Op Ed Article
Goal: To exercise your advocacy skills by writing an op ed (‘opposite the editorials’) article.
You can download assignment instructions here, including grading criteria:
REV Assignment 9 Op Ed Article.pdf
In addition to reading the assignment instructions, please read the following two articles before
you begin:
Suggested structure for Op Ed article from The Op Ed Project.docx
Process for writing an Op Ed.docx
Citation resources:
If you are interested in learning about how to cite using in-text citations following the American
Medical Association (AMA) style, which is used widely in medical and public health literature,
check out this summary put out by the University of Washington library system:
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=99161&p=642357 . There is also a link for citing web-based
resources using AMA style at: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=99161&p=642330 .
The OSU libraries also provide information about how to use several other reference styles:
https://hsl.osu.edu/dept/research-education/citation-guides