Realism Newspaper Editorial
Imagine that you are a journalist working for a prestigious newspaper praised internationally for its hard-hitting exposés on the social injustices and corruption in the world. Your boss is the editor and has just sent you an email asking you to write an editorial for an upcoming special edition of the newspaper. This is a great career opportunity for you as it will expose more people to your work and could launch your career further than you ever dreamed. The editor wants a dynamic editorial that is based on fact but also creatively addresses the topic. Below is a copy of the editors notes regarding the assignment.
Good morning! Great job on your recent article that we published last week! I have an assignment thats a great opportunity, and I think youre the best person for the job.
I need a hard-hitting, fact-based editorial about some kind of ongoing, modern-day social injustice, but I also need you to connect this so
cial injustice to the past. You know, make connections and draw parallels; connect the dots for the readers, so to speak. It doesnt matter which issue you write about. You could connect the Civil War or Vietnam War to the War on Terrorism, compare racial inequalities from the 1850s to now, talk about the treatment of women, or discuss the drastic change in the treatment of immigrants. You can write about any social injustice as long as you can draw a parallel to the past.
Also, I need you to incorporate direct quotations from writers and literary works from the Realism era that support your editorial. It wouldnt hurt to find some modern quotes either. Use song lyrics or political speeches if you want. People usually tend to like that. But whatever you decide, be sure to use at least three direct quotes and cite your sources. Im going to include some of my personal favorite writers from the Realism era below, just in case you need some help getting started: