Writing Editorials: Exercise

An editorial is defined as a statement of opinion by a magazine or newspaper editor or a television or radio station.
(noun)

An example of an editorial is an article written by the editor of a newspaper detailing his opinion on something.

The definition of editorial is something related to the content in a newspaper or magazine or something written by an editor.

(adjective)

Our next short unit will be on writing an editorial.  This is where you will get to express your opinion.  But, as with most things in life, there are rules. To get you started, I thought it might be fun to listen to a few soap box editiorials by David Mitchell. See profile below. 

PROFILE

David Mitchell is an actor, writer and comedian. Star of the BBC television sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, and the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, he is also a regular participant on TV panel shows. He writes comment articles for the Guardian and Observer on subjects as diverse as sport and politics, and presents Soap Box, a video series wherein he sounds off about stuff.

There is less than 16 minutes total for all 4 clips. Choose three of the following and compose one well-written sentence that sums up Mitchell's thesis for each of the editorials.. Include textual material.

1) On giving compliments  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakx7XC6eg0

2) Naming your child  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xblh12XgQ4o

3) On America  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

4. Carb free diets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMrSCnQnnk