1. News Reports
Vs.
Editorials

2. What are slanters? Meant to inform Objective in Tone
News Reports
Editorials
Meant to inform
Objective in Tone
Contains NO slanters
Meant to persuade
Subjective in Tone
Contains slanters:
What are slanters?
Go to: pg. 195 for review

3. Can you tell a difference?
Read one news article and one editorial in the newspaper
Can you tell a difference?

4. Revise your news article. Make sure it has NO slanters.
Do Now

5. How to Read an Editorialp
Question
Your Response
1. According to the Headline, what will this editorial be about? What side is this author taking?
2. According to the Byline, what do you know about the author’s background and/or bias?
3. According to the first two paragraphs, what is the issue, and what side is the author on?
4. What is the other side? Who might think differently?
5. In the rest of the article, what are the two strongest pieces of evidence the author uses?
6. Did the author persuade you? Did the author address a counterargument? Is the author fair to the other side?
7. Underline any slanters you might see. How does this affect your opinion?
8. What would you respond to the author?

6. How to Write an editorial
Before You write
Writing a draft
RESEARCH your topic
Get BOTH SIDES
Think about the best way to persuade YOUR AUDIENCE
Write your THESIS and main points.
Have a HOOK
Give some BACKGROUND and Context
Make your POINT
ADDRESS YOUR OPPONENT
WRAP it up
How to Write an editorial

7. Types of Persuasive Evidence
definition
Illustrative Examples
Hypothetical cases
Analogies/Comparison
Expert Testimony
Statistics
Causal relationships
Short stories/anecdotes of personal or public experiences
What if scenarios
Showing how one thing is like or relates to something else
Quotes from authorities
Numbers
Suggesting positive/negative outcomes
Types of Persuasive Evidence

8. Homework Research your topic, and find some evidence for your side
Use the Planning Guide!