HungerGames

Monday April 4th

During today's lesson, you will be investigating, planning and writing an editorial.

What is an editorial? An editorial is a persuasive text about a particular issue. It is written by a member of senior staff of a newspaper or magazine, often the editor themselves.

What is the difference between an editorial and a letter to the editor? A letter to the editor is written by a member of the public whereas an editorial is composed by an editor or senior member of staff. While a letter to the editor may express any opinion held by any person, an editorial reflects the point of view of the company or organisation that puts the newspaper or magazine together.A newspaper or magazine will contain only one editorial. However, multiple letters to the editor may be published, often with conflicting perspectives.

Features: - Persuasive language - revisit the persuasive language from our letters to the editor. - Follows a very similar structure to an exposition.

Today's task: a) Fill in the "What Is An Editorial?" section of your worksheet b) Read and annotate the example editorial. c) Plan your editorial using the scaffold. d) Bring your plan to our next lesson. We will be writing under exam conditions.

If you finish your investigation and plan, keep reading __The Hunger Games.__ If you've finished __The Hunger Games,__ my copy of the sequel __Catching Fire__ is in the cupboard. Alternatively, I have a digital copy: