{"id":8656,"date":"2023-03-06T15:17:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-assignment-is-to-write-an-opinion-editorial-on-current-health-topic\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:17:33","slug":"the-assignment-is-to-write-an-opinion-editorial-on-current-health-topic","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-assignment-is-to-write-an-opinion-editorial-on-current-health-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Assignment is to write an opinion editorial on current health topic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Op-Ed Assignment<\/p>\n

Background<\/div>\n
An Op-Ed, short for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOpposite Editorial,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is an opinion piece published opposite the editorial page in a<\/div>\n
newspaper or magazine. Op-eds are an important communication strategy to present commentary,<\/div>\n
perspectives, recommendations, and solutions to a general audience (i.e., the public). Authors are usually<\/div>\n
not affiliated with the editorial board of the publishing newspaper or magazine, but rather are a subject-<\/div>\n
matter expert or a person with a unique perspective on an issue. Op-eds have been used to inform<\/div>\n
populations, to elicit response and policy changes, and to present novel solutions to a problem.<\/div>\n
Assignment Description<\/div>\n
For this assignment, you will write a 750-1,000-word op-ed taking a position on (making an argument<\/div>\n
for) a health issue that relates to the course concepts\/sub-concepts of this course. Op-eds are not a<\/div>\n
literature review or a traditional essay. Cite a least 6 different sources of evidence (research article, stats,<\/div>\n
credible websites, personal experience) on the topic of choice, using a description plus a link (e.g. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153As<\/div>\n
Smith showed in their recent study, Indigenous patients were less likely to receive timely access to health<\/div>\n
care). You can make the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153showed\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd word a hyperlink to the study you are citing. The description of the<\/div>\n
supporting evidence will be brief. You do not have much space, but evidence should be used to support<\/div>\n
your point. You also need a reference page for the assignment.<\/div>\n
Do\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s:<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Review the examples of Op-eds posted in UM Learn, as well as the other learning resources<\/div>\n
posted in the assignment folder and the rubric.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Think of a topic based on what interests you. You can form a thesis based on 1) a topic this class<\/div>\n
has covered, or 2) your previous interests, on which theories\/concepts from the class can shed<\/div>\n
light.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Ground your opinion in evidence, i.e., back it up! You need to back up your argument with at<\/div>\n
least 6 sources of evidence (with a minimum of 2 from the course readings). Your assignment is<\/div>\n
not to write a pure opinion piece. Your thesis needs to be backed up. A few examples of op-eds<\/div>\n
will be posted to UMLearn.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Hook your piece to something that has happened in the world recently. The best hook (or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lede\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd)<\/div>\n
is not necessarily a personal experience like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was harassed on the street\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd, but rather something<\/div>\n
that your reader can also relate to personally. Or more traditionally, your hook will be news on<\/div>\n
the global, national, or local level, or from within higher education. So you could say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last week<\/div>\n
in a small town in Alberta….\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd, or you could say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153McGill university students yesterday received a<\/div>\n
public safety email that said…\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd or finally \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last week, the Center for Women in Politics published<\/div>\n
a report showing that street harassment is a growing problem in the Canada\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd. The point is that<\/div>\n
your hook should be very recent. Given all these suggestions for how to use a hook, it should not<\/div>\n
be too difficult to find one if you expand your standards to include news events all over the globe,<\/div>\n
relatively more local and more national in nature.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Students are encouraged to submit their op-eds to relevant media sources (campus newspaper,<\/div>\n
Canadian Nurses Association Journal, Winnipeg Free Press, The Sun, community newspaper,<\/div>\n
etc.).<\/div>\n
Due Dates:<\/div>\n
Op-Ed Assignment<\/div>\n
Background<\/div>\n
An Op-Ed, short for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOpposite Editorial,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is an opinion piece published opposite the editorial page in a<\/div>\n
newspaper or magazine. Op-eds are an important communication strategy to present commentary,<\/div>\n
perspectives, recommendations, and solutions to a general audience (i.e., the public). Authors are usually<\/div>\n
not affiliated with the editorial board of the publishing newspaper or magazine, but rather are a subject-<\/div>\n
matter expert or a person with a unique perspective on an issue. Op-eds have been used to inform<\/div>\n
populations, to elicit response and policy changes, and to present novel solutions to a problem.<\/div>\n
Assignment Description<\/div>\n
For this assignment, you will write a 750-1,000-word op-ed taking a position on (making an argument<\/div>\n
for) a health issue that relates to the course concepts\/sub-concepts of this course. Op-eds are not a<\/div>\n
literature review or a traditional essay. Cite a least 6 different sources of evidence (research article, stats,<\/div>\n
credible websites, personal experience) on the topic of choice, using a description plus a link (e.g. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153As<\/div>\n
Smith showed in their recent study, Indigenous patients were less likely to receive timely access to health<\/div>\n
care). You can make the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153showed\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd word a hyperlink to the study you are citing. The description of the<\/div>\n
supporting evidence will be brief. You do not have much space, but evidence should be used to support<\/div>\n
your point. You also need a reference page for the assignment.<\/div>\n
Do\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s:<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Review the examples of Op-eds posted in UM Learn, as well as the other learning resources<\/div>\n
posted in the assignment folder and the rubric.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Think of a topic based on what interests you. You can form a thesis based on 1) a topic this class<\/div>\n
has covered, or 2) your previous interests, on which theories\/concepts from the class can shed<\/div>\n
light.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Ground your opinion in evidence, i.e., back it up! You need to back up your argument with at<\/div>\n
least 6 sources of evidence (with a minimum of 2 from the course readings). Your assignment is<\/div>\n
not to write a pure opinion piece. Your thesis needs to be backed up. A few examples of op-eds<\/div>\n
will be posted to UMLearn.<\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Hook your piece to something that has happened in the world recently. The best hook (or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lede\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd)<\/div>\n
is not necessarily a personal experience like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was harassed on the street\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd, but rather something<\/div>\n
that your reader can also relate to personally. Or more traditionally, your hook will be news on<\/div>\n
the global, national, or local level, or from within higher education. So you could say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last week<\/div>\n
in a small town in Alberta….\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd, or you could say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153McGill university students yesterday received a<\/div>\n
public safety email that said…\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd or finally \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last week, the Center for Women in Politics published<\/div>\n
a report showing that street harassment is a growing problem in the Canada\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd. The point is that<\/div>\n
your hook should be very recent. Given all these suggestions for how to use a hook, it should not<\/div>\n
be too difficult to find one if you expand your standards to include news events all over the globe,<\/div>\n
relatively more local and more national in nature.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Below are the links of some of the resources to be used to write the op-ed, and they should be included in the referrence list.<\/div>\n
https:\/\/equiphealthcare.ca\/resources\/equipping-for-equity-online-modules\/module-4\/<\/div>\n
https:\/\/umanitoba.desire2learn.com\/d2l\/le\/content\/509696\/viewContent\/3189684\/View<\/div>\n
https:\/\/healthsci.queensu.ca\/sites\/opdes\/files\/modules\/dismantling-anti-black-racism\/#\/lessons\/5HlRBcZa9P3AbV1r4QhQvWfEnAWZo9sN<\/div>\n
I am attaching links to some op-ed examples.<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.publichealth.columbia.edu\/public-health-now\/news\/think-children-we-need-national-aces-screenings<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.publichealth.columbia.edu\/public-health-now\/news\/role-community-gardens-during-covid-19-pandemic<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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