Editorial Writing

An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper’s opinion on an issue.

• TRUE

• FALSE

These are the ways or steps on how to write an editorial, EXCEPT one.

• Decide on a topic

• Create your outline

• Start to write

• Print drafts

• Proofread

Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Editorials have:

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

A type of editorial that an editors often used these editorials to explain the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or controversial subject. School newspapers may explain new school rules.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial that commend people and organizations for something done well. They are not as common as the other three.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial that constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate is to get readers to see the problem, not the solution.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

An editorial must have at least how many words?

• 300

• 400

• 500

• 600