Journalistic Text Structures Lesson Plan PDF

Quarter 3: Lesson 5 Text Structures of Journalistic Texts ENGLISH 7  News News refers to information about current events and happenings that aims to INFORM and EDUCATE the public by presenting facts, analysis and perspectives on significant events and issues. A news article...

Quarter 3: Lesson 5 Text Structures of Journalistic Texts ENGLISH 7  News News refers to information about current events and happenings that aims to INFORM and EDUCATE the public by presenting facts, analysis and perspectives on significant events and issues. A news article on the other hand, is a written piece of journalism that provides information and analysis about a particular news event or topic. It is a common format for presenting news stories in newspapers, magazines, online  Text Structure of a News Article 1. HEADLINE - A short Statement about the event in the newspaper. It intends to catch the audiences’ attention so that they will continue reading the article.  Text Structure of a News Article 2. BYLINE - It tells who wrote the article. Example: by Ruffa Mae Duman  Text Structure of a News Article 3. LEAD PARAGRAPH - It contains the most essential information that the journalist had to research about. It is the first paragraph that usually answers the 5Ws and 1H questions. (Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?  TIMELINE Below is an example of a timeline that you might use when outlining the content of your news report. WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY HOW a 400 lb. a lion on the night it is a faulty lock authorities male African escaped a of August currently at is suspected are trying to lion city zoo 2nd large in the track down causing city the lion public panic  Text Structure of a News Article 4. SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS - These are additional information that explains the 5Ws and 1H. These may be less or least important details in a news article. (The second paragraph is an example of SUPPORTING Text Structure of a News Article The Inverted 1. THE LEAD Pyramid MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION Generally, news stories are written using the inverted pyramid style, in 2. THE BODY which information is presented in MORE DETAILS descending order of importance. This allows the 3. THE TAIL reader to get the most crucial or RELATED CONTEXT interesting details quickly so they EXTRA CONTENT can decide whether to stop or FEATURE ARTICLE A Feature Article is a type of journalistic writing that explores a specific topic or in-depth issue, providing comprehensive and engaging narrative. It goes beyond reporting facts and news and aims to captivate readers with storytelling, personal anecdotes, and descriptive Text Structure of Feature Article INTRODUCTION: The first paragraph that introduces the central focus of the article. BODY: Consists of a number of paragraphs that expand the main topic of the article into subtopics. CONCLUSION: The conclusion is important in ensuring that the reader recognizes the feature’s closure. The final paragraph must aim to leave a memorable mark. Characteristics of News Timeliness: Recent events Importance: Impact on people's lives Interest: Human interest, novelty, conflict Proximity: Local relevance Prominence: Involving well-known people  Ethics of Journalist Articles 1. TELL THE TRUTH 2. BE FAIR 3. DON’T HURT ANYONE 4. BE HONEST ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW 5. RESPECT EVERYONE  Put what you have learned into practice!  PERFORMANCE TASK Part I: 1. Look for any news article from a used or brand-new newspaper. 2. Cut out that part of newspaper and paste it on a piece of bond paper (short). 3. Identify the structure of the news article by highlighting each part. 4. You may use highlighters or other materials for this task. 5. Please refer to this color coding; Blue for the HEADLINE, Green for the BYLINE, and YELLOW for the LEAD.  PERFORMANCE TASK Part II: 1. Analyze the lead paragraph of your chosen news article. 2. Identify the 5Ws and 1H of your chosen news article. 3. Write it down at the bottom part of your bond paper. 4. BE CREATIVE! CRITERIA: ACCURACY - 30 Points NEATNESS - 10 Points CREATIZVITY - 10 Points TOTAL: 50 Points Thank you!