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ENGL 1302: Op-Ed Assignment (Boston)

A guide for The Op-Ed: Finding Sources Activity in ENGL 1302 with Professor Boston

Finding an Editorial Source

For this assignment, the first step is to locate an editorial that discusses college students from one of the Library's newspaper databases.

Use the search: "editorial and college students" to locate an article.

Find one that represents a viewpoint that you disagree with. You will write your op-ed countering the claims from the editorial.

Searching U.S. Major Dailies for an Editorial

Searching Newspaper Source Plus for an Editorial