Exercise 1

COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING

Name ________________________________ School Paper _______________________

School ________________________________ District ___________________________
School Paper Adviser ____________________ Principal __________________________

Directions: Read the article carefully, then copyedit using appropriate copyreading
symbols. Write a two-line head as indicated.
News Headline: ( col, 48 points, TNR , downstyle )

______________________________________________________

deputy presidential spokes person anthony Golez says the t that isues raise by the Public

sch teachers gruops wold be present to the Deped fro review. malacanang has direct the

dept. of educ. too look into the proposal the of countries public school teachers a for

P9000 increase their in monthly saalary. because of this clamors we are going to p

present this issue thee to dept of educ. to reviewed and studying the prooposal lapuz said.

the alliance off concerned teachers (act) Teachers dignity coalition (tdC) phil. publi

school teachers assoc. ppSTA & OTHER allied grps has spoken out again a proposall

inthe house of representatives to hike the salaries of public school teachers by a mere six

P6 000.

‘dipping our hands in the issue is farfetched, Golez told in a news briefing, saying the

issue is just a demolition job. In the senate s version the of bill for the same purpose the

proposed hike would be P9,000 as demand by the teachers.

golez emphasize that teachersd play a very impt. rule the in country’s particular in nur

turing the dev. of the students.

accdg to the teachers they deserve more than a P6,000 increased considering their level

of work and an credentials. our teachers is the foundation forthe dev ofour children and

theirs is a prof. that we’ve to protect and nurture Golez said.

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17April2009