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Essays or commentaries with a strong point of view are increasingly attractive to a broad range of publications--both print and online. Publications like Slate, Salon, and The Huffington Post are interested in pieces with an editorial slant on social and political issues. Learn how to write cogent, concise, persuasive pieces on a broad range of topics and issues--whether controversial or not. Study various rhetorical strategies, and examine and analyze editorial writing from authors as varied as Charles Dickens and David Brooks. In a workshop environment, develop 500- to 700-word editorials each week. By the end of the course, master how to turn persuasive and compelling opinions and arguments into effective written pieces.
