Editorial for Sports Journalism

What kind of writing is an editorial?

• Confusing

• Persuasive

• Objective

What does a byline include?

• Name and Name of paper

• Name and Title

• Name and Date

The title for an editorial should be...

• Opinionated

• Boring

• Smart

The first paragraph of the editorial should establish...

• Your opinion

• the topic

• both

The second paragraph of the editorial should...

• be interesting

• explain the problem generally

• present the counter argument

Which type of evidence is best to use in an editorial?

• Specific Athlete's story

• Statistics

• Either

From the article we read yesterday, "Why would they when it could effect their billions of dollars of income?" is an example of a...

• exclamatory statement

• an opinionated question

• a rhetorical question

The purpose of a rhetorical question is to pose a question that...

• doesn't need an answer

• gets people to think

• both

"No punishment but rather REWARDS!" is an example of...

• a rhetorical question

• an exclamatory statement

• an angry plea

In the second to last paragraph you should clearly...

• state the purpose of college athletics

• come back to the main topic of your editorial

• have a call to action