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Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue. In essence, an editorial is an opinionated news story.
Look at the following articles. Identify which is the editorial and which is the news story. How can you tell?
STRUCTURE OF THE EDITORIAL An editorial is an article based on the news which attempts to interpret the news and which expresses the writers or editors opinions.
EDITORIALS
___________________________________________ c. The author constructs his position through the use of coloured or emotional language e.g. At night these spanner heads are turning
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d. The editor also has things that he /she wants to say about the news story. So
the editor may also give us: o WARNING (find an example from the text)
___________________________________________________ _________________________________________ ADVICE, IDEAS, OPINIONS - (find an example from the text) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________ CONSEQUENCES - (find an example from the text) ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________
INTRODUCTION o State the problem o Statement of fact OR a strongly controversial statement SUMMARY OF THE NEWS STORY o Who? What? Where? When? Why? o Make sure that the news story/issue is summarised for the reader. o Facts and details (what happened? Where did it happen? When?) THESIS What do you believe? What is your position? (you can use I!) CONCESSION recognise that the other side of the argument may be valid (It is said that .. but I believe that .)
BODY three reasons which support your thesis o What are the reasons for believing in your thesis? o Give examples or evidence
An editorial has much the same format as a five-paragraph persuasive essay, with a few differences... 1) Decide your stance or position on the topic. 2) Write an outline of your editorial, including: a "hook": catchy headline, an anecdote, a strongly controversial statement, etc. something that will grab the attention of your reader a statement of your topic a strong thesis that may or may not rebutt the other side's point of view (e.g., It is said that ... but I believe that ... because ...) you may wish to "disarm" the other side of the argument by conceding a point and recognizing that their side has validity. Concede the hardest point to argue against. The body of your editorial should have at least three points to argue your thesis, written from weakest argument to strongest. Use research whenever possible to reinforce your arguments and give them credibility. 4) Use of "I" is allowed when writing an editorial (e.g., I feel, I think, I believe). 5) Your conclusion should restate your thesis, and may also offer something "extra" such as a call to action, something for readers to continue thinking about, or a vision for what the future might hold.