Writing Editorials

If the author wants to influence the reader to think, believe or act in a certain way then, he/she is writing to

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

________ writing usually contains opinions or suggestion.

• informative

• persuasive

• entertaining

The author might encourage the reader to do something in a _________ piece of wiring

• informative

• persuasive

• entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Types of persuasive writing include

• news articles, nonfiction, directions

• editorials, advertisements

• stories, poems, plays

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the secondary purpose of an editorial?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform or any other "why"

• To provide statistical data

It is a part of the editorial writing which gets the reader starts thinking.

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

In this type of editorial, the editor argues in order to convince or persuade the reader to accept his stand on the issue.

• Editorial of Entertainment

• Editorial of Interpretation

• Editorial of Argumentation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a special feature of an editorial regarding its focus?

• It provides a historical overview of the issue

• It focuses on a specific issue and offers the opinion of its writer

• It gives a step-by-step guide on how to solve the issue

• It offers a neutral analysis of the problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A short essay in which someone speaking for a publication (such as a newspaper or magazine) expresses an opinion or takes a stand on an issue.

• debate

• editorial

• claim

• narrative

A set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

• argument

• controversy

• claim

• evidence