EDITORIAL WRITING TALKING POINTS:

INTRODUCTION:

Good Afternoon everyone! Welcome to Editorial Writing 101 where ____________ with me,
Ms. Jaja, your speaker for today.

Just like you, I was once a student journalist. I was once just like you, attending training like
these. Noong grade 5 ako, it was my first time to join PRESSCON under the radio
broadcasting category then noong HS, I was part of the Collaborative Publishing of CNHS
and we had the chance to place 3rd in NSPC. Until I pursued AB Journalism as my degree
in college and now here I am in front of you, trying to erase the maling akala tungkol sa
pagsusulat ng editorial.

BACKGROUNDER:

Kapag naririnig niyo ang teacher niyo or si coach, na “Anak try mo nga magsulat ng
editorial”, ano agad ang naiisip niyo?

[Student’s Feedback]
Diba madalas “Ay hindi po ako magaling magsulat ng editorial, ang hirap po niyan..”

[Recognize student’s feedback]

Kaya bago tayo magsimula let’s have a little game…[Debunk Editorial Writing Assumptions]
Instructions: Dahil nakakantok ang panahon at ang oras, gisingin natin ang ating mga sarili
kaya naman, shake your bodies first for 10 seconds release negative energies.
[Inhale/Exhale]

Manatiling nakatayo ang lahat. Sa game na ito, kapag sa tingin niyo ay TRUE ang sasabihin
kong statement about Editorial Writing, remain standing, kapag naman sa tingin niyo ay ito
ay FALSE, ay maupo kayo.

1. One of the goals of Editorial Writing is to influence public opinion

2. You don’t need factual evidences, data and statistics, and expert’s opinion in Editorial
Writing
3. Introduction, Body, and Conclusion are the parts of Editorial Writing
4. Editorial article presents the newspaper’s opinion on an issue and reflects majority
vote of editorial board

[SETTLE DOWN/START OF PPT]

Ayan mukhang ready na ang lahat sa ating discussion at sa ating mini activity mukhang
lahat naman sainyo ay may ideya na sa ating topic.

WHAT IS AN EDITORIAL - Insert pic

Unravel the intricacies of editorial writing, illuminating its purpose, structure, and the artful
techniques that underpin its efficacy

Navigate through the editorial landscape discerning the fine balance between presenting
fact-based arguments and invoking a reader’s emotion

Empower aspiring writer’s editors, and avid readers alike

Uncover the subtle nuances that transform words into instruments of persuasion, helping to
elucidate comple issues and galvanize change

Words hold the power to shape opinions, challenge conventions, and ultimately, drive
progress

Inspire a deeper appreciation for this literary form and equip you with tools to wield its
influence responsibly and effectively

IDENTIFY THE PARTS

It is important that a writer knows the right steps to take to avoid defeating an editorial
article’s purpose.

S1: Choose the right topic

- Be recent and complex

- Be controversial and debatable
- Affect a great number of people
- Have at least two opposing viewpoints
S2: Collect Information
- Do an objective report
- Know the opposing view
- Quote the actual details from the sources
S3: Write a thesis statement
- This will keep the writer focused on the big idea he needs to address in his article
S4: Make an outline
- This will serve as the backbone of the article and will help the writer organize his
ideas, specifically the arguments and their supporting reasons and evidence.

PARTS

Intro - background of the issue - reason why the readers must know about the issue (5Ws
and 1H)

Body - opposing views - used for refutation

arguments and evidence - mist start with a transition, arranged from strong to strongest

Conclusion
 solution
- support your solutions by citing respected sources
- Use rhetoric statements to persuade your readers

Punch
- Do not repeat your thesis statement
- The ending part must leave a great impression

Critical interpretation of significant events so that the readers will be informed, influenced or
entertained.

Characteristics:
INTEREST
BREVITY
FORCE

Types of Editorial:
Interpretation - explains the significance or meaning of a news event
Criticism - points out the good or the bad features of a problem or the situation mentioned in
the news
Argumentation - persuasion to accept a stand on the issue