This video is entirely opinion based and the methods described are for general educational purposes only.
The PERFECT Guide to Write an Opinion Piece,
Opinion articles are sometimes called op eds and these articles allow readers of a newspaper to voice their thoughts and ideas on topics ranging from local happenings to international controversy. People often write opinion articles about politics current events and public affairs. Most opinion articles are about 750 words long with a professional tone. If you want to try your hand at writing an op ed you can learn to choose a compelling topic write an effective draft and finish off your op ed like a professional editor. Be timely. Your op ed should discuss a topic that relates to current events trends or opinions of others. Timeliness is absolutely essential when it comes to submitting op eds to newspapers. Newsroom editors are going to be much more interested in a piece that relates to an ongoing debate or discusses an event that just happened rather than a piece that focuses on something that happened a few months ago.
Pick a topic you are passionate about. Opinion articles need to contain a really strong opinion. If you arent passionate about the topic youve picked you should probably consider picking a different topic. When youve settled on something that you have an opinion aboutyour argument down to its simplest form. Try to make one single point clearly in one or two sentences. If you can do this you have got a good topic for an opinion piece.
Pick a topic you are knowledgeable about. In order to be persuasive you will have to know what you are talking about. In order to really know what you are talking about youre going to need to do some research. Op eds that are filled with valid fact based points that support your argument are much stronger than op eds that only state your point of view. Run internet searches look through archives talk to people directly involved and organize your own first hand information.
Pick a topic thats complicated. Good op eds should not be open and shut cases that are easilyor disproven. Theres no reason to read an opinion about something thats obvious like whether or notis healthy. Whether or notaddicts should be treated or incarcerated? Thats more controversial. List out the different facets and main ideas of an argument to make sure it is complicated enough to warrant an op ed. For the library piece your outline might be something like
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