Editorial Writing Assessment

What part of the editorial page do you see the names of the writers for the newspaper?

• A. Letters to the Editor

• B. Staff Editorial

• C. Staff Box

• C. Guest Column

Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Editorials have:

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

A type of editorial that an editors often used these editorials to explain the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or controversial subject. School newspapers may explain new school rules.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial that commend people and organizations for something done well. They are not as common as the other three.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

A type of editorial that constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate is to get readers to see the problem, not the solution.

• Explain or interpret

• Criticize

• Persuade

• Praise

What is the article that states the newspaper’s stance on a particular issue?

• features

• news

• editorial

• sports

What is NOT an objective of editorial writing?

• to explain and interpret the news

• to tell a story in a creative or entertaining way

• to persuade the readers to follow a course of action that the newspaper believes is for the public good

• to draw conclusion from the analysis of a news

TRUE or FALSE. An editorial writer should pass moral judgement based on his explanation of news.

• TRUE

• FALSE