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Understanding Editorials and Editorial Cartoons

An Extension to complete before reading Nothing But the Truth

Editorial Exercise | Editorial Cartoon Exercise

Editorial - Read the editorial given to you in class, then answer the questions in the space provided.  Print this page as soon as you have answered OR save the page to disk so that you can print it later.  You must be online when you complete question #5.

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1. An Editorial is written by: (click the correct answer)

A. Someone who writes a letter to the newspaper.

B. A reporter paid by the paper.

C. One of the Editors of the paper.

D. Any one of the above.

Congratulations. An Editor always writes an Editorial. This is why they do not have to be signed.

2. An Editorial is: (click the correct answer)

A. Fact

B. Opinion supported by facts

That's right. Editors should use facts to support their opinions. Often, they will will expect you, the reader, to know some facts. Read the newspaper before you read the editorial!

3. What is the Editor's issue? State this in one sentence (eg: Teachers should be fingerprinted for the safety of the community.)

4. In the space below, list 3 facts which the Editor presents to support his arugment.

5. If you are answering 3 & 4 online, print this page before you continue. If you don't you will lose your answers!  In the space below, state the main idea of this editorial in one sentence.  You must use only this space. Put your initials after your sentence and press enter. You should see a message containing your sentence. Return to this form. Then go online to the Opinions web page to read what others in the class have to say.

Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain 11/30/02