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Cuyamaca College Opinion on Homelessness in San Diego Letter Writing Task

 

  1. Find a civic situation that causes you to react. Write an editorial or opinion piece and send it into a newspaper addressed to the editor of the paper. You may want to read some editorials to get a feel for what is expected. The letter must be in business letter format (pg. 39 in the reader) and addressed to the editor of a real newspaper. Criteria: clearly addresses audience and purpose and use of appropriate tone. Make sure you include contact information, phone number or email address.