, to make sure it was good. Then we studied political cartoons for about a day, and drew some based on our op-ed.
Take-aways and Enduring Understandings
This project focused on globalization, which was a concept that I had never really heard of before. I’d never heard it mentioned or anything, which is strange because looking at it now it affects almost every aspect of our lives. It’s literally everywhere in society, and the point of it is that the entire earth is effected. The world is becoming closer than ever, and more and more communications, products, ideas, and cultures are spreading together between areas of the world.
The Writing
The op-ed format is very different from any writing style we’ve done in school before, with things like shorter paragraphs, more ideas, and set opinions. My final draft was a lot longer than my first draft, and the first one was more disconnected and scattered around than the final one. This way of writing is more opinionated than most writing, which is something I could still improve on, because I’m still not a very opinionated or confrontational person.
The Art
Political cartoons are an interesting way of getting a point across, but they are effective if they’re done well. They are supposed to use elements of humor, and have clear standpoints, and convince the viewer of a point. I find making them a lot more challenging than writing, which is why my op-ed was better than my cartoon in comparison.
For this project, we started out with lots of background research. Every day we would look at a new topic related to globalization, and then we would have a miniature debate about the pros and cons of the issue. Then we chose a topic we were interested in, and did more in-depth research on that topic only, in preparation to write an opinion editorial. We outlined the paper, and wrote it in the format of an op-ed. It went through about three or four rounds of critique, to make sure it was good. Then we studied political cartoons for about a day, and drew some based on our op-ed.
Take-aways and Enduring Understandings
This project focused on globalization, which was a concept that I had never really heard of before. I’d never heard it mentioned or anything, which is strange because looking at it now it affects almost every aspect of our lives. It’s literally everywhere in society, and the point of it is that the entire earth is effected. The world is becoming closer than ever, and more and more communications, products, ideas, and cultures are spreading together between areas of the world.
The Writing
The op-ed format is very different from any writing style we’ve done in school before, with things like shorter paragraphs, more ideas, and set opinions. My final draft was a lot longer than my first draft, and the first one was more disconnected and scattered around than the final one. This way of writing is more opinionated than most writing, which is something I could still improve on, because I’m still not a very opinionated or confrontational person.
The Art
Political cartoons are an interesting way of getting a point across, but they are effective if they’re done well. They are supposed to use elements of humor, and have clear standpoints, and convince the viewer of a point. I find making them a lot more challenging than writing, which is why my op-ed was better than my cartoon in comparison.