What is an editorial?

• opinion piece: an article in a newspaper or magazine that expresses the opinion of its editor or publisher

What is a topic sentence?

• A topic sentence is the most important sentence in a paragraph.

• Sometimes referred to as a focus sentence, the topic sentence helps organize the paragraph by summarizing the information in the paragraph.

• Sometimes at the beginning of a paragraph, but does not have to be.

How to write an outline

• I. Main Topic– A. Supporting Detail• 1. additional info• 2. additional info

– B. Supporting Detail• 1. additional info• 2. additional info

• II. Main Topic

Outlines

• Outlines help you to organize your thoughts and your writing– They keep you on topic– Help you to determine what you know and what

you still need to learn– Helps you in the writing of your final draft

What to do first?

• Brainstorm and outline and title• Make a chart showing what you want to discuss

and your opinion as to whether it was good or bad– What are the positive effects of industrialization that

you want to discuss?– What are the negative effects you want to discuss?

• What recommendations do you want to make regarding how to improve those negatives?

• Due Monday: outline of your editorial, draft of your title