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Editorial Writing

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Editorial

Writing
By Jeanne Acton, UIL and ILPC Journalism Director
Editorial
An article that states the newspaper’s
stance on a particular issue. Basically, it is
a persuasive essay that offers a solution to
a problem.
The HEAD of our Editorial
For example:
As a result of last year’s
disruptive behavior and at the
request of several parents,
Principal Flor Jimenez
proposed moving the end of
the year awards ceremony to
the evening.
The NECK of our Editorial

For example:

The evening is the perfect


time for the awards What is your
ceremony. opinion???
The BODY of our
Editorial
Give three reasons why you
are taking your stand.
1) No loss of class time for
an awards ceremony.
2) Only interested students
would attend. The
disruptive ones would
stay home.
3) More parents and
community members
could attend an evening
ceremony.
An ARM of our
Editorial
Support your arguments with evidence and
examples. Your English teachers call this
elaboration.

Only a small portion of the student body


win awards, but all students attend the
ceremony. If the ceremony was in the
evening, no students would lose valuable
class time to sit and watch others receive
recognition. That time could be used for
preparing students for semester exams and
end of course exams.
The other ARM of our
editorial
Opposing viewpoints are rebutted. You
shut down the opposition.

Opponents of the move say the audience would


be too small, but a small audience is easier to
control and more intimate for the students. A
smaller audience also means the ceremony could be
held in the acoustic-friendly auditorium instead of
the gym.
The LEGs
of our
editorial
If you are going to complain
about something, you must
have a better way of doing it.

This proposal is a good


one. Principal Jimenez is
looking for feedback. Students
and faculty should tell her they
support this change to make
this year’s ceremony better
than ever.
Remember the
key to a
successful
 Think. Original thought.
Editorial

…
Provide strong evidence to
support your stance
 Write in third person (some
first person plural)
Remember the
key to a
successful

Editorial …
Use active voice
 Be mature, fair and reasonable
 Offer a solution

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