a. Define editorial writing; b. Distinguish facts from opinions; c. Use cohesive devices through writing editorial article d.

Influence others about the importance of being updated in the community and; e. Evaluate other editorial article from the other group

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teacher shows the learners a video clip entitled, Children learn what they see and after which, the teacher asks the learners the following questions :
Why do you think the children did what adults do? Is it a problem? In what sense? At your level now, how can you resolve the problem?

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teacher then relates the video clip to a responsible journalism, specifically as editorial writers. teacher asks the learners about their interest in writing especially the opinionated one. teacher lets one or two learners share their overview or anticipation in the field of journalism especially in editorial writing.

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the interaction of the class, the teacher presents the nature, qualities, purposes and kinds of editorials.

(Outlined Lesson) Another important article that appears in a newspaper is the editorial, which is often referred to as the soul of the newspaper.

Nature of Editorials

Appears on the editorial page.

Usually, the editor himself writes the editorials for his paper. Some employ a team of editorial writers for this purpose.
Editorials are rarely signed because they are supposed to be the opinions of several people.

Qualities of a Good Editorial

1. Interest- discuss the topic to arouse the interest of many people.

2. Brevity- the shorter the editorial, the better , for it will have greater force; a good editorial is made up of at least 200 words and with the maximum of 500 words.

3. Force- a short one gains force, because its purpose is very clear and goes straight to the point.

Purpose of Editorials :
1. State the stand of the newspaper on the important issue.

2. Inform readers of current issues. 3. Interpret issues to the readers. 4. Criticize policies or actions.

5. Praise any good act.

6. Campaign for a noteworthy action, plan, or project.

Sources of Editorials
1. Current news events. 2. Letters to the editor, columns, and other articles. 3. Community and national affairs.

4. Personal experiences. 5. Books and other printed matter.

Parts of an Editorial
1. Lead or introduction- may consist of a summary of the news, problem, striking statement, rhetorical question, quotation from a famous personality, short narrative account, or the writers opinion

2. The body- interpretation or explanation of the issue; contains the facts, implications and interpretations of the issue. 3. The summary or conclusion- exhortation, advice, plea, or commend or may be simply the summary of the whole article or restatement of the lead.

Kinds of Editorials (most common)

1. Editorials that interpret.
2. Editorials that criticize. 3. Editorials that persuade.

4. Editorials that praise.

5. Editorials that entertain.

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this stage, I want my learners to prove to themselves that they can make a difference in the society as young writers expressing professionalism, decency, diplomacy and an application of the lecture.
teacher groups the learners with the maximum of six members on each group.

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After which, each group chooses a topic or current issue in the society as their topic for constructing an editorial article which is good for 20 minutes, encoded and edited, ready for projection in the class so that other groups can critic the output.
Each group can create their own title. Rubrics (for judging) Content - 50 % Force - 30 % Wittiness - 20 % 100 %