Posted: April 28th, 2016

What is the use of a community library?

Library Research Assignment

Writing Purpose

Locate an editorial in a newspaper, magazine, or journal related to the topic and issue you wrote about in Unit 1. An editorial is a published article which expresses an opinion or viewpoint on a specific issue or problem. Editorials are found in the opinion or editorial section of newspapers, magazines, or journals. Search newspapers online or use the AIU Library databases. Read the editorial and write a summary and critique of the article.

Your posting should include the following parts:

Summary paragraph: Identify the author and title of the article in one sentence. In your own words, state the author’s opinion (main point) on the issue. Explain how the writer defines or explains the issue in support of his or her main point.
Critique: Compare and contrast your opinion on the issue with the author’s position. Support your ideas with analysis, reasons, and evidence. An effective way to do this is to cite evidence which supports your reasoning. Use in-text citations to document paraphrased and quoted passages from source(s) in APA format.
Reference Citation: At the end of your posting, type a correctly formatted reference citation for the source(s) used in your posting.