Last week, I was lucky enough to persuade the class to watch The Office so that we could review it. It was amazing, and I think I should start every morning off with an episode of The Office...
My review began to hurt at the end, though. I think I got a good start because I was familiar with the show and I knew that I liked it, unlike others who may have never seen it before. But I think my ending could have been stronger. Sometimes I'm confused as to how to end reviews...Do I give them a grade? Five stars if I liked it? I guess it depends on the publication.
On to the letters...The Web site that we read about writing letters to the editor was pretty helpful. It's interesting to me that there are people who write multiple letters to the editor rather than just one on a special occasion. I'm glad to know that people stayed involved with their local papers. I also gathered these three things as a summary: 1)Write about one, timely subject. 2)Write clean and organized. 3)Write a shorter letter rather than a longer one.
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Pam,
ReplyDeleteglad you enjoyed writing The Office review. This was my first time watching the show and I really enjoyed it.
As for the kicker/ending, it's your ending so you can do it any way you like. Giving it a rating sounds like a neat idea, but you don't have to do the same kicker for every review. You can end with a sharp, smart comment, if it's a comedy or end with a question or vague-like comment if you're reviewing a mystery movie, etc.
As for letters to the editor, I think you pointed to the three main points to any letter. It has to be short because of your word limit; in turn, you have to stay focused on your main point to be able to fit what you want to say, and finally, your writing has to be concise and organized to produce a persuasive and comprehensible letter.