Day 1 objectives

Through an introductory PowerPoint lecture presentation on the concepts of journalism, the students
will be able to:

a. recognize the basic concepts of Journalism and news, opinion, and feature writing,
b. describe the personal significance of reading news, opinion, and feature articles to their daily
life by making a creative output (poem, essay, or poster); and
c. determine, through enumeration, the distinct qualities of the given samples of news, opinion,
and feature articles.

Day 1 Process
1. Start the class with a short prayer.
2. Lot students do the “Make What You Know" activity.
3. Start with the introductory lecture on journalism and news, feature, and opinion articles,

a. Ask the students what is journalism is.

b. Ask the students, “What is the purpose of journalism?” (List the answers of the students
on the board.)
c. Supplement the students' answers with this insight: “The principles and purpose of
journalism are defined by something more basic: the function news plays in the lives of
people “Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel”
d. Let the students write the different types of articles. Ask the students to bring out their
newspaper.
e. Present the different types of newspaper.
f. Ask the students for insights about why we need to read the news.

4. Introduce the activity “There's a Difference Among the Three.”

a. The students will create a table about the three types of articles.
b. Using the sample articles, the student will enumerate the distinct qualities of the given
samples of news, opinion, and feature articles.
c. The students will list the qualities in the said table.
d. Five minutes before the time, ask the students to pass their paper.