This past week we learned about writing letters to the editor. I always thought this to be a rather easy thing to accomplish. I was wrong. Just like with anything else in life, there are rules to writing letters to the editor. For one, writing a brief statement under 150 words is something I have never had to do. Usually, I have to add more to my story to make it longer. It is extremely hard to get your point across and still make it short.
When I wrote my letter to the editor on the Washington Post article, Mrs. T said that I didn't get to the point fast enough. This is frustrating since I thought I got to the point too quickly.
Like I said, writing letters to the editor isn't as easy as I once thought.
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You're right Liz, it's not easy :) That's why you have to be really organized, stick to one argument throughout and avoid sidetracking to less important issues.
ReplyDeleteI like assigning letters to the editor because it is a challenge to write persuasively in just 150 words or so. So if you can do that, then you can definitely write persuasive columns & editorials too!