Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of Lapu- Lapu City
GUN-OB HIGH SCHOOL
School Year 2019-2020

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8 | FOURTHGRADING

Grade Level Grade 8
Name of Teacher Ms. Kristine Joy D. Escosura
and Section Carnation
Learning Area: ENGLISH 8 Quarter: 4 th Quarter
Competencies: EN8WC-IVb-3.4.2: Distinguish among types of journalistic writing
EN8G-IVb-13: Use active and passive constructions in journalistic contexts.
January 21,
Lesson Types of Journalistic Writing Date
2020
Knowledge Discuss the types of journalist writing
Learning
Skills Synthesize a news using types of journalistic writing.
Objectives
Attitudes Value the journalistic writing in daily living
Resources
Curriculum Guide, Chalk and Eraser, Visual Aids, Strips of paper, Hand-outs
Needed
Elements of the Plan Methodology
A. The teacher will ask about the topic last meeting.

T- What was our topic last meeting all about?

S- It’s all about Impromptu Speech.
T- Very Good! What do you mean by Impromptu Speech?
S- Students will give their opinions about Impromptu Speech.
T- After giving their opinions the teacher proceed to the activity.

The teacher will pick 4 students to arrange the jumble word. After the student arranged the
jumble word, the teacher will ask idea to the student about the word. The jumble words are
Stimulating Activity the following:

1. Enws ytsor- News Story

2. Tiialredo Elitcra –Editorial Article
3. Uretaef Elitcra – Feature Article
4. Sstrop Wesn – Sports News

B. After giving their opinion, the teacher will discuss about Journalism, journalistic writing,
and using active and passive in journalistic writing.

A. The class will be divided into 5 groups.

B. Each group will choose only one among the types of journalistic writing. After choosing,
Activity the group will make news according to their chosen types of journalistic.
C. They are given only 5 minutes to make news and 2 minutes each group to present their
work in front of the class.

Analysis 1. What is Journalistic Writing?

 is a style of writing that is used to report news stories in a variety of media
formats. Obvious characteristics of the style include short, simple sentences
and paragraphs that present objective stories based on facts.
2. What are types of Journalistic Writing?
 News Story- stories about an event, person, place with an unbiased
perspective.
 Opinion Article/ Editorial Article- use a persuasive style of writing that
includes personal anecdotes and rhetorical techniques.
 Feature Article- is the art of telling stories.
 Sports News Article- is a form of writing that reports on sporting topics
and competitions.
3. What is journalism?
  is a form of writing that tells people about things that really happened, but
that they might not have known about already.

A. Why is it important to know the types of Journalistic Writing?

Abstraction
 Supplies the reader with important information.
A. Each student will make a collage about all types of journalistic writing using Newspaper.
Application
They paste it on one (1) sheet of long bond paper.
Multiple choice questionnaire
Instruction: Write the letter of the best answer.
1. What should the lead paragraph of a news story contain?
a. at least 2 of the 5 Ws and 1 H
b. a human interest hook
c. all of the 5 Ws and 1 H (or at least as many as possible)
d. to inform, entertain, and to fun

2. What do you call to a person who works in journalism?

a. Journalistic
b. Journalism
c. Journalist
d. Mojo

3. A cardinal sin for a journalist is to:

a. disagree with an editor or news director
Evaluation b. Publish a story that angers local officials. 
c. Reveal how decisions are made about what is newsworthy. 
d. misspell a name

4. In journalism, a “mojo” is a
a. Journalist who carries her tools—computers, cameras, recorders—with her at
all times.
b. a source that provides a journalist with a good-luck charm. 
c. food or drink of a journalist.
d. all of the above.

5. What is journalism?
a. is a form of writing that tells people about things that really happened, but
that they might not have known about already.
b. is a style of writing that is used to report news stories in a variety of media
formats.
c. stories about an event, person, place with an unbiased perspective.
d. all of the above

- Study in advance about journalistic writing and by next meeting the class will bring a
Assignment
newspaper regarding to the lesson.

Remarks: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Prepared by: Corrected by:

Kristine Joy D. Escosura Jocelyn D. Andrino
English Student- Teacher Mentor

Approved by:
SEVERIANO AMISTAD
School Head, GHS