They walked downtown in the light of

mother-of-pearl, to the majestic, and

their way to seats by the light of the
screen, in the exhilarating smell of stale
tobacco, rank sweat, and dirty drawers,
while the piano played fast music and
galloping horses raised a grandiose lag
of dust.
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY BY JAMES AGEE
A fire of undetermined origin razed to
the ground a three-story apartment of
Juana de la Cruz 456 Lapulapu st.,
Valencia City last night. Five fire
companies subdued it within an hour.
The damage, estimated at P5 million,
was covered by insurance.
 Which one is a
classified news?
What makes a
news story?
 -Truthful
-based on facts
-found on
newspapers, journals
What do you call
this type of
writing?
 INFORMATIVE,
JOURNALISTIC, AND
LITERARY WRITING
•A TEXT IS A PIECE OF
WRITING THAT YOU
READ OR CREATE.
•THE INFORMATIVE TEXT
SERVES TO INFORM OR
DISCLOSES INFORMATION. IT
IS INSTRUCTIVE AND/OR
INSTRUCTIONAL.
•THE JOURNALISTIC TEXT ALSO
PRESENTS INFORMATION BUT
ARE THOSE THAT ARE FOUND
IN RADIO, PRINT, TELEVISION
AND ONLINE JOURNALISM.
•THE LITERARY TEXT IS DEFINED AS A
WIDE VARIETY OF IMAGINATIVE
AND CREATIVE WRITING THAT
LEADS TO THE APPRECIATION OF
THE CULTURAL HERITAGES OF
STUDENTS.
•LITERARY IS DEFINED AS
SOMETHING RELATED OR
ASSOCIATED WITH LITERATURE
OR SCHOLARLY LEARNING AND
WRITING.
 INFORMATIVE WRITING GIVES READERS
STRAIGHTFORWARD INFORMATION
ABOUT A TOPIC. IT IS USUALLY NON-
FICTION.
PURPOSE:
TO INFORM OR PRESENT INFORMATION
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TO DO SO
OBJECTIVELY
TO EDUCATE (USE RESOURCES THAT ARE RELIABLE AND SCHOLARLY)
 STRUCTURE:
INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH WITH THESIS STATEMENT
BODY PARAGRAPHS WITH SUPPORT
CONCLUSION WITH A UNIQUE AND ENGAGING
RESTATEMENT OF THESIS
ORGANIZATION:
LOGICALLY – BY DATE OR TIME; BY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
CATEGORICALLY – BY DEFINITION; BY THEME
CONTEXTUALLY – BY COMPARISON AND CONTRAST; BY
HISTORICAL OR CONTEMPORARY
TYPES OF INFORMATIVE WRITING
FACTUAL RECOUNT – A TYPE OF INFORMATIVE
TEXT THAT HAS AN OBJECTIVE OF RETELLING A
TRUE EVENT THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST
PROCEDURAL – A TYPE OF INFORMATIVE TEXT
THAT HAS PROCEDURES TO DO ONE THING
DIARY – A TYPE OF INFORMATIVE TEXT THAT
RECORDS THE DAILY EXPERIENCES OF A PERSON
JOURNALISTIC WRITING -UNLIKE A SHORT
STORY, POEM, OR NOVEL, A
JOURNALISTIC TEXT IS MORE CLOSELY
RELATED TO ESSAY. NEWS REPORTS,
FEATURES, EDITORIAL, SPORTS, AND
OTHER COLUMNS IN A NEWSPAPER OR
MAGAZINE ARE CONSIDERED
JOURNALISTIC TEXTS.
 PURPOSE:
TO QUICKLY INFORM (NEWS ARTICLES)
TO ENTERTAIN (COMICS SECTION,
LIFESTYLE COLUMN, FEATURE)
TO PERSUADE (EDITORIAL, OPINION,
COLUMN)
STRUCTURE:
INVERTED PYRAMID
 ORGANIZATION:
THE ESSENTIAL AND MOST
INTERESTING ELEMENTS OF A
STORY ARE PUT AT THE
BEGINNING, WITH SUPPORTING
INFORMATION FOLLOWING IN
ORDER OF DIMINISHING
IMPORTANCE.
 TYPES OF JOURNALISTIC TEXT
PRINT JOURNALISM – TYPE OF JOURNALISM
THAT FOCUSES ON PRINT MEDIA, SUCH AS
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
BROADCAST JOURNALISM – TYPE OF
JOURNALISM THAT IS BEING BROADCAST, I.E.
RADIO AND TELEVISION
YELLOW JOURNALISM – TYPE OF
JOURNALISM THAT USES EXAGGERATING
WORDS OR SENSATIONALISM; USES EYE-
CATCHING HEADLINES
LITERARY WRITING MAY NOT BE ENTIRELY FACTUAL
OR TIMELY. IT MAY ALSO COVER IMAGINARY
EVENTS OR IDEAS. IT ALSO TENDS TO BE
SUBJECTIVE WHERE THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT
MAY BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE TEXT.
PURPOSE:
-TO EXPRESS
-TO ENTERTAIN
-TO COMMUNICATE OR APPEAL TO THE
EMOTIONS
STRUCTURE:
DEPENDS ON THE FORM
ORGANIZATION:
LOGICALLY – BY DATE OR TIME; BY ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE
CATEGORICALLY – BY DEFINITION; BY THEME
CONTEXTUALLY – BY COMPARISON AND
CONTRAST; BY HISTORICAL OR CONTEMPORARY
TYPES OF LITERARY TEXT
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