Seventh Grade Editorial Contest Project

The essay will:
  • Be on a topic of your choice
  • Express a clear opinion
  • Use at least one New York Times article 
  • Use at least two other (TRAC’d) sources
  • Be no more than 450 words
  • Have a complete bibliography
  • Be written with appropriate spelling, grammar, and language

Remember, your argument is only as strong as the information it is based on!

Vocab

  • Opinion: a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something 
  • Viewpoint: a way of looking at or thinking about something
  • Bias: letting the belief that some things are better than others influence actions.
  • Omission: something that has not been included 
  • Counterclaim: an opposing claim
  • Anecdote: a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence

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TRAC

Bibliography

  • Log in with your WPS Google account. 
  • Create a project and rename it with your name and topic.
  • Share your project with your teacher.
Cite a website by pasting the URL (web address) into the box under "Website." Correct any errors or missing information and add a TRAC score in the Annotation box. 
Cite a DATABASE article by clicking:
  • More
  • Write/paste citation
Paste the citation you copied from the DATABASE in the Citation box and add your TRAC score in the Annotation box. 

Sources

Databases
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Library Databases page
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New York Times articles since 1980
Websites 
You can use websites for this project. Make sure they are TRACworthy!

​We recommend:
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Procon.org