Step 1: Pick a Topic
Instructions: Find an example of modern science that either oversteps moral boundaries or has yielded unwanted consequences.
Examples:
- 3D Printing
- Genetically modified foods
- Military robots
- Drones and surveillance
- Facial recognition software theweek.com/articles/737750/how-facial-recognition-technology-creeping-into-life
- DNA technology
- Social media www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Encryption technology
- Driverless Cars www.radiolab.org/story/driverless-dilemma/
- Audio and Visual media manipulation www.radiolab.org/story/breaking-news/
- Smart Homes (Alexa, Nest, etc.)
- Robot Factory Workforce theweek.com/articles/723258/when-new-coworker-robot
- Chatbots futurism.com/a-facebook-ai-unexpectedly-created-its-own-unique-language/
- Vaping http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A412232400/HWRC?u=mlin_m_walthamel&sid=HWRC
- Bitcoin http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A515945446/GIC?u=mlin_m_walthamel&xid=ada5648a http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A517848133/GIC?u=mlin_m_walthamel&xid=f370080a
Step 2: Do Research
Instructions: Do some research to familiarize yourself with the information that’s out there, and the opinions people have about this topic. Use the databases listed below - NOT GOOGLE. You should have 2 sources max.
Some reputable news sources
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com)
Texas Monthly (www.texasmonthly.com)
Time (www.time.com)
Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)
The Economist (www.economist.com)
The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)
The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
The New York Times Magazine (http://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine)
New York Magazine (www.nymag.com)
The Washington Times (www.washingtontimes.com)
Esquire (www.esquire.com)
Vanity Fair (www.vanityfair.com)
The Baffler (www.thebaffler.com)
Longreads (www.longreads.com)
Longform (www.longform.org)
Arts & Letters Daily (www.aldaily.com)
The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/us)
Aeon (https://aeon.co/)
Vox (https://www.vox.com/)
National Review (http://www.nationalreview.com/)
Instructions: Do some research to familiarize yourself with the information that’s out there, and the opinions people have about this topic. Use the databases listed below - NOT GOOGLE. You should have 2 sources max.
Some reputable news sources
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com)
Texas Monthly (www.texasmonthly.com)
Time (www.time.com)
Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)
The Economist (www.economist.com)
The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)
The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
The New York Times Magazine (http://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine)
New York Magazine (www.nymag.com)
The Washington Times (www.washingtontimes.com)
Esquire (www.esquire.com)
Vanity Fair (www.vanityfair.com)
The Baffler (www.thebaffler.com)
Longreads (www.longreads.com)
Longform (www.longform.org)
Arts & Letters Daily (www.aldaily.com)
The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/us)
Aeon (https://aeon.co/)
Vox (https://www.vox.com/)
National Review (http://www.nationalreview.com/)
Step 3: Create Content
What is an Op Ed?
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/school-libraries/how-write-and-place-op-ed-piece
Example of Op Ed
https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/sample_op_ed.pdf
Newspaper Templates (Make a copy of the one you want to use)
What is an Op Ed?
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/school-libraries/how-write-and-place-op-ed-piece
Example of Op Ed
https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/sample_op_ed.pdf
Newspaper Templates (Make a copy of the one you want to use)
