Letters+to+the+Editor

One purpose of today's newspapers is to serve as a forum for readers' voices, including their opinions on certain topics of the day. All newspapers, therefore, allow and encourage readers to write letters to the editor, and every day the editor selects the most relevant and interesting for publication.

**You will be writing a letter to the editor of** // **The Cincinnati Enquirer** // in response to their coverage of a particular story from the last few days. Please follow the following steps to get started:

1. Go to The Cincinnati Enquirer's Opinion homepage. Scroll down and read through some of the most recent articles under the "Letters to the Editor" section. Make some observations about the content and structure used by different readers. You'll notice that some letters criticize, some offer a solution to a problem, while still others praise the actions of a person or organization.

2. A few years ago, the editor of //The New York Times//, Thomas Feyer, offered up some advice to readers on how to write an effective letter. Read his suggestions for writing here.

3. Go to today's online edition of //The Cincinnati Enquirer// (Username: SOTELO. Password: 831836605). Read through stories that you find interesting or important. Read. Think. React. Repeat. You want to ** respond to something that matters to you and to other ** s. Your goal is to bring to light a significant opinion---something that needs to be said.

4. Compose your Letter to the Editor and then ** post it to our [|Discussion Board] **. I'll offer some brief feedback via comments.

5. When your Letter is ready to be sent in, go to the Letters to the Editor submission page and fill out all of the requested fields. Feel free to put in the school's address (2650 Bartels Road, Cincinnati, OH 45244) as the address and Anderson as the Neighborhood.