ENGLISH 4

QUARTER 4
WEEK 4
DAY 3
 IDENTIFYING THE
FEATURES OF
JOURNALISTIC WRITING.
NOTING DETAILS IN AN
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
HEARD.
NOTING DETAILS FROM
NEWS REPORTS/SECTIONS
LISTENED TO (5W’S)
 JOURNALIST
a person who writes news stories or
articles for a newspaper or magazine
or broadcasts them on radio or
television.
 JOURNALISM
• - it is the activity or profession
of writing for newspapers,
magazines or news websites or
preparing news to be
broadcast.
 JOURNALISTIC WRITING

•is a form of non-

fiction writing used to
report news and
factual events.
 FEATURES OF JOURNALISTIC WRITING

1. Headlines- are bold page headings that summarize the story.

2. By line- Identifies who wrote the article.
3. Photos and caption- Are images help describe the events and
illustrate what the reporter is talking about. These photos include
captions that describe the picture and what it relates to.
4. Columns- are paragraphs organize in columns to help the reader
follow the story more easily. Columns are bodies of text placed side by
side.
5. Front Loading- ensures that all the key information is included as soon
as possible so that readers do not lose interest. The first paragraph of a
news story is the point of the story and the major facts straight away.
 IDENTIFY THE
FEATURES OF
JOURNALISTIC WRITING
BY COMPLETING THE
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
 READ EACH SENTENCE
CAREFULLY. WRITE
TRUE IF THE
STATEMENT IS CORRECT
AND FALSE IF WRONG.
1. What caused
damage?
2. How much is the
estimated damage?
3. When did the news
happened?
4. Where did it
happened?
5. What happened to
the squirrel?
6. What is the headline?
ANSWER:
1. A gray squirrel caused damage.
2. The estimated damage is at $50,000 to
$100,000.
3. The news happened today.
4. It happened at Northern States Power substation
in Stillwater.
5. The squirrel which apparently perched on a
switch box short circuited all power facilities in
nearby Bayport, Lake Elmo and part of Stillwater.
6. The headline is The Squirrel Cuts Off Power to 3
Towns.
 WHY DO YOU THINK
THAT JOURNALISTIC
WRITING IS AN
IMPORTANT SKILL THAT
A PUPIL SHOULD
ACQUIRE?
WHAT ARE THE
FEATURES OF
JOURNALISTIC
WRITING?
 READ THE NEWS
ARTICLE BELOW THEN
ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS THAT
FOLLOW.
 CEBU
LIFTS
CURFEW
HOURS
CEBU LIFTS
CURFEW
HOURS
1. WHAT IS THE HEADLINE?
2. WHO ISSUED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 5?
3. WHEN DID SHE ISSUED THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER?
4. WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 5?
5. WHY DID SHE LIFT THE CURFEW
LIMITATIONS WITHIN THE PROVINCE
OF CEBU?
ANSWER:
1. CEBU LIFTS CURFEW HOURS
2. GOV. GWENDOLYN GARCIA ISSUED EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 5.
3. SHE ISSUED IT ON FRIDAY NIGHT
4. IT IS LIFTING THE 11PM TO 4AM CURFEW
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
5. SHE LIFT THE CURFEW LIMITATIONS WITHIN THE
PROVINCE OF CEBU BECAUSE OF THE DECLINING
COVID-19 CASES, INCREASED VACCINATION
COVERAGE, CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS, AND IN VIEW OF
ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.