Sunday, April 5, 2009
Thoughts from opinion writing class this week...
Thursday in class we had to write a review of an episode of The Office and I found that really hard to write. I guess to begin with I am not really sure on how to begin a review and then go from there. I tried watching The Office and didn't like it at all. And with this episode of The Office that we had to watch in class for the review, I found it really hard to back up my opinion with scenes or quotes from the movie that showed how I just didn't like the show and thought it was such stupid humor. I think that the movie review we have to write for class will be the struggle point for me.
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Emily,
ReplyDeletereviews, like columns and editorials revolve around opinion. So you have to start out with a strong opinion and then work on developing a persuasive piece to convince readers of your point of view. That is why opinion writing is not for everyone; you have to be strongly opinionated to be able to write persuasively.
I think reviews are one of the easier opinion pieces, because you're basically responding to something you've seen. Just tell your audience what you liked/disliked about the movie, show, etc. And back it up with specific examples, like a funny scene or a scene that was not so funny and didn't work for you.