Discussion and tips on how to write a prefect school paper

1. DISTRICT CAPABILITY-
BUILDING ON
JOURNALISTIC WRITING
AND PUBLICATION
CRAFTING

2. SESSION 1:
JOURNALISTIC WRITING
News, Feature and Opinion
Articles

3. • Demonstrate understanding on the
processes/techniques in writing news, feature
and opinion articles;
• Evaluate the impact of published stories in the
school and community
• Write school-community news, feature and
opinion articles
Session Objectives:

4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
PRE-TEST 1
Read and spot
the errors.

5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Only 8 children were
identified as struggling
readers in the school. The
remaining ninety-eight
learners were independent
readers. 12 of them had even
won in district-level reading
competitions.

6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Only 8 children were
identified as struggling
readers in the school. The
remaining ninety-eight
learners were independent
readers. 12 of them had even
won in district-level reading
competitions.

7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Only eight children were
identified as struggling readers
in the school. The remaining 98
learners were independent
readers. Twelve of them had
even won in district-level
reading competitions.

8. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
PRE-TEST 2
Read and spot
the errors.

9. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
DepEd proclaimed that
education must continue
despite the absence of face-to-
face classes. The Department
of Education also ensured the
parents that learners would still
learn the lessons even at the
comfort of their home.

10. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
DepEd proclaimed that
education must continue
despite the absence of face-to-
face classes. The Department
of Education also ensured the
parents that learners would still
learn the lessons even at the
comfort of their home.

11. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
The Department of Education
(DepEd) proclaimed that
education must continue despite
the absence of face-to-face
classes. DepEd also ensured the
parents that learners would still
learn the lessons even at the
comfort of their home.

12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
PRE-TEST 3
Read and spot
the errors.

13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Raniel Iyana conceptualized
a mobile graduation for their
learners in Maligaya Elementary
School last July 2021.
The grade six teacher led the
implementation of the said
initiative with the guidance of
their school head.

14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Raniel Iyana conceptualized
a mobile graduation for their
learners in Maligaya Elementary
School last July 2021.
The grade six teacher led the
implementation of the said
initiative with the guidance of
their school head.

15. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
A grade six teacher in Hinatuan
West District conceptualized a
mobile graduation for their learners
in Maligaya Elementary School last
July 2021.
Raniel O. Iyana, 27, led the
implementation of the said initiative
with the guidance of their school
head.

16. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
PRE-TEST 4
Read and spot
the errors.

17. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Eight lovely and intelligent
school heads of Hinatuan
West District participated the
2021 National Assembly of
Educators held at Balanghai
Hotel and Convention Center
yesterday.

18. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Eight lovely and intelligent
school heads of Hinatuan
West District participated the
2021 National Assembly of
Educators held at Balanghai
Hotel and Convention Center
yesterday.

19. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Eight school heads of
Hinatuan West District
participated in the 2021
National Assembly of
Educators at Balanghai Hotel
and Convention Center
yesterday.

20. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
PRE-TEST 5
Read and spot
the errors.

21. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Education Secretary Leonor
M. Briones encouraged the
learners around the country to
read more.
DepEd Secretary Leonor M.
Briones emphasized that reading
would help the learners succeed
in life.

22. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Education Secretary Leonor
M. Briones encouraged the
learners around the country to
read more.
DepEd Secretary Leonor M.
Briones emphasized that reading
would help the learners succeed
in life.

23. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Education Secretary Leonor
M. Briones encouraged the
learners around the country to
read more.
She emphasized that reading
would help the learners succeed
in life.

24. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
Together, we stand for education.
Education Secretary Leonor
M. Briones encouraged the
learners around the country to
read more.
Sec. Briones emphasized
that reading would help the
learners succeed in life.

25. A NOSE FOR NEWS
The rudiments of news writing

26. - an acronym of North, East,
West and South
-“new things”
-a timely and factual narration
of past, present and future
event (Ceciliano Jose Cruz)
What is news?

27. It is an accurate and timely
account of an idea, issue or
event that affects a significant
number of people.
(Rachel E. Khan)
What is news?

28. Qualities of News
1. Accurate – correct names,
statements, figures
2. Objective – does not take
sides
3. Factual – nothing invented

29. Qualities of News
4. Balanced –attention to both
sides in a controversial issue
5. Concise – short but contains
the most important facts
6. Timely – fresh and immediate

30. 1. Prominence – deals with persons,
places which are familiar
2. Proximity – nearness of the events
3. Immediacy – timeliness
Elements of News

31. 4. Oddity – deviation from the normal
course of events
5. Human interest – appealing to the
emotion
6. Conflict – disagreement
Elements of News

32. 7. Names – newsworthy people
8. Numbers and statistics – results of
raffle draws, sweepstakes…
9. Romance and adventure – especially
among celebrities and prominent people
Elements of News

33. 10. Change and development – progress
in school/community
11. Animals – unusual ones
12. Calamity – earthquakes, typhoons,
wildfires
Elements of News

34. General Kinds of News
1. Straight news. The data are
presented in direct fashion. It is also
called hard news.

35. General Kinds of News
2. News feature. The data are
presented indirectly through the use
of novelty lead. It is also
called soft news.

36. Basic Structure
of News

38. What is
the lead?

39. The lead is the story’s opening
sentence or two.
In straight news, it tells the most
important facts of the story.
In news feature, it could be a word, a
phrase or a sentence that attracts
and sustains reader’s interest.

40. 1. Summary Lead
2. Novelty Lead
Classification of Lead

41. 1. Summary Lead. It answers
the five Ws and one H. This is
used in the straight news.
Classification of Lead

42. 2. Novelty Lead. It attracts the
reader’s attention and is used in
writing a news feature or a
feature article.
Classification of Lead

43. Kinds of
Summary Lead

44. Landslides and floods brought by
heavy monsoon rains in Southern
Luzon have killed at least five people,
as soldiers on rubber boats rushed food
and relief supplies to nearly 200,000
affected residents, officials said
yesterday.

45. Inmates of the Davao del Norte
provincial jail staged a noise barrage
early yesterday, calling for the ouster of
two jail guards they accused of
committing abuses, prison officials say.

46. The province of Surigao del Sur
hosted the 2014 Caraga Regional Meet
attended by 5,695 athletes, coaches
and delegation officials from the 12
participating divisions of the region,
February 23-27, this year.

47. August 22 is the schedule of the
Division Read-a-Thon, thus, cluster
heads and district supervisors are
advised to conduct their respective
contests beforehand.

48. To bring services of the
government to the doorsteps of its
constituents, Sangguniang Panlunsod
of General Santos City yesterday
launched the “City Hall sa Barangay”.

49. By repainting the school buildings,
renovating old structures and
completing the documents specified in
the District Monitoring and Evaluation
Tool, Tagbina Central Elementary
School teachers yesterday said they are
ready for the District Evaluation.

50. Angling in
News
Writing

51. Consider the following data for angling::
What Community-based reading intervention
Who Stakeholders
Struggling readers
Where Hinatuan West District
When Last September 6-10, 2021
Why To address the reading difficulties in
word recognition and comprehension
How By conducting one-on-one reading
activities using contextualized materials

52. Kinds of
Novelty Lead

53. Narrative Lead. It draws the reader into the
article by allowing him to relate himself with
the event or character of a news-feature story.
In the old days, before the coming of the
earth satellite, weather forecasting was done
by intrepid pilots, who flew their one-engine
planes into the eyes of an approaching storm
to measure wind direction and velocity. Once
inside the eye of the typhoon, the pilot
experienced an eerie calm while the winds
swirled outside.

54. Descriptive Lead. It illustrates a mental
picture of the subject.
Armed with bolos, broomsticks,
sacks and buri hats, the stakeholders of
Tagbina Central Elementary School
prepared for the battle against weeds
during the 2014 Brigada Eskwela on May
22-27 this year.

55. Quotation Lead. It is a relevant
statement of a well-known speaker.
“You stole the presidency, not
only once but twice.”
Shouted Susan Roces, widow of
Fernando Poe, Jr., during a gathering of
the opposition, denouncing President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s alleged vote-
rigging during the 2004 election.

56. Question Lead. It leads readers to find
the answer in the succeeding details.
How would you know that your
money is a fake?
Central Bank of the Philippines
cautioned the public yesterday of the
proliferation of fake peso bills and gave
tips on how to identify them.

57. Punch Lead. It is a short, striking one-
sentence lead.
Hungry farmers are selling not only
their plows and carabaos, but also their
children.

58. Astonisher Lead. It uses an exclamatory
sentence.
It’s more fun in Surigao del Sur!
The Enchanted River in Hinatuan, the
Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig City, and the Cagwait
Beach and the Britania Islands in San Agustin
have been attracting numerous foreign and
local tourists, says an article in
Yahoo!Philippines.

59. He came. He saw. He conquered.
In his fourth visit to Tagbina, the Assistant
Schools Div. Superintendent, Dr. Lorenzo O.
Macasocol, says he has finally overcome the
anxiety of long travel followed by a speaking
engagement.
Parody Lead. It consists of a parody of
well-known quotation, song or poem.

60. It was like a travel to the past when
select teachers and school heads garbed
in Filipiniana Costumes crowded the Villa
Maria Luisa Grand Ballroom Arena in
Tandag City for the first Action Research
Summit on January 18, this year.
Background Lead. It is used when the
background overshadows the individuals.

61. FOR SALE: Eight-month old baby
girl for only P5 thousand.
The police arrested yesterday a 25-
year old woman for selling a baby
entrusted to her by a neighbor.
Freak Lead. It uses typographical effects
to enhance its appeal.

62. Survey shows that married men in
Tagbina live longer than single men, but
married men are a lot more willing to
die.
Contrast Lead. It is used to point up
opposites and extremes.

63. Months ago, some members of the
opposition have been bombarded with
accusations of misusing the pork barrel
but now it is the administration people
who are in the hot seat of the DAP scam.
Contrast Lead. It is used to point up
opposites and extremes.

64. Neglected. Denuded. Abused.
This is the picture of the mountains-
turned-mining sites in Surigao del Sur
today.
Staccato Lead. It consists of a series of
words or phrases punctuated by periods,
commas or dashes.

65. Writing
Headlines

66. Headline – a title
of a journalistic
article.

67. HEADLINE
News - in a sentence case
Feature/Opinion – in a
title case

68. Sentence case (News) – down style
School combats malnutrition
Title case (Feature) – up style
Butuanons’ Dying Dialect
Wider Doors to the Past

69. NEWS (SVO)
School drainage
system undergoes
makeover

70. NEWS (SVO)
School drainage
system undergoes
facelift

71. NEWS (SVO)
School drainage
system to prevent
flashfloods

72. SPEECH NEWS
Briones: PH to
celebrate victory

73. SPEECH NEWS
COVID cases continue
to rise – health official

74. Headline
Vocabulary

75. The power of
monosyllabic
verbs

76. arrest
point finger
support
criticize

77. arrest – nab
point finger – blame
support – back
criticize – slam

78. Lawmakers support
petroleum company

79. Lawmakers support
petroleum company
Solons back oil firm

80. Schools heads and
teachers will conduct
action research

81. Schools heads and
teachers will conduct
action research

82. Schools heads,
teachers to conduct
action research

83. Headline
Forms

84. Some Types of Headline
1. Deck/Subhead
2. Kicker
3. Hammer
4. Slammer
5. Tripod

85. Deck/Subhead
Pupils groomed to save lives
School, BFP tie up for quake drill

86. Kicker
Due to modular classes,
Pupils dropout cases
up by 10%

87. Kicker
Online learning
Teachers upskilled
on using ICT

88. Hammer
LEAP OF FAITH
Unit 3 dominates jumping events

89. Hammer
GOLD!
Hidilyn Diaz makes Olympic
history for PH
Source: Manila Bulletin

90. Hammer
ONLINE LEARNING
Teachers upskilled on using ICT

91. Slammer
Heavy load lifted: Diaz
wins 1st Olympic gold
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

92. Slammer
Online Learning: Teachers
upskilled on using ICT

93. Slammer
Online Learning: Teachers
upskilled on using ICT

94. Slammer
Teachers upskilled on using ICT

95. Tripod
ONLINE:Teachers upskilled
on using ICT

96. Tips on How to Write
an Effective News
Article

97. 1. Use a simple sentence.
2. Do not overload the beginning
paragraph with the answers of
the five Ws and one H.
Remember that the second
paragraph is a secondary
lead, too.

98. 3. Avoid using an important or
unusual word twice in the
same sentence or paragraph.
4. Avoid repetition of clauses and
other similar grammatical
construction at the beginning
of a paragraph.

99. 5. A paragraph should not
exceed 75 words.
4. Avoid the use of article such
as a, an and the as the
beginning word in the lead.
6. One-sentence paragraph is
preferred in writing news.

100. 7. Do not put direct quotation
and indirect quotation in the
same paragraph.
8. Arrange details in descending
order of importance so that
the layout editor can delete
the least important ones for
lack of space.

101. 9. Do not use long words if there
are synonymous short words.
10. Use transition words such as
however, furthermore, for
instance, etc.

102. Thank You…