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identifying the features of journalistic writing

1. Identifying the Features of Journalistic Writing ENGLISH 4 QUARTER 4 WEEK 4

2. At the end of this lesson, you are expected to: identify the features of journalistic writing

3. DRILL DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence carefully. Identify if it has feature of journalistic writing, write YES and if none, write NO .

4. Yes It has one sided idea. It has photos and captions. It has bylines. It has conclusion. It has headlines. No Yes Yes Yes

5. REVIEW Directions: Distinguish the following sentences if it is a FACT or OPINION . Write your answers on your notebook.

6. FACT Air conditioners are expensive. They are NOT important to buy them these days. OPINION 1.

7. FACT The sun is the center of the Solar System. OPINION 2.

8. FACT I think Math is harder than English. OPINION 3.

9. FACT I believe blue is the coolest color. OPINION 4.

10. FACT It is 40°C outside. OPINION 5.

11. Journalism gathering and presenting news stories. the act of writing about news related subjects for all mediums, print or non-print. the complicated process of taking information and sifting through it, editing information, and giving its context.

12. Journalist a person who works in  journalism  to report the  news .  involved in the selection and presentation of what he or she considers to be noteworthy and in meeting the standard of honesty in reporting.

13. JOURNALISTIC WRITING

14. Journalistic Writing used to report news stories. newspapers television broadcasts internet radio

15. CHARACTERISTICS OF JOURNALISTIC WRITING

16. Simplicity and Brevity: 01 Writers use short sentences as much as possible in the active voice. Tells what a person does Active Voice The subject performs the action subject + verb + object The dog jumped over the fence.

17. Precision 02 The writers use precise and simple words. Examples: A large number assembled at the meeting. Five hundred attended the political meeting.

18. Objectivity and Factual: 03 Information from experts and the writer refrains from having judgment to journalistic writing. Objectivity: the absence of personal opinion Because Cassidy Martin has held a 4.0 GPA throughout high school and won five national awards for her artistry, her classmates and teachers voted her “Most Likely to Succeed.” Cassidy Martin is so intelligent and talented that she will definitely become a success after graduation.

19. Fairness and Balance: 04 Both sides of the story are presented and given equal coverage.

20. Inverted Pyramid: 05 is when the information is written from the most important to the least important. The Lead The Body Additional information The Tail Background information Who ,  What ,  When ,  Where , and  How

21. FEATURES OF JOURNALISTIC WRITING

22. HEADLINES It should: the bold page headings that summarizes the story have few words to sum up the story be catchy use powerful and full of emotion language be written in the present tense

23. COVID-19, HOW TO DEFEAT IT? Example:

24. BYLINES It should include: identify the writer of the article the writer’s name the writer’s title or role (example: Feature Writer, Sports Writer) the writer’s email address or social media account name

25. COVID-19, HOW TO DEFEAT IT? Example: Reported by: Marikit S. Talumpati, Feature Writer

26. FACTS It should include: The writer must answer the 5 W’s,( Who, What, Where, When, Why) for the data to be written in the article Introduction - more information on the story and sum up what it is going to be about. Sub-heading - to help the reader clearly understand the information on the story.

27. COVID-19, HOW TO DEFEAT IT? Example: Reported by: Marikit S. Talumpati, Feature Writer Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.  The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

28. PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS include images that are related to the story. These help describe what the writer is talking about. PHOTOS - real pictures taken from the story CAPTIONS - are the important information that tell about the photos

29. COVID-19, HOW TO DEFEAT IT? Example: Reported by: Marikit S. Talumpati, Feature Writer Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without ] requiring special treatment.  Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID- 19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.  The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow). A woman who is part of A1, a medical frontliner having her first dose of Sinovac,

30. WORDS IN COLUMNS Columns texts placed side by side. Paragraphs should be organized in newspapers to help the reader follow the story easily.

31. TEXTUAL FEATURES accurate factual information relating to the story written quotations and direct speech from the experts to make it more reliable A news story should contain: expert opinion from reliable source important dates related to the story (should be in chronological order)

32. TEXTUAL FEATURES must avoid presumptions or generalizations (not bias) must be interesting, significant and relevant. usually words are in the past tense. use language to describe (adjectives, adverbs) should be written in 3rd person (he, she, it, they)

33. FRONT LOADING A concept used when drafting reports. This ensures that all the key information are included to prevent the readers to lose their interest in reading the article. The lead , which is the first paragraph of a news story should include the point of the story or the major facts right away.

34. CONCLUSION Summary or recap of the main points or suggest possible predictions.

35. PRACTICE 01 Directions: Identify the features of journalistic writing. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

36. conclusion textual features headline byline 1. The bold page heading that summarizes the story. A B C D

37. byline headline captions columns 2. Identifies the writer of the article. A B C D

38. front-loading conclusion column headline The summary or recap of the main points or suggest possible predictions. A B C D

39. headlines bylines photos and caption columns These help describe what the writer is talking about. A B C D

40. headline front-loading byline conclusion A concept used when drafting reports. A B C D

41. 02 Identify the feature of journalistic writing pointed by the arrow. Choose your answer inside the box. Write the letter of the correct answer on the arrow. Practice

42. picture headline caption byline column conclusion picture headline caption byline column

43. GENERALIZATION

44. a style of writing that is used to report news stories in a range of media formats. Journalistic Writing Simplicity & Brevity Characteristics Precision Objectivity & Factual Fairness & Balance Inverted Pyramid Structure The headline should catch the readers’ attention. The introduction must be short. The conclusion gives the summary of the story. Language Features: written in past tense written in third person chronological with pictures and captions with quotes from people involved in the story

45. Identify the features of journalistic writing by completing the crossword puzzle. Evaluation

46. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Across 4. The image used is related to the story. 6. This helps describe what the writer is talking about in the photo. 7. It is the recap of the main points of the story. 8. It tells about who wrote the story. 9. The texts are placed side by side. Down 1. The activity or profession of writing for printed and non-printed materials. 2. It is used by writers to give credibility of the story. 3. It tells about the short introduction of story without giving much details. 5. It is written in few words to sum up the story. 10. This is the beginning or first paragraph of a story. J O U R N A L I S T Q U O T E S I N T R O D U C T I O N P H O T S C A P T I N C O N L U O I N B Y L N E C O L U M S E A D

47. Directions: Read each number carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and False if wrong. REINFORCEMENT

48. The story should be written in the third person. The story may be written in any order. You can use quotes not related to the story you’ve written. The story should be written in the past tense. A story should include a photo and caption related to it so the reader can understand it more.

49. True False False True True ANSWERS

50. THANKS FOR WATCHING! - Teacher Jhean