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Journalistic
Writing
Q4-W5- D5, English 4
Direction:
Read the following statements
carefully. Identify which feature of
journalistic writing is being described
in each number. Choose your answers
from the box below and write them in
your notebook.
1. It describes the picture and what it relates to.
3. This includes the author’s name, title or role, and email address or
social media account
4. Images help describe the events and illustrate what the
reporter is talking about.
Distinguishing Among
types of Journalistic
Writing
Q4-W7- D1-2, English 4
Good Manners
Lea E. Basquiñas
Good manners and right conduct begin at home.
Parents teach good deeds to their children for
Opinion or Editorial
them to become good citizens. They also inculcate
in the hearts of their children love for one another.
Article
They nurture their children to develop their
potentials to the fullest. They serve as role models
to their children as well
LUCENA CITY — Three motorcycle riders died on Sunday,
June 4, in separate collisions in Batangas province.
Motorcyclist Roy Pesigan, 24, was traveling along the
News Report/Article
national highway in Barangay Antipolo del Norte in Lipa
City at 11:55 p.m. when he collided head-on with an
oncoming Toyota pickup driven by Juanito Maturan, the
Batangas police reported.
Journalistic writing is the style of writing used to report news
stories in newspapers, television broadcasts, on radio and on
the internet.
There are different types of journalistic writing;
1.News report
2.opinion articles
3.feature articles
4.sports news articles
News reports are found in newspapers or in online
publication and their purpose is to inform readers of what is
happening in the world around them. They are found in the
News Section of the newspaper. It tells of a very recent
extraordinary event that is of interest to the public.
An opinion piece is an article, usually published
in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly
reflects the author's opinion about a subject.
A feature article is a piece of non-fiction writing
about news. It is a descriptive narrative article
about something that the author wants to write.
Places, events, lifestyles, individuals are just
some examples of a topic. It is found on the
Lifestyle Page of the newspaper.
An opinion piece is an article, usually published
in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly
reflects the author's opinion about a subject.
A sports article is a form of writing that reports
on matters pertaining to sporting topics and
competitions. It is found in the Sports Page of
the newspapers.
Read
Direction:
the following
examples of journalistic
writing then tell whether it
is a News, Editorial,
Feature or Sports news
Why is it important for us
to read or watch the news?
There are four different kinds of
journalistic writing, the news report,
feature article, sports article and the
opinion article.
News Report is a report on current
or recent events to inform readers of
what is happening in the world or in
the local area.
An editorial is an article that presents
the newspaper’s opinion on an issue. It
is meant to influence public opinion,
promote critical thinking, and criticize
actions while providing solutions to the
problem.
Feature article report about a certain
topic, issue, person or event with
more background and in-depth
details.
Sports news is a form of writing that
reports on matters pertaining to
sporting topics and competitions.
Sports news is a form of writing that
reports on matters pertaining to
sporting topics and competitions.
Direction:
Write T if the
statement is true and F
if the statement is
false.
_________
True 1. A news is a report
on current or recent events to
inform readers of what is
happening in the world or in the
local area.
True
_________ 2. An editorial is an
article that presents the
newspaper’s
opinion on an issue.
_________
True 3. Features report
about an issue, person, or event
with
more background and in-depth
details.
False
_________ 4. Sports news is a
form of writing that reports on
matters pertaining to events and
interest of readers.
_________
True 5. Journalistic writing
is the style of writing used to
report news stories in newspapers,
television broadcasts, on radio and
on the internet.
Direction:
Read the following examples of
journalistic writing then tell
whether it is a News, Editorial,
Feature or Sports
news.
Direction:
Choose the answers from the scroll
below. Write the answers on your
answer sheets