8. TRUE OR FALSE
The headline
is the title of
any news
article.
There are
hard and fast
rules in
writing news
stories.
There are
five basic
news
questions.
9. TRUE OR FALSE
The lead is
the summary
of the
headline.
One can use
jargons,
clichés, and
highfalutin
words.
News
writers
cannot
editorialize.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Do not include all the five Ws and H when writing
the lead. Choose only the most important and the
ones that will interest your readers.
After breaking the story idea into components, try
each part as a lead for your story. Although most
news stories follow the who-did-what pattern,
leading with the WHY or HOW may prove to be of
greater reader interest.
15.
16.
17. Training employees, for the
first time, in technical writing
the University of the
Philippines Language
Program (UPV LP) conducted
an eight-week webinar series
for the College of Arts and
Sciences (CAS) employees.
Which is Better?
To train the College of Arts
and Sciences (CAS)
employees in technical
writing, the University of
the Philippines Language
Program (UPV LP)
conducted its first-ever
webinar series.
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18. The University of the
Philippines Visayas Language
Program experienced an
increase in participants in its
writing webinar series, the
participants of which are UPV
employees who expressed
their commendation of the
program.
Include only one idea per sentence.
The University of the
Philippines Visayas
Language Program (UPV LP)
experienced an increase in
participants in its writing
webinar series. The
participants of which are
UPV employees who
commended the program.
19. The formation of a
university committee to
investigate plagiarism
among students and
faculty is in accordance
with Article 13 of the
Student Handbook.
Avoid jargons. Use simple terms and avoid difficult words.
The Student Handbook
determines the
formation of a
committee to
investigate plagiarism
among students and
faculty.
20. Kathryn Bernardo
retired on Nov. 24,
2021. She worked
at the network for
32 years.
Keep your writing simple. Do not use adjectives.
Remember that press releases must be fact-based.
Kathryn Bernardo who
retired on Wednesday
spent 32 meaningful
years inside the
pedestals and strong
pillars of the network.
23. TRUE OR FALSE
State the
obvious or
overuse well-
known
facts.
Use colorful
words and
specific
details.
Feature
stories do
not have the
lead.
24. TRUE OR FALSE
A feature
story aims to
inform
rather than
entertain.
Use clear,
crisp and
strong action
verbs; and
vivid imagery.
A feature
article, like an
essay, may be
on any topic
under the sun
from A to Z.
25.
26. Feature
Article
Feature is an essay based on fact.
Its main purpose is to entertain or
present human interest stories.
A feature article may be written in
any form and style.
The main objective of a feature
article is to entertain. Feature
articles may also instruct, advise,
inform, and entertain at the same
time.
01
02
03
27.
28.
29. LEAD
SUMMARY Lead
NARRATIVE Lead
DESCRIPTIVE Lead
QUOTATION Lead
DIRECT ADDRESS Lead
COMBINATION Lead
STACCATO Lead
PUNCH Lead
CONTRAST Lead
NUT GRAPH
Summary of
what the story is
going to be
about.
T/Q Formula
TRANSITION
QUOTE
STRUCTURE
ENDING
POWERFUL QUOTE
TIE THE ENDING BACK TO THE
LEAD.
SUMMARY Ending
CLIMAX Ending
UN-ENDING
STINGER Ending
30.
31.
32.
33.
34. A SIMPLE ONE WOULD DO
by Jasmine Therese Altura
She is exhausted I know. Yet, she still manages to plaster a smile on her angelic face. It is a smile
that reaches every depth of her soul. Her eyes though tell a different story. I see through hers the love of
what she's doing. This has been her passion, her calling ever since. But it seems there is something
missing.
Yes, my mother is a teacher. She lives and loves to teach. I know everyone is adjusting now in the
new normal in education as remote classes have started and so is my mom. She is no exemption. While
others are using social media as platform to express their difficulties in coping, my mother remains
focused on what she intends to deliver - prepare the modules for her learners.
Many have been full of their own conflicts that they are forgetting to appreciate the efforts of others.
No one has ever wanted this pandemic to happen and these teachers to let parents carry their crosses. If
only things are normal, they would teach their children face-to-face, without most parents to worry about
making their children learn by themselves. I know they would prefer to teach in person these learners
instead.
The weight on the shoulders of our teachers has been doubled. They may also feel bad about the
situation but this is the least they could do for the time being.
A lone tear escapes my eye as realizations are beginning to hit me. We hear nothing, even though
they are having a hard time adjusting to this new normal and even before the pandemic when all they did
is teach. They work with their passion fuelling them to keep going.
35. Another pellet of tear wells down my cheek. That is perhaps for parents who seem helpless
to teach their children more than what they could afford to give - their support and guidance. On
the other hand, I could have felt pity for myself, too, whose mom I need the most in these odd
times is a teacher whose time is devoted mostly to her learners but who never runs out of time to
still guide and help me.
If there's one thing that I have come to terms with, it is the very idea that we are all victims of
the pandemic. We are enemy of no one. There is no argument of whoever endures or suffers
more. We are of equal footing.
My mother, your mothers who are all teachers this pandemic has made them become and all
teachers who pledged to educate and change lives deserve respect, admiration and gratitude.
There is no point for disagreement, intolerance, and aggression.
As for me, I couldn't be any prouder to call her my Mama who is both a mother and a
teacher.
As soon as she enters my vision, I hug every inch of her. I mutter something that I've been
holding on, "You did great, Ma."
Love, respect and admiration should be expressed. May it be in words or simple gestures.
My mom's soulful eyes have met mine. I know there is still something missing that she alone can
identify and solve. But I believe I have a lot to be grateful for. I have decided to start with a thank
you. And you should, too. A simple one would do.
38. TRUE OR FALSE
Use “I,
YOU”.
Never use
“WE”.
Give realistic
solutions to the
problem that goes
beyond
common
knowledge.
Editorial has
3 basic
parts: Lead,
Body , and
Conclusion.
39. TRUE OR FALSE
Editorials are
usually
argumentative
and
persuasive.
Use highly
technical and
highfalutin
words to
flaunt
creativity.
Editorial lead
does
not necessarily
have to identify
the six basic
news
questions.
40.
41. Editorial
Writing
An editorial is an article that
presents the newspaper's
opinion on an issue.
Editorials are meant to
influence public opinion,
promote critical thinking, and
sometimes cause people to
take action on an issue.
01
02
42. PARTS OF EDITORIAL
01
TITLE
It gives the gist
or major idea of
the topic.
BODY
It presents the factual details to
bolster the opinion or principle
of the newspaper on the given
issue.
INTRODUCTION
It contains the news
peg/stand/opinion and the
reaction.
CONCLUSION
It presents the solution, plea, advice,
command, thought-provoking question,
forecast, possible effects and quotation
relevant to the subject or just a summary.
03
02
04
43. If you ask a student which of her properties she cannot live without, the
answer would be clear – the cellphone. But if there is one thing that has no
place in our schools today, the answer would be the same – the cellphone.
(writer’s stand on the issue)
Cellphone: Silent Thief
Teachers have been complaining about students’ lack of attention toward their studies.
They said that students are distracted from their lessons. Instead of working on their lessons,
they would text their time away…
Parents have also reported that at home, their children are “burning the lines” chatting
and texting. Once their wards are into it, they cannot be budged to do household chores.
Cellphones are contributing to the degradation of family values.
The deteriorating achievement results would be a mute evidence of how the cellphone
has taken away quality from education.
The next school policy should be to disallow cellphones in schools. It
should also provide guidelines to parents. After all, the parents themselves are
complaining about their children’s performance. As one education community,
there is no responsibility greater than making our children learn. One step
toward fulfilling that responsibility is banning cellphones in our schools.
46. TRUE OR FALSE
Like any other
news story, a
sports story has
a headline, a
lead, a body, and
a conclusion.
Headlines
should be in
passive voice
and the verb in
the present
tense.
Sports
reporting is
news
writing.
47. TRUE OR FALSE
The body that
composed of the
other elements
arranged in
descending order
or decreasing
importance.
Sports
reporting
makes use of
the language
of sports .
The headline is
in sports
writing is the
attention-
getter, the
news in a
nutshell.
48.
49. Sports
Writing
A Sports story is a form of
writing that reports on
sporting topics and games. It is
also a form of journalism (or
creative nonfiction) in which a
sporting event, individual
athlete, or sports-related issue
serves as the dominant subject
01
52. In writing for the sports headline, use the
appropriate sports lingo. It should be in
active voice and the verb in the present
tense. Don’t forget the total score.
Iloilo Division softball players defeat Antique
Division
Iloilo sluggers rip Antique batters, 15-5
53. The sports lead is the attention-getter, the news in a nutshell.
The lead contains appropriate sports lingo and other sports
terminologies. Verbs or action words in the lead are in the past
tense if the article is a sports coverage. The classic “Five W’s”
appear in the lead as; (1) Who won? (2) Against whom? (3) By
what score? (4) Where? And (5) When?
Barroc NHS Quintet poured 10 baskets in the
last three minutes to edge out the
Cordovanhons 65-63 at the opponent’s home
ground yesterday afternoon.
54. After the lead comes the body that composed of the other
elements arranged in descending order or decreasing
importance. If it is a basketball story, report it quarter by quarter;
if a volleyball story, set by set or frame by frame; if a
softball/baseball story, inning by inning; if boxing, round by
round, etc. in narrative form. Follow these with their respective
scores.
With less than 10 seconds left in the clock,
Brownlee received the inbound and dribbled the
ball, even with Meralco’s Hulk Durham in front of
him, the former positioned behind the arc and
launched his shot which made the crowd roar.
55. Usually, the conclusion in a sports
story is in a form of quotes from a
winning player or a coach, statistics,
and team standing.
“I think, this is the most worth waiting
thing. Many had doubted and in less
than 24 hours, these were all erased”,
Tenorio said.
58. Science reporting is science writing by a
scientist or by a non-scientist for mass
consumption.
He writes his story in such a way that
the science non-oriented reader may
understand and appreciate it because it
is written in the layman’s language.
60. Science Journalism in print media is
writing focused in science and
technology instead of economics,
police, politics, labor, education, and
sports. Of course, there is a
difference in language, too.
61. The ordinary science news reporter
presents the information using the 5Ws.
The science journalist in the other areas
goes farther. He has to explain basic
concepts of science involved. He has to
contribute to the general scientific activity
if he wants his reader to understand what
he wants to convey.
62. The science reporter, therefore, should
understand science. He should equip
himself with modern and updated science
books, encyclopedia, and dictionary. If
he masters translating technical jargon
into simple terms understood by the
layman, then he succeeds as a science
reporter.
63. AVOID JARGON
Jargons are medical, scientific, legal, technical words.
Remember, not everyone knows the meaning of magneto
hydrodynamics, meson, DNA, or hybridization.
If there are no synonyms for jargons, you, as a science
reporter should take effort to explain in plain language what
the terms means. Do not leave your readers puzzled,
otherwise, the news will not mean anything to them.
For example: After the word mycology, you should
explain it as “The study of fungi such as molds, and yeast,”
64. USE CONCRETE NOUNS
Concrete nouns are better than abstract nouns. They are
definite. Watch out for vague or imprecise words. Crime, for
example is vague. It may range from jaywalking to murder.
WORDS OF CAUTION: Remember, the 12-year-old
level theory no longer holds true. The twelve-year-olds
of today will often surprise you on how much they know.
Never, however, overestimate your reader’s knowledge,
nor underestimate their intelligence. Develop a clear
mental picture who your readers will be. Then ask
yourself, “Will they understand me?”
