Choose anything we discussed or related to the course to write an op-ed. This can be anything from how local Latinx families are impacted by gentrification, what the experiences of Latinx students looks like at CSUSM, advocating for compassionate care along the border, or how Latinx communities are impacted by criminalization. Write something you believe in whether you think we will agree or not.

Assignment Question

Op-eds are “opposite of the editorial board” (ie: private people) writing in expressing their opinion on the news. These pieces are kept relatively short (in our case I’m giving you a minimum of 700 to a max of 1,200 words), use an element of biographical experience or story-telling to capture the reader to discuss why they should feel compelled by what they have to say. They are articulating a position and use facts to justify themselves. You may choose anything we discussed or related to the course to write an op-ed. This can be anything from how local Latinx families are impacted by gentrification, what the experiences of Latinx students looks like at CSUSM, advocating for compassionate care along the border, or how Latinx communities are impacted by criminalization. Write something you believe in whether you think we will agree or not. This is about you expressing an educated opinion and then backing up your argument using facts to build a cohesive argument. Below are some phenomenal op-eds from professors that I admire. No, I don’t expect yours to be as well crafted per-se, but just check out how they use biographical experiences, conversations, etc to pull in the reader. They are using their words to compel the reader to think twice about something- not hitting them over the head with their opinions. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-how-do-we-talk-our-children-about-white-supremacy-n793806? fbclid=IwAR25y9xKVKHwKxS9lyeVQF84Agp5Gc0pgh3NJIUw2wObIHRWMuKBbi14tMM https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/opinion/chicagos-racist-cops-and-racist-courts.html? fbclid=IwAR0JMrWEKx_kAbIjD76XPD3IzCis_QWk5upA-mFJmkgt1FaNuKbCVfZVkfc https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/opinion/how-we-fight-racism.html