Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division of Bulacan

A Detailed Lesson Plan

Time Duration: 1Hour

I. Objectives:
 Enumerate the features of Journalistic Writing
 Define each feature of Journalistic Writing; and
 Write the features of Journalistic Writing based on the given article.

II. Subject Matter:

a. Topic: Identifying Features of journalistic Writing
b. Reference:
1. https://grade4.modyul.online/english-quarter-4-module-4-identify-
features-of-journalistic-writing/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTCMYJEaq58&t=326s
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfz4Bn3pnqc
c. Materials: Power point presentation, Instructional Materials, Newspaper
III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Lord, bless each and every

a.1 Prayer student here, as well as our
teacher, as we embark on
another day of learning. Please
give us clear minds and open
hearts so we can grasp the
knowledge and lessons set
before us. Help us to be
attentive, and let Your wisdom
guide us in our studies. In
Jesus name Amen!
a.2 Greetings
Good Morning Class! Good Morning Ma’am,
Good Morning Classmates, It
a.3 Classroom Conditioning is nice to see you again!

Before we continue, may I request everyone to

please pick up the small pieces of trash near
your place or under your chair. And arrange
your chair properly

a.4 Checking of Attendance

is there any absent today?

That’s good to hear

Ma’am there’s no absent today!
A. REVIEW

Ok class I believe that you still remember what

was our topic yesterday.
It is all about Facts and Opinion. It is important
that you can distinguish facts from opinion.
Now, can you please share what was the
differences between facts and opinions? A fact is a statement that is
based on information or
Correct! Let’s have a game. It is Called details that can be proven.
RAISED YOUR FLAG While an opinion is an
expression that is based on a
personal feelings, emotions
and perception

Here is the mechanics of this game

 Every student will be given a Flag (green
and Red Flag)
 The teacher will give a sentences and the
students will identify if it is a facts or
Opinion
 The student will raise the RED flag if it
is Opinion and GREEN flag if it is Facts

1. There are 7 days in a week

2. I think dog is the best pet
3. I think Iphone are better than android
4. Your heart pumps blood through
your body
5. Emilio Aguinaldo was the first Raise their flag
president of the Philippines

I’m glad that all of you clearly understand the

facts and opinion

B. MOTIVATION
Let’s play 4pics 1 Word

O J
U R
N A
T L
I S

Based on the picture what is the word

JOURNALIST- is a person who writes news
stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine
or broadcasts them on radio or television

C. LESSON PROPER

Class who among you likes reading news can

you raise our hand?
Where do we usually see or encounter news? In the Internet Ma’am

Very good! What else? In television

In magazine

In news paper
You are all correct, do you think it is important Yes ma’am! Because it informs
for people to be updated in the latest news? the public about the events or
news around us which may affect
us. It helps us to know the current
situation not just in our country
but also in other countries around
Well said, let us learn more. the world

Not too long ago, in the pre-internet days people

had limited options for accessing the news.
Daily news came in the form
of newspaper or television news programs,
while the less urgent stories could be found in
magazines or weekly newspaper supplements.
Nowadays we have instant 24/7 access to any
type of news in any format. Thanks to the Journalism is the act of writing
internet about news related subject for all
Yet, while the ways in which people consume mediums, print or non-print. It is
the news have changed dramatically, the style also complicated process of
taking information and sifting
and principles that guide journalistic writing
through it, editing information
have remained largely unchanged. and giving context
So, what is journalism?

Who wants to reads it definition?

In addition with that, journalism is the practice

of gathering, recording, verifying and reporting
on information of public importance.

Now, let us define what is journalistic writing.

JOURNALISTIC WRITING is the style of

writing used to report news in newspapers,
television broadcasts on radio and on the
internet

Who wants to read the next slide? Unlike other styles of writing,
which can be flexible and casual,
the characteristic of journalistic
writing are easy to spot
For instance, if you opened a book to a chapter
and set it to a news article, you would probably
notice that, unlike the book, the article is written
in short sentences and paragraphs and quickly
gets to the point.

What are the characteristics of Journalistic

Writing?
-Simplicity and Brevity
Let us all read - Precision
-Objectivity And Factual
Let us elaborate the meaning of each - Fairness And Balance
characteristic of Journalistic Writing -Inverted Pyramid

First is the Simplicity and Brevity

Writer use short sentences as much as possible
in the active voice

What is the active voice

 Tells what person does
 The subject performs the action

Subject ⁺ Verb ⁺ Object

Example: The dog jumped over the fence
2. Precision
The Writer use précised and simple word

Example: The Philippines

is divided into 17 regions within the three island

3. Objectivity and factuality

Information from experts and the writer refrain
from having judgment to journalistic writing.
Example:
Objectivity (the absence of personal opinion)
 Michelle is so talented that she will
definitely become successful after
graduation
 Because Michelle had held a 1.0 GPA
throughout high school and won five
national awards for her artistry her
classmates and teachers voted her
“MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED”
4. Fairness And Balance
Both sides of the story is presented and given
equal coverage

5. Inverted Pyramid
Is when the information is written from the most
important to least important
Class are you learning something?

Now let us proceed to the primary focus of our

discussion for today which is the features of
journalistic Writing.

I. HEADLINES
 The bold page headings that
summarize the story
 It should catch the reader’s
attention and make them want to
read
 It should be written in the present
tense

Example:

II. BYLINES
 Identify the writer of the article

It should Include;
 The writer’s name
 The writer’s role (Example: Feature
writer, Sports writer)
 The writer’s email
III. FACTS
The writer must answer the 5 w’s (Who, what,
when,
where and how)
It should include;
 Introduction- more information on the
story and sum-up what it is going to be
about
 Sub-Heading- to help the reader clearly
understand the information on the story

IV. PHOTOS AND CAPTION

 Includes images that are related
to the story these help describe
what the writer talking about

 Photos- real pictures taken from the story

 Captions- are the important information
that tell about the photo
Example:
V. WORDS IN COLUMNS
 Columns texts placed side by side
 Paragraph should be organized in
newspapers to help the reader
follow the story
VI. TEXTUAL FEATURES
A news story should contain
 Accurate factual information
relating to the story written
 Quotation and direct speech from
the expert s to make it more
reliable
 Expert opinion from reliable
source
 Important dates related to the
story (Should be in chronological
order)
 Must avoid presumption or
generalization (not bias)
 Must be interesting significant
and relevant
 Usually words are in the past
tense
 Use language to describe (
 Adjectives, adverb)
 It should be written in the 3rd
person (he, she, it, they)

VII. FRONT LOADING

 A concept used when drafting
reports
 This ensures that all the key
information are included to
prevent the readers to lose their
interest in reading the article
 The LEAD which is the
paragraph of a new story should
include the point of the story or
major facts right away

VIII. CONCLUSION
 Summary or recap of the main
points or suggest possible
predictions
 Commonly seen at the end part of
the article

Remember that in writing a story or news:

IV. EVALUATION
Identify the features of journalistic Writing

1 5

3
2

V. ASSIGNMENT
Bring 1 newspaper

Prepared by: Ms Heresa A. Gonzales