Mga katotohanang

usap para humusay

sa pagsulat ng
Lathalain
#Pabebengusap#1

Utsisera/ro ka!
Dapat alam mo kung ano, saan,
kailan, paano at bakit
nangyayari ang mahahalagang
kaganapan sa paligid mo.
#Pabebengusap#2

Madetalye ka
Hindi ka kumportable sa mga general
statements; ang gusto mo malinaw at puno ng
laman ang sulat mo.
#Pabebengusap#3

Buk worm ka!

Dapat updated ka sa mga basahin; At kumapal na
ang salamin mo sa kababasa.
#Pabebengusap#4

Pa ‘Harry Potter’
ang effect mo
Parang may magic ang bawat katagang
isinusulat mo
#Pabebengusap#5

Ma ‘arte’ ka
Mahusay kang maglarawan ng mga bagay-
bagay sa mabulaklak na paraan.
#Pabebengusap#6

Mabusisi ka
Hindi ka tumitigil sa pagrebisa ng iyong lathalain
hangga’t hindi nagiging maganda ang
kinalalabasan ng artikulo mo.
#Pabebengusap#7

Mala ‘Probinsyano’
ang bigat mo
Yung tipong hindi ka marunong sumuko sa laban
at hamon ng pagsusulat.
 akin…
• Hindi manunulat
• Hindi mamamahayag
• Hindi edukador
√ • Accountant/Banker
√ • Language Arts Literature
√ • SSCW
√ • MOSPA 2014
√ • DLSU
Criteria for Judging

• Technical - 30%
• Content - 60%
• Ethics - 10%
 Technical - 30%
– Observes the rules of grammar and
syntax
– Conforms with the principles of
organization and progression of ideas
– Exhibits creative presentation of the
story
– Combines colorful and figurative
language to present facts
– Uses a catchy title for the article
– Sustains interest of the readers
– Utilizes the appropriate feature type to
emphasize the impact/relevance of the
topic
 Content – 60%
• Cites facts like historical references,
statistics, relevant names/facts to
bolster credibility of statements
and/or narratives.
• Presents a new angle or information
about the topic that are timely and
interesting to read.
• Stirs the imagination of the reader.
• Balances presentation of thoughts
and ideas from the obtained data
with those of the writer’s
perceptions.
 Ethics – 10%
Observes ethical and professional
standards for print media:
• Fairness
• Relevance
• Accuracy
• Balance

Cites sources and observes copyright

laws.
Ano ang LATHALAIN?

• Nagsasaysay ng kwento.
• Meron s’yang simula, gitna,
at katapusan.
• Gumagamit ng ‘direct
quotation’.
• Ipinakikita sa mambabasa
ang mga eksena sa
madetalyeng paraan.
Paano ang pagkakabahagi
ng lathalain?
 Lead
Transition Nut Graph
/Quote Linked
Formula Direct Quote

Transition
Linked
And so on…
until the story Direct Quote
is complete
 Lead

Nut Graph
Story Telling Linked
Formula Transition

Transition
Linked
And so on… Transition
until the story Linked
is complete Conclusion
 Ang ‘Lead’
• Panimulang pangungusap o
talata/ lupon ng talata
• Kailangang makatawag pansin sa
mambabasa
• Kailangang gumamit ng tiyak at
nakahihikayat na mga salita
• Kailangang angkop sa paksa
• Kailangang tama sa tono ng akda
– Serious, sarcastic, ironic, etc.
 Uri ng ‘Lead’

• Descriptive
• Narrative
• Direct Quote
• Question
• Startling Statement
• Contrast and Compare
• Twist
Descriptive
• Champions three years running now and
proud owner of not one, not two, but
three “three peat” feats in the past 15
years, the La Salle Lady Spikers remain the
gold, nay the green, standard for UAAP
women’s volleyball greatness.
-Olmin Leyba
Phil Star 5/3/18
Narrative – Tells a story
Justin Roma’s 2,800 friends have never seen him
cry.
His father has seen him cry only once – the day last
October when doctors told the 16-year-old triathlete
player that what he thought was a bad case of the flu
was actually leukemia.
“He cried a bit then,” Mr. Roma said. “But then he
squared off and said, ‘Well, I’m not dead yet.’ And I
haven’t seen him cry ever since, although he’s told me
that sometimes he cries at night when he’s all alone.”
Narrative
Filipino English language teacher Cresencia Mapalad
and others are hopeful that they could land teaching jobs in
China.
Mapalad told Xinhua in an interview that she got
excited when President Rodrigo Duterte announced that
China has opened its doors to Filipino English language
teachers.
Mapalad, who has a doctorate degree in education,
used to teach English in Samar State University in the central
Philippines for decades. When she retired in 2011 at the age
of 65, she applied as dean of the College of Education in
Metro Manila College (MCM) in Quezon City.
Descriptive – describes a scene/person
Standing at the lunch line, the boy turned to Lucy
Lopez and asked, “Will you be my girlfriend?”
Then he turned to his buddy and started laughing.
Just another cruel joke on the fat kid.
Lucy, who once weighed almost 300 pounds, is used to
them. Since elementary school she has been teased and
taunted about her weight.
“I remember being called horrible names in
elementary school every time we went to the playground,”
the sophomore said.
But life is changing.
 Question/Startling
I smelled fishy from the start.
All of a sudden, Attractive Gent was rumored to be the new
paramour of Winsome Personality.
It was surprising because AG was supposed to be involved
with Alluring Beauty, while WP is the apple of Sizzling Maverick’s
eye.
So why the sudden romance rigodon?
Is it a last-ditch effort to save AG and WP’s sinking
partnership?
Well, it kinda worked.
The intriguing scuttlebutt bought the duo a little time. It
wasn’t much, but it was enough to prevent a monumental disaster.
(PDI: April 11, 2018)
Contrast
Despite climate change, we can still count on
April to bring in the first plitter-platter of rain; a
cycle that ushers in springtime in the west and
prods the blooming of showers, in time for our
Flores de Mayo festivities. But April is not just
about rain showers. It is also about shower of
blessings.
April showers
by: Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
Philstar – 5/3/18
Twist
Auteurs usually tap drama to handle and tell
serious subjects and aspects of life. Logic says the genre
provides the pensive mood audiences must take in
watching or reading it.
For Pinay Beauty (She’s No White) — which seems
to make a reference (or a pun on) to that Disney
character — an official entry to this year’s Pista ng
Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), Jay Abello uses the power of
comedy to discuss beauty and adds another layer to the
ongoing discourse on race (skin color).
Jerry Donato www.philstar.com/2018/07/27/
Narrative/Descriptive
As a former beauty queen, Carlene Aguilar is gifted
with a long pair of legs that have walked and conquered glitzy
runways and stages. After all, she is the first Filipina to win
two major crowns in Philippine pageantry, at Miss Earth in
2001 and at Binibining Pilpinas World in 2005.
Over a decade later, Carlene’s legs are now trained to
blaze trails, turn the pedals and hit the waters as a triathlete.
In 2016, she has completed her first-ever triathlon, the
TriUnited 4 held at Clark, Pampanga. From 2017 until present,
she has joined half IronMan races in Cebu, Davao and Subic.
– Euden Valdez (philstar.com) - July 25, 2018 -
Question/Startling
Why do relationships last? Are the threads
that bind them strong as steel, warm as the sun’s
rays, and soft as that of a silk cocoon?
Whatever the stuff these threads are made
of, you can be sure they exist, for why do people
remain wrapped in relationships for keeps? And
they’re not even married!
(Joanne Rae M. Ramirez)
Direct Quote – use sparingly. Must be very
powerful quote

“Don’t be mad. I took some pills,” Loren

Tadeo cried as she stopped over the toilet.
A few hours later, the 14-year-old freshman
died after series of coronary arrests.
Question
When an up-and-coming fighter beats
an elite fighter who is no longer in his prime,
does that guarantee him of achieving an elite
status in the future?
From what I have observed, the usual
answer is “no.”
Qualities of an Elite Fighter
by: Conrad M. Cariňo
The Manila Times 5/3/18
Descriptive/Narrative
Only the fresh scars on her body are the remaining signs that six-
year-old Jhianne Carla Eugenio of San Pablo City, Laguna almost lost her
life four weeks ago due to septic shock after being treated for
meningococcemia that later developed into Steven Johnson Syndrome.
Her 23-year-old mother Jaina, who is still finishing her tourism
degree, said it all started when Jhianne had a high fever with cough and
colds over three days and developed red rashes on her upper body.
Jaina brought her daughter to a nearby hospital on March 17, but
the pediatrician who examioqned her said the blood tests turned out to
be all normal, so the doctor just prescribed basic medicine for fever,
cough and colds and anti-allergy.
However, Jhianne’s condition worsened that day and she started
vomiting as more rashes appeared on her body. The Manila Times 5/3/18
Startling Statement – creates drama
Melissa hates school.
It’s not that she’s dumb. It isn’t that she
doesn’t fit in socially. In fact, it isn’t that anything
is particularly wrong.
Making sentences to set a rhythm
• Ginulat n’ya ang buong mundo. Ginulat.
N’ya.
• Saan nga ba dapat lumugar ang isang bata
sa mundo ng kahirapan? Saan ba. Sa
mundo. Ng Kahirapan.
• The world is round. The. World. Is. Round.
Breaking the rules
• And his dedication made him win! His
dedication. Nothing else.

• But the problem got worse when he

entered the scene. And everyone despised
him.
 The lead should open
with the specific, then go
to the general
 Rather than..
With America engaged in a war in Iraq,
many students know U.S. military men
who have lost their lives.
League town lost one of its own last
month when Nicolas Barrera was killed
in Iraq.
 Try this enhancement…
When Lucia Dela Rama didn’t hear from her son,
Alfredo, for a week, she knew something was wrong.
Maybe it was a mother’s intuition, but she knew.
And when she saw two officers walking toward
her door, her worst fear was confirmed.
“The officers said they were sorry to deliver the
news, but Alfredo died with honor,” she said.
“Dying with honor? How does that help? My
heart was breaking. My boy was gone.”
 After a strong lead…
You need a strong nut
graph.
What is a nut graph?
• Basically, it is a summary of what the
story is going to be about.
• It’s the 5 Ws and H that you didn’t
answer in the lead.
• It’s the thesis sentence of your story.
Consider this lead
• She has no premonition. No sign. No
clue. That the day she had decided to
visit her aging parent from her
ancestral home, to give them due
respect, would be her last. She never
knew it. She never will.
Sample nutgraph
• November 6, Sunday, when her husband
received an urgent call from someone in the
hospital. It was not a familiar voice. Not his
wife’s. And upon hearing the voice of the nurse,
Mr. Jovy Cariňo knew it was serious. The voice
on the other line said his wife was at the
emergency room and needed to be transferred
to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU); she had met an
accident.
 After a strong lead and an
informative nut graph…

Use the transition/quote formula

or
The Story telling formula
Susi ang Transisyon/pangatnig
 Panahon: simula, sumunod,
pagkatapos, sa huli, pagwawakas
 Pagkakasunod -sunod: Una,
ikalawa, ikat’lo…
 Rason: Dahilan sa, sapagkat
 Paghahambing: katulad ng
 Kontrast: Ngunit, subalit…
So how do you end a
feature story?
End your story with…
• A powerful quote
Or
• Tie the ending back to the lead
Ms. Cel: A lingering memoir

• With her untimely passing, Ms. Cel would surely

be missed by her friends, acquaintances,
relatives, and loved ones. Indeed, their
testimonies of her goodness and love will make
her legacies live.
• Yes, her life on this earth might have already
passed; yet her memories will still linger on.
Pagsulat ng Pamagat
How to craft a good title?
1.Apply 1 – 3 – 5 rule
2.Make your title move. Use
figurative language.
3.Make use of pun/ play with
words.
The 1 – 3 – 5 rule
• 4-5 words = Good Title
• 2-3 words = Better Title
• 1 word = Best Title

Trending now is, Title has sub-title

Make your title move.
• Use Alliteration.
– Blowing Bubbles in Bohol
– Come again in Camiguin
– Looking for fun in Lucban
– Realizing Rizal
– Anting-Anting ng Antipolo
– Reaching Rizal’s Realism
Make your title move.
• Use Rhyming Words.
–Go go go to San Fernando
–Tulay sa Banay-banay
–The Art of Giving and Receiving
–Kaibigan ko sa Vigan
–A Million cause in Ilocos
–We are one in Tanauan
Make use of Pun.
• Play with Words.
–The Vegans of Vigan
–Min(d)ing Mother Earth
–Cool as Kulas
–HERcules heights
–Juan, tu, Tweet!
What does good feature give?
• F – Factual information
• E – Entertaining topic
• A – Artistic approach
• T – Timely release
• U – Universal appeal
• R – Relevant details
• E – Engaging development
• S – Subject that is in-depth
Paglalagom
1. Usisera ka
2. Madetalye ka
3. Buk worm ka
4. Pa ‘Harry Potter’ and effect mo
5. Ma ‘arte’ ka
6. Mabusisi ka
7. Mala Probinsyano ang dating mo
…