1. JournalismEditorial Writing Week 4

2. Swbat analyze the characteristics of an editorial • DO NOW New Headlines: • Spend 5 minutes and look up the top stories of the day. • Switch to the editorial section of the newspaper HW Bring in a newspaper of your choosing tomorrow. Brainstorm an editorial idea

3. Characteristics of an Editorial • What makes an editorial good—readable—relatable?

4. The Catch NY POST: An average girl became the ‘White Widow’ When Samantha Laithwaite’s husband blew up a London subway, she played the grieving victim. Then she became a killer. NY Daily News: Firearms: the terror of our time As always, it was the middle of the night and I heard the window open and felt the breeze on my face. It was my grandfather, long dead but an occasional visitor from God-knows-where . I wiped the sleep from my eyes and sat up in bed.

5. Looking Through Examples • Choose a different newspaper from last week. So if you worked with the NY Post and the NYT, choose a different paper. • Read through the editorials. Make a list of the topics. • Go through my checklist sheet with your group.

6. SHARE • We are going to share around the room