RECRUITMENT 2018

Concepcion Grande Elementary School

June 25, 2018
 NEWS WRITING
& EDITORIAL
CARTOONING
Mr. Ariel V. De La Cruz
June 22, 2018
Concepcion Grande Elementary School
 What is News?
• NEWS is information that has meaning
for a set of readers, a timely and factual
narration of past, present, and future
events.
 Elements of News
• Immediacy or Timeliness
• Proximity or Nearness
• Prominence
• Conflict
• Significance
• Human interest
 Characteristics of News
• Accurate
– Statements
– Names
– Figures
• Objective
– Fair, just
– Impartial
 Characteristics of News
• Factual
– Actual persons
– Actual events
– Nothing is invented
 Qualities of a News Writer
• Aware
• Alert
• Can do multitasking
 Kinds of News
• Straight news – consists of facts
reported without elaboration
• News feature – based on facts; writer
may give his impressions, may describe
and narrate without resorting to biased
opinion
Structure of Straight News

Inverted Pyramid of News

 Parts of a News Story
• Lead
• (Bridge)
• Body
 The Lead
• The 1st paragraph: Most important part
of the article, summarizes the story
• Answers right away the most important
questions: 5 W’s and 1 H
• The Hook: Arouses the readers interest
 5 W’s and 1 H Formula
• Many pupils in CGES are getting bald early
• The CGES board had a meeting.
• The meeting was held this afternoon at CGES.
• They ate chicharon during the meeting.
• The wearing of caps might be of the causes of
baldness.
• The board passed a resolution banning the wearing
of caps in the school.
• The board voted 9 -1 in favor of the resolution.
One Story, Six Possible Leads
• Who? — The CGES board passed a
resolution last night banning the wearing
of caps in all school buildings.
• What? — Cap wearing was banned in
all school buildings last night after the
school board passed a new resolution.
One Story, Six Possible Leads
• How? — By a 6-1 margin last night, the
school board passed a resolution
banning hat wearing in all school
buildings.
• Why? — Citing a pattern of early-onset
baldness in SJNPS students, the school
board last night passed a resolution that
restricts cap wearing in all school
buildings.
 The Bridge
• It is the transition from the lead to story,
explains the (blind) lead, uses key
words to provide transition from the lead
to the chronological details of the body.
NEWS WRITING EXAMPLE

DepEd-Naga City handa na para sa Brigada Eskwela 2018

Isang pagtitipon ang pinangunahan ng Department of Education (DepEd)-Naga City Division
kaugnay ng papalapit na pagbukas ng klase sa susunod na buwan.Ang 2018 Brigada
Eskwela Stakeholders and Partners Convergence na isinagawa sa Avenue Plaza Hotel,
Naga City kahapon Mayo 9, 2018. May temang “Pagkakaisa para sa Handa, Ligtas at
Matatag na Paaralan tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan”.

Kalahok dito ang LGU-Naga City sa pamumuno ni Alkalde John G. Bongat at mga ahensiya
ng pamahalaan gaya ng DTI, PNP, BFP at iba pang grupo mula sa pribadong sektor.

Layunin ng pagtitipon na ihanda ang mga paaralan sa nalalapit na pagbukas ng klase at

gayun din ang pag-alaala kung mas lalo pang mapahusay ang kanilang trabaho.

Ayon kay DepEd-Naga City School Division Supt. William E. Gando kailangan masuri ng
mga guro ang kapaligiran pati na rin ang sarili kung kayang mas mahusay, dedikado at may
tiwala bilang isang tagapagturo ng mga bata.

Sinabi ni Gando ang Brigada Eskwela ay para sa mga bata na makumpuni ang kanilang
pagkakamali sa eskwela ngayong panahon.
Samantala inihayag ni Gando na malaking ibinibigay na suporta ng Lokal na Pamahalaan ng
Lungsod ng Naga hindi lamang sa Brigada Eskwela kundi sa ibang pang mga aktibidad ng
Naga City Division Office.
Ang kick-off ng Brigada Eskwela 2018 ay nakatakda sa Mayo 24, 2018 at matatapos sa
petsa 31.
 THE GOOD NEWS
• The lecture ends here!
 THE BAD NEWS
• The screening and elimination starts
now!
DIRECTION:
•Make a news out of the facts given.
•Use the inverted pyramid.
•Write neatly.
• And you have 30 minutes to work.

Good luck and may God bless us 

NEWS WRITING ACTIVITY

What: commuter safety zones was launched.

The safety zones is 24 hour
Who: Makati City police and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) under the city
government.
When: it happened yesterday.

More details:-
• - Gilbert Cruz- Makati Police Chief Senior Superintendent.
• - Supt, Cruz said that the project was initiated to protect night shift employees such
as call center agents.
• - He said that 5 such zones were identified in the city’s business district-the
intersections of Ayala and Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasong Tamo and Gil Puyat, the 6750
building along Ayala Avenue.
• - Makati has a total of 146 international and local business outsourcing companies
and 72 call centers in its business district.
How is it done:
• -Supt. Cruz further said that a team of two DPS personnel will patrol the area.
• -They will do it round the clock. A police car will be on standby. They will also check
• on commuters who may be victims of robbers or snatchers.