Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
commentary
noun
Opinion/Commentary Formula
You will notice that most opinion pieces are written by very seasoned journalists, so dont be
surprised if they dont have their information in this order. But, their articles include all of
these components.
Lead
Nut
Graph/Thesis
Concession
Point
Point
Point
Closing/Solution
2.
3.
Nut Graphs
WRITE A ONE-TWO
SENTENCE
NUTGRAPH TO
FOLLOW YOUR
LEAD. ON YOUR
NOTEBOOK PAPER.
CONCESSION-
WRITE A ONE-FOUR
SENTENCE
CONCESSION TO
FOLLOW YOUR
NUTGRAPH. ON
YOUR NOTEBOOK
PAPER.
Point
1
Point 2
Point 3
Closing/Solution
Lets