Write a rhetorically and genre-appropriate Opinion piece for readers of The Western Howl, Western Oregon’s student run newspaper.
The Western Howl invites Opinion submissions typically between 300 and 600 words. Your Opinion piece should be:
»Relevant and compelling to the audiences of Western Oregon University;
»Genre-appropriate in its use of language, tone, style, design, rhetorical appeals, and sources and should be aligned with the expectations of target audiences;
»Succinct, typically falling between 300 and 600 words
Genre Appropriate
The piece is genre appropriate in its use of language, tone, style, design, rhetorical appeals, and sources. The piece works as an effective “social response.”
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Relevant and Compelling to the audiences of Western Oregon University
The content and or message is made to be relevant and compelling to its intended audience.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Concise
Typically falling between 300-600 words.
