QUEZON MEMORIAL ACADEMY

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ENGLISH 8
WEEK 2 (4th QUARTER)

I. TITLE
NEWS PAPER WRITING
II. OBJECTIVES
After this lesson, students will be able to:

a. define and explain the components of a newspaper;

b. discuss the steps necessary to write an article for a newspaper; and
c. identify components of a newspaper and use it in writing a feature article.

III. ANTICIPATORY ACTIVITY

Answer the questions below. Write your answer on a separate paper.

Is the newspaper a dying art? Why yes or why not explain your answer.
What value does a newspaper still have? What was its value prior to the internet?

IV. LESSON CONTENT

PARTS OF NEWSPAPER – In this topic, we will now discuss about the eleven parts of newspaper and
their respective definition.
To begin with this topic, let us know the definition of a newspaper.

Definition
It’s a printed media that is usually distributed weekly or daily in the form of a folded compilation of
papers. It contains written information abbout current events or follow-ups that are printed in black ink in
a white or gray background.
Parts
1. General News – This is usually the most important news in both local and abroad. These are
usually found on the front page of the paper. The title of the news is printed in big, bold letters
called “banner headline”
2. Local and Foreign News Section – Contains news from towns and cities of the nation and
abroad.
3. Editorial Page – This section contains articles called editorials. Editorials give views or opinions
of the editor or publisher on certain issues or events.
4. Sports Page – This section contains news on events containing sports from in and out of the
country. This section also contains well-known people in the sports world.
5. Classified Ads Section – Contains advertisements that fall under the categories like “Help”,
“Wanted”, “For Lease / For Sale”, and “Wanted To Buy”.
6. Business and Finance Section – Contains businessmen and people interested in business with
information on banking. foreign exchange rates, imports and exports, and prices of prime
commodities.
7. Entertainment Section – Contains info about movies, radio, television and other activities for
entertainment.
8. Home and Culture Section – Provides info about budgeting, food preparation, house
improvement, etc.
9. Society Page – Contains news about important people who are celebrating special events in a
particular place
10. Travel and Tourism Section – Contains a guide to travel and directs tourists to a scenic vacation
spots and gives information on the activities in these places.
 11. Announcements and Orbituary Page – Provides info on the activities of different religious
sections and also lists people who recently died and the time and place of their burials.

Writing a feature
A feature is a longer piece of writing than a news story. Features come in many different types and are
widely used in magazines, newspapers and online.

A feature will often cover an issue in greater depth than a news story would do; or it might look at an
ongoing story from a different angle.

Feature article Parts

News Story vs Feature

This table compares some of the characteristics of news stories and features. Remember that these are not
hard and fast rules. There can be overlap between the two genres.

For example, a recent news item can be covered in a news feature. Or a news article can abandon the
inverted pyramid structure to cover a human interest story using more detail and emotion.
V. ASSESMENT/EVALUATION

Find an old newspaper and cut the feature article and label its part like the example above. Put it on a long
or short bond paper. It will serve as your 1st P-Check for the 3rd Quarter.

IV. ASSIGNMENT

Search for at least Five (5) feature article and copy/write their Masthead and headline put it at the
back of your P-Check paper.

References:
Gonzales, C. T., & Yu, P. R. (2017).Essential English Worktext in Literature and Language. Manila,
Philippinees: REX Book Store .
https://www.3plearning.com/blog/persuasivewriting/#:~:text=A%20persuasive%20text%20is
%20any,review%20or%20even%20an%20advertisement. https://study.com/academy/lesson/newspaper-
lesson-plan.html

Prepared by:
JOCHELLE C. FERNANDEZ
MA. AULENE V. MONTEMAYOR
(Subject Teachers)