After learning about the different types of articles that can be written over the first half of this semester I now know how to craft a traditional opinion essay, personal narrative articles, and traditional magazine article. For this assignment I will take a generic issue and describe how I will write it in each of the styles we have learned this semester. My issue that I will deal with is parking on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania, mainly the lack of available parking for students and the high costs of parking passes offered by the university.
For an opinion piece on this subject I would check the prices of parking garages and parking lots at other PASSHE schools to ensure that my opinion about the price of parking being high is bolstered by facts and other back-up evidence. I would compare the availability of parking at these other colleges compared to the parking available at Cal U. I could also try to gage the opinion of my peers and ask fellow students what is their opinion of the parking situation at Cal U. When writing this article there is a need to establish my opinion on the matter early in the story, likely the first paragraph, and make my view on the matter clear while also taking opposing views into consideration to make the story stronger. Opinionated pieces are usually the easiest to write for the writer because they often have a strong, passionate view on the matter and want to make their voice heard. The difficulty arises in finding the audience that will agree with the writer and the writer must always be conscious of the fact that there will be people who disagree with their opinion. Will the writer be able to make the story strong enough that even people with opposing views would continue reading? This is the difficult question a writer of this particular type of article must answer.
When trying to write a narrative piece on the issue of parking at Cal U there will be far less research required than was needed in the opinion piece. This article is about the writer and a personal experience they had that relates to the matter they are writing about. Either a funny anecdote about the trials and tribulations of parking on Cal U's campus or a story from a professor or faculty member about the need for more parking or the high costs of parking. It is essential for this story to follow a narrative arc that flows like a story would and it must contain a climax point where the story rises to a point that will be resolved in the ending and give the reader closure. If there are other people present in your story it would be a good idea to interview them on the subject but no other sources are required. I believe that a narrative piece on this issue would be another one that is easy for the writer to come up with because it is something from his or her life, the author is the main character of the story. There is also the same problem that arose in the opinion piece that the writer must make the narrative story interesting for an audience and not just for the authors own entertainment .
Writing a piece to be published in a magazine about this issue would be very similar to the approach that was used for the opinion piece. A magazine piece will require the writer to do more research than the opinion piece because the magazine article will not be opinion based and will need more in-depth research and facts. When checking the other PASSHE colleges for their parking availability in comparison to Cal it would also be a good idea to check the enrollment of each school to make sure it is not a matter of too many students on one campus. You could interview people in the borough of California and ask them if they should tear down empty and old buildings and houses in town and turn them into parking lots to allow more off campus parking. Also getting the university's side of the story would be a smart thing to do to show each side of the story. I think that the magazine piece may be the most difficult to write because of the immense amount of research required. There is also a need for fact-checking and making sure the argument is legitimate to be published in a magazine. I think there are several benefits to writing in this style though and that is the fact that these articles force the writer to really get in-depth information and great interviews because to be publie
For an opinion piece on this subject I would check the prices of parking garages and parking lots at other PASSHE schools to ensure that my opinion about the price of parking being high is bolstered by facts and other back-up evidence. I would compare the availability of parking at these other colleges compared to the parking available at Cal U. I could also try to gage the opinion of my peers and ask fellow students what is their opinion of the parking situation at Cal U. When writing this article there is a need to establish my opinion on the matter early in the story, likely the first paragraph, and make my view on the matter clear while also taking opposing views into consideration to make the story stronger. Opinionated pieces are usually the easiest to write for the writer because they often have a strong, passionate view on the matter and want to make their voice heard. The difficulty arises in finding the audience that will agree with the writer and the writer must always be conscious of the fact that there will be people who disagree with their opinion. Will the writer be able to make the story strong enough that even people with opposing views would continue reading? This is the difficult question a writer of this particular type of article must answer.
When trying to write a narrative piece on the issue of parking at Cal U there will be far less research required than was needed in the opinion piece. This article is about the writer and a personal experience they had that relates to the matter they are writing about. Either a funny anecdote about the trials and tribulations of parking on Cal U's campus or a story from a professor or faculty member about the need for more parking or the high costs of parking. It is essential for this story to follow a narrative arc that flows like a story would and it must contain a climax point where the story rises to a point that will be resolved in the ending and give the reader closure. If there are other people present in your story it would be a good idea to interview them on the subject but no other sources are required. I believe that a narrative piece on this issue would be another one that is easy for the writer to come up with because it is something from his or her life, the author is the main character of the story. There is also the same problem that arose in the opinion piece that the writer must make the narrative story interesting for an audience and not just for the authors own entertainment .
Writing a piece to be published in a magazine about this issue would be very similar to the approach that was used for the opinion piece. A magazine piece will require the writer to do more research than the opinion piece because the magazine article will not be opinion based and will need more in-depth research and facts. When checking the other PASSHE colleges for their parking availability in comparison to Cal it would also be a good idea to check the enrollment of each school to make sure it is not a matter of too many students on one campus. You could interview people in the borough of California and ask them if they should tear down empty and old buildings and houses in town and turn them into parking lots to allow more off campus parking. Also getting the university's side of the story would be a smart thing to do to show each side of the story. I think that the magazine piece may be the most difficult to write because of the immense amount of research required. There is also a need for fact-checking and making sure the argument is legitimate to be published in a magazine. I think there are several benefits to writing in this style though and that is the fact that these articles force the writer to really get in-depth information and great interviews because to be publie