MEDIA AND

INFORMATION LITERACY

Mrs. Pearl Escalambre, MIT

G11-SHS Facilitator
INFORMATION LITERACY
MEDIA LITERACY
Learning Outcome
Editorializes the value of
being a media &
information literate
individual.
 4 kinds of editorials
• Editorials of argument and
persuasion

• take a firm stand on a problem or

condition. They attempt to persuade
the reader to think the same way. This
editorial often proposes a solution or
advises taking some definite action.
• Editorials of information and
interpretation

• is a wide variety of editorials that

attempt to explain the meaning or
significance of a situation or news
event.
• Editorials of tribute, appreciation
or commendation

• praise a person or an activity.

• Editorials of entertainment

• While it ridicules or makes fun of

a subject it has the intent of
improving it
 Steps for Writing Newspaper
Editorials
• Choosing a Topic
• The topic you choose is the most
important part in writing a newspaper
editorial. The best topics are those that
are current issues among our society. If
the topic is a current issue that everyone
is already interested in then your editorial
piece will engage reader’s attention.
 Choosing Your Opinion
• You need to ask yourself, are you for or
against the issue you have chosen as your
topic for your newspaper editorial piece. You
can not be on both sides of the fence when
writing an editorial piece. The purpose for the
editorial is to give your opinion, the writer’s
opinion. With this in mind you must give a
strong opinion, if not readers will not be as
inclined to see your point of view.
Outline Your Editorial

• The outline helps you, the

writer, get your thoughts and
opinions in order.
Writing Your Article
• The first step to writing your
newspaper editorial is to pick a
headline that grabs reader’s
attention. If you grab their
attention from the very beginning
they are more inclined to keep
reading.
Conclusion of Article
• In a newspaper editorial, and
with most anything else you
write, your conclusion should
sum up all the information you
wrote about.
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