Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

LEARNING MODULE
Journalism (Elective 8)
Name:______________ ____________ Grade/Section:_____________
Teacher:________________________

Unit 1 Birth of High School paper in

Module the Country
1
A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show,
or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically
cover local and school related news, but they may also report on national or international news as
well. Most student publications are either part of a curricular class or run as an extracurricular
activity.

Student publications serve as both a platform for community discussion and a place for
those interested in journalism to develop their skills. These publications report news, publish
opinions of students and faculty, and may run advertisements catered to the student body.
Besides these purposes, student publications also serve as a watchdog to uncover problems at the
school. The majority of student publications are funded through their educational institution.
Some funds may be generated through sales and advertisements, but the majority usually comes
from the school itself. Because of this, educational institutions have specific way in which they
can influence the publications through funding

Student publication was just considered as an ordinary extracurricular activity until the
Philippines adopted it from the Americans as a technical and integral part of high schools and
colleges.

At the end of this module, you are expected to answer the questions:

 Why is it important to understand the birth of high school paper in the country?

 How it would affect the life of the students in making the high school paper?
2 WEEKS

MODULE 1: BIRTH OF HIGH SCHOOL PAPER IN THE COUNTRY

 Analyze the birth of high school paper in the country

 Elaborate the birth of high school paper in the country

First Campus Papers

Whether the El Liliputiense (1890) of the University of Santo Tomas or the College Folio (1910
– now, Philippine Collegian) was the first campus paper is still under dispute among historians
especially between the group of Jesus Valenzuela (History of the Journalism in the Philippines
Islands 1933 and John Lent (Philippine Mass Communication 1964) and the group of Oscar
Manalo, Narcizo Matienzo and Virgilio Monteloyola (Ang Pamahayagan 1985). Least
contenders for the first campus paper in the Philippines are The Torch of the Philippine Normal
University, The Guidon of the Ateneo de Manila University and The Varsitarian of the
University of Santo Tomas (which was obviously published two years after El Liliputiense). 
Whatever came first, the oldest officially recorded student publication in the Philippines is still
The Coconut by Manila High School (now Ara ullo High School) published in mimeographed
student paper in School Year 1911-1912. After 11 years La Union High School published the
first printed and regularly issued student publication in the country, The La Union Tab (1923).
After the publication of this campus paper, pioneer papers came out one after the other.

Among the first campus papers are the following:

The Pampangan (1925) Pampangan High School
The Leytean (1925) Leyte High School
The Rizalian (1926) Rizal High School
The Coconut (1927) Tayabas High School
The Volcano (1927) Batangas High School
The Toil (1928) La Union Trade School
The Samarinian (1928) Samar High School
The Melting Pot (1929) Tarlac High School
The Granary (1929) Nueva Ecija High School
The Torres Torch (1930) Torres High School (Manila)
The Cagayan Student Chronicler (1930) Cagayan High School

By 1931 high schools in the Philippines reached a considerable number, 106. Since then,
high schools felt the necessity of putting up their own school papers and paper organization
though no memoranda or circulars were issued. Only 30 schools registered their school papers in
the Bureau of Public Schools. By 1950, it became 169, by 1954, 253, by 1975, 500 and by 1986
(the rebirth of freedom), it became more than 900 secondary school publications in Filipino and
English. Circular Letter no. 34 s. 1925 was the first noted regulation to support school papers in
the country by standardizing it. It was issued by the Bureau of Education (which became
Department of Education, Culture and Sports and now, Department of Education). The Circular
Letter was signed by the then Director Luther B. Bewley. 

Activity 1 Write it!

In this activity you have to write the different pioneer newspaper that had been recognized in the
Philippines.

Refer to the worksheet #1 for your answer on Activity 1 Write It

The Circular also tried to discourage publications with undesirable contents and materials, poor
printing and faulty English.  On October 22, 1945, Acting Executive Officer of the Department
of Instruction and Information, John H. McBride sent a circular to all division superintendents
quoting provisions from the Service Manual to make sure of the following:

 School papers should chiefly contain articles concerning school activities;

 School papers should be free from advertisements;
 School papers should be free from questionable jokes;
 School papers should be free from questionable cartoons;
 School papers should be free from worthless poetry;
 School papers should be free from worthless prose;
 School papers should bear contents that are written solely through students’ efforts
(unless it were written by a staff or a faculty member, and;
 The assistance of a teacher must only be limited to criticisms.

Activity 2 my opinions
For your activity, you have to share and write your opinion about what you have learned about
the topic by simply completing the following phrases given at the worksheet.

Refer to the worksheet #2 for your answer on Activity 2 My opinions

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
 Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Journalism 8
Birth of High School Paper in the Country

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 1
Direction: Write the different pioneer newspaper that had been recognized in the
Philippines. Write your answer in the box provided.

_______________________

Republic of the Philippines

 Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Journalism 8
Birth of High School Paper in the Country

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 2
Directions: Write your opinion about what you have learned about the topic by simply
completing the following phrases given below. Write your answer in the box provided.

I think
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I believe that
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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

LEARNING MODULE
Journalism (Elective 8)
Name:______________ ____________ Grade/Section:_____________
Teacher:________________________

Unit 2
Parts and Layout of a
Module
1
Newspaper

Newspapers are designed so that people can easily identify the name of the paper, the
deferent headlines and articles, and pictures that help tell the story. The most important recent
event is the top story, presented above the fold of the newspaper. Below are a few parts of the
newspaper’s frontpage. Other parts of the paper include: Advertisements are designed to make
you want to buy something. Editorials are articles that present a person’s opinion on something
that happened. Newspapers are also organized into dierent sections, such as world news, national
news, regional news, sports news, news about music, theater and art, comics...

News design is the process of arranging material on a newspaper page, according to editorial and
graphical guidelines and goals. Main editorial goals include the ordering of news stories by order
of importance, while graphical considerations include readability and balanced, unobtrusive
incorporation of advertising.
News design incorporates principles of graphic design and is taught as part
of journalism training in schools and colleges. Overlapping and related terms include layout,
makeup (formerly paste up) and pagination.

At the end of this module, you are expected to answer the questions:

 Why is it important to understand the parts and layout of newspaper?

2 WEEKS

MODULE 1: PARTS AND LAYOUT OF NEWSPAPER

 Identify the parts of the Newspaper

 Enumerate the parts of the Newspaper
Discussion 1.1
Newspaper - It’s a printed media that is usually distributed weekly or daily in the form of a
folded compilation of papers. It contains written information about current events or follow-ups
that are printed in black ink in a white or gray background

Parts of Newspaper

 General News – This is usually the most important news in both local and abroad. These
are usually found on the front page of the paper. The title of the news is printed in big,
bold letters called “banner headline”
 Local and Foreign News Section – Contains news from towns and cities of the nation
and abroad.
 Editorial Page – This section contains articles called editorials. Editorials give views or
opinions of the editor or publisher on certain issues or events.
 Sports Page – This section contains news on events containing sports from in and out of
the country. This section also contains well-known people in the sports world.
 Classified Ads Section – Contains advertisements that fall under the categories like
“Help”, “Wanted”, “For Lease / For Sale”, and “Wanted To Buy”.
 Business and Finance Section – Contains businessmen and people interested in business
with information on banking. foreign exchange rates, imports and exports, and prices of
prime commodities.
 Entertainment Section – Contains info about movies, radio, television and other
activities for entertainment.
 Home and Culture Section – Provides info about budgeting, food preparation, house
improvement, etc.
 Society Page – Contains news about important people who are celebrating special events
in a particular place
 Travel and Tourism Section – Contains a guide to travel and directs tourists to a scenic
vacation spots and gives information on the activities in these places.
 Announcements and Orbituary Page – Provides info on the activities of different
religious sections and also lists people who recently died and the time and place of their
burials.

Activity 1 Watch It!

Watch the video presentation on your flash drive file name (parts of newspaper). After watching
you have to choose and cut out one part of the newspaper and paste it on the worksheet.

Refer to the worksheet #1 for your answer on Activity Watch it!

Discussion 1.2

The content and layout of each newspaper reflect its target readership. The top 10 best selling
UK newspapers can be divided into two categories: Image led and Text led

Image led: Tabloids

Tabloids are image led, 'popular' newspapers and can be subdivided into two groups:'red tops'
and 'middle market' dailies.
The 'red tops' are The Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Star and are so-called because they have red
mastheads.
The masthead is the large font title at the top of a newspaper front page containing the
newspaper's title.
The 'red tops' report on politics and international news but tend to include more celebrity gossip
and scandal.
They write short stories using simple language and they have more pictures than other
newspapers.
The 'middle market' dailies are the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
The description 'middle market' refers to the target readership of these newspapers, which is
somewhere between the 'red tops' and the 'broadsheets'.

Text led: Broadsheets

Broadsheets are text led,'quality' newspapers. The top broadsheets are The Times, The
Telegraph, The Guardian.
The 'broadsheets' have a higher news content than the 'red tops', cost more to buy and have a
lower circulation. The style of writing differs from tabloids with longer sentences and
paragraphs, and more articles offering in-depth analysis.
Tabloids and broadsheets produce Sunday editions.
These tend to have supplements - additional sections - with a more specialised focus which can
include magazines on culture, lifestyle and finance.
Local newspapers are also published daily and weekly in all regions of the UK.

For additional information read and understand the power point presentation on your flash drive
file name (parts of newspaper)

Activity 2.Cut It Out!

Choose and cut out at least 10 elements of a newspaper. Make a newspaper collage and paste it
on a worksheet

Criteria for judging

Content -40
Originality -40
Creativity -20
100%

Refer to the worksheet #2 for your answer on Activity 2 Cut It Out!

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Department of Education
 Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Parts and Layout of Newspaper

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 1
Direction: Choose and cut one part of the newspaper and paste it on the worksheet. Describe the
chosen parts of newspaper. Paste the newspaper on the box .

(Paste the part of the

Newspaper here)

Describe the chosen parts of the newspaper.

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Republic of the Philippines

 Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Parts and Layout of Newspaper

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 2
Direction: Choose and cut out at least 10 elements of a newspaper. Make a newspaper collage
and paste it on a box.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.

LEARNING MODULE
Journalism (Elective 8)
Name:__________________________ Grade/Section:_____________
Teacher:________________________

Unit III

Module Editorial Writing

1

If you have been asked to write an editorial piece for a major newspaper or magazine, it’s
a definite sign that your career is looking up. For any journalist or writer, being asked to write an
editorial is a matter of great privilege and honor. As opposed to regular news reports, an editorial
is more about opinions than facts. It is meant to express a specific opinion about a current piece
of news. This may involve attacking or defending certain policies or laws based on hard facts,
statistics, analogies etc.

An editorial is primarily meant to indulge in constructive criticism i.e. even though it

critiques one point of view, it must be able to provide a possible alternative. Say, your editorial
attacked the efficacy of steps taken by the government to curb domestic violence in a particular
region, conclude your piece by discussing other viable options.

At the end of this module, you are expected to answer the questions:
 Why do we need to study the editorial writing? How it can affects our daily living ?

2 WEEKS (January 4 - 15, 2021)

MODULE 1: EDITORIAL WRITING

 Define the Editorial Writing

 Identify the different guidelines in writing the report.

DISCUSSION 1.1
CHARACTERISTICS OF EDITORIAL WRITING

An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue. It reflects the majority
vote of the editorial board, the governing body of the newspaper made up of editors and business
managers. It is usually unsigned. Much in the same manner of a lawyer, editorial writers build on
an argument and try to persuade readers to think the same way they do. Editorials are meant to
influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on
an issue. In essence, an editorial is an opinionated news story.

Editorials have:

1. Introduction, body and conclusion like other news stories

2. An objective explanation of the issue, especially complex issues
3. A timely news angle
4. Opinions from the opposing viewpoint that refute directly the same issues the writer addresses
5. The opinions of the writer delivered in a professional manner. Good editorials engage issues,
not personalities and refrain from name-calling or other petty tactics of persuasion.
6. Alternative solutions to the problem or issue being criticized. Anyone can gripe about a
problem, but a good editorial should take a pro-active approach to making the situation better by
using constructive criticism and giving solutions.
7. A solid and concise conclusion that powerfully summarizes the writer's opinion. Give it some
punch.

Writing an Editorial

1. Pick a significant topic that has a current news angle and would interest readers.
2. Collect information and facts; include objective reporting; do research
3. State your opinion briefly in the fashion of a thesis statement
4. Explain the issue objectively as a reporter would and tell why this situation is important
5. Give opposing viewpoint first with its quotations and facts
6. Refute (reject) the other side and develop your case using facts, details, figures, quotations.
Pick apart the other side's logic.
7. Concede a point of the opposition — they must have some good points you can acknowledge
that would make you look rational.
8. Repeat key phrases to reinforce an idea into the reader's minds.
9. Give a realistic solution(s) to the problem that goes beyond common knowledge. Encourage
critical thinking and pro-active reaction.
10. Wrap it up in a concluding punch that restates your opening remark (thesis statement).
11. Keep it to 500 words; make every work count; never use "I"

Four Types of Editorials Will:

1. Explain or interpret: Editors often use these editorials to explain the way the newspaper
covered a sensitive or controversial subject. School newspapers may explain new school rules or
a particular student-body effort like a food drive.
2. Criticize: These editorials constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while
providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate purpose is to get readers to see the
problem, not the solution.
3. Persuade: Editorials of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From
the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political
endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.
4. Praise: These editorials commend people and organizations for something done well. They
are not as common as the other three.

Activity 1 List It!

List down the things you have to consider in editorial writing.

Refer to the worksheet #1 for your answer on Activity 1

DISCUSSION 1.2

Writing editorial is quite different from the news story writing. In case with the latter one, the
comments and points of views are not welcome. In case with editorial, it is based on the
opinions and is supported by the facts. They are usually written by such people as newspaper
editors or columnists. To write an editorial can be called a real privilege. With our simple steps
you can find out how to write good editorial on your own.

 Step 1. First of all, it is necessary to pick a topical issue. In order to do your editorial in
the best manner, you have to pick the issue which is on the public mind. In order to find
the most interesting daily topics, you can consult surveys or broadcasting.
 Step 2. Write down a thesis. Your thesis will be some kind of foundation for your
future editorial. The thesis will show up the position you are taking concerning a
particular subject.
 Step 3. Provide facts which will serve as examples. Make a research concerning your
topic, where it would be enough to skillfully use the statistics data to support your
position.
 Step 4. Keep the balance while using off-topic emotional content and dry cliche
phrases. There are many authors who use persuasive language in their editorial, which
helps them to attract more and more readers and, thus, make their writing much more
interesting than the news stories.
 Step 5. Join the other people. For example, if you are an editor, it is advisable to make a
group-written editorial in your newsroom, which will represent your opinion taken
separately and your colleagues’ in general. Once you succeed in bringing together all the
information – that is really great! In case if you fail to do so, you will have to deal with
it on your own.

For more additional information look for the power point presentation on your flash drive
file name (editorial).

Activity 2 Editorial Insights!

You have to choose one example of editorial writing and write your own insights or
reflections.

Refer to the worksheet #2 for your answer on Activity 2 Editorial Insights!

 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Editorial Writing

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 1
List down the things you have to consider in editorial writing.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Editorial Writing

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 2

You have to choose one example of editorial writing and write your own insights or
reflections.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.

LEARNING MODULE
Journalism (Elective 8)
Name:__________________________ Grade/Section:_____________
Teacher:________________________

Unit IV

Module Literary Journalism

1

Literary journalism is another essay form that is best reserved for intermediate and
advanced level courses, but it can be incorporated into introductory and composition courses.
Literary journalism is the creative nonfiction form that comes closest to newspaper and magazine
writing. It is fact-driven and requires research and, often, interviews.
Literary journalism is sometimes called “immersion journalism” because it requires a
closer, more active relationship to the subject and to the people the literary journalist is
exploring. Like journalistic writing, the literary journalism piece should be well-researched,
focus on a brief period of time, and concentrate on what is happening outside of the writer’s
small circle of personal experience and feelings.

At the end of this module, you are expected to answer the questions:
 Why is it important to know and understand the literary journalism?

2 WEEKS

MODULE 1: LITERARY JOURNALISM

 Define and understand the purpose of Literary Journalism

 Identify the characteristics of Literary of Journalism

Literary Journalism is also known as docufiction, immersion journalism, new journalism,

narrative journalism or creative non-fiction. Literary Journalists immerse themselves in a
subject’s world. Literary Journalists write information that take the form of reports but shape
them in away that the report reads like a fiction.

 Definition 1: Literary Journalism is a kind of nonfiction that makes use of factual

reporting with narrative techniques related to those of fiction.
 Definition 2: Literary Journalism is a mixture of literature and non-fiction
 Definition 3: Literary journalism is a kind of journalism that asks the same questions as
literature asks

CHARACTERISTICS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM

1. Written information chosen from a real world but not invented from the write’s mind. All
that the writer writes has to be something that exists in the natural world
2. The writer has to take into consideration of the scene
3. The subject matter has to be well researched
4. Accuracy has to be adhered to

 HISTORY OF LITERARY JOURNALISM

As indicated in John C. Hartsock’s book “A History of American Literary Journalism”, The roots
of literary journalism can be traced as far back as the late 19 century during the American post-
civil war  period. Journalists like Lincoln Steffens challenged the understanding that reporters
were only supposed to write the “objective truth.” They began using the genre of “Literary
Journalism” to describe about the state of the immigrantt and the poor.

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Literary journalism is a form of nonfiction that combines factual reporting

with narrative techniques and stylistic strategies traditionally associated with fiction. This form
of writing can also be called narrative journalism or new journalism. The term literary
journalism is sometimes used interchangeably with creative nonfiction; more often, however, it
is regarded as one type of creative nonfiction.

In his ground-breaking anthology The Literary Journalists, Norman Sims observed that literary
journalism "demands immersion in complex, difficult subjects. The voice of the writer surfaces
to show that an author is at work."
Highly regarded literary journalists in the U.S. today include John McPhee, Jane Kramer, Mark
Singer, and Richard Rhodes. Some notable literary journalists of the past include Stephen
Crane, Henry Mayhew, Jack London, George Orwell, and Tom Wolfe.
Characteristics of Literary Journalism
There is not exactly a concrete formula that writers use to craft literary journalism, as there is for
other genres, but according to Sims, a few somewhat flexible rules and common features define
literary journalism. "Among the shared characteristics of literary journalism are immersion
reporting, complicated structures, character development, symbolism, voice, a focus on ordinary
people ... and accuracy.
"Literary journalists recognize the need for a consciousness on the page through which the
objects in view are filtered. A list of characteristics can be an easier way to define literary
journalism than a formal definition or a set of rules. Well, there are some rules, but Mark Kramer
used the term 'breakable rules' in an anthology we edited. Among those rules, Kramer included:

 Literary journalists immerse themselves in subjects' worlds...

  Literary journalists work out implicit covenants about accuracy and candor...
 Literary journalists write mostly about routine events.
 Literary journalists develop meaning by building upon the readers' sequential reactions.

... Journalism ties itself to the actual, the confirmed, that which is not simply imagined. ...
Literary journalists have adhered to the rules of accuracy—or mostly so—precisely because their
work cannot be labeled as journalism if details and characters are imaginary." 

WHY LITERARY JOURNALISM IS NOT FICTION OR JOURNALISM

The term "literary journalism" suggests ties to fiction and journalism, but according to
Jan Whitt, literary journalism does not fit neatly into any other category of writing. "Literary
journalism is not fiction—the people are real and the events occurred—nor is it journalism in a
traditional sense.

"There is interpretation, a personal point of view, and (often) experimentation with structure and
chronology. Another essential element of literary journalism is its focus. Rather than
emphasizing institutions, literary journalism explores the lives of those who are affected by those
institutions."

THE ROLE OF THE READER

Because creative nonfiction is so nuanced, the burden of interpreting literary journalism

falls on readers. John McPhee, quoted by Sims in "The Art of Literary Journalism," elaborates:
"Through dialogue, words, the presentation of the scene, you can turn over the material to the
reader. The reader is ninety-some percent of what's creative in creative writing. A writer simply
gets things started."

LITERARY JOURNALISM AND THE TRUTH

Literary journalists face a complicated challenge. They must deliver facts and comment
on current events in ways that speak to much larger big picture truths about culture, politics, and
other major facets of life; literary journalists are, if anything, more tied to authenticity than other
journalists. Literary journalism exists for a reason: to start conversations.

LITERARY JOURNALISM AS NONFICTION PROSE

Rose Wilder talks about literary journalism as nonfiction prose—informational writing

that flows and develops organically like a story—and the strategies that effective writers of this
genre employ in The Rediscovered Writings of Rose Wilder Lane, Literary journalist. "As
defined by Thomas B. Connery, literary journalism is 'nonfiction printed prose whose verifiable
content is shaped and transformed into a story or sketch by use of narrative
and rhetorical techniques generally associated with fiction.'

"Through these stories and sketches, authors 'make a statement, or provide an interpretation,
about the people and culture depicted.' Norman Sims adds to this definition by suggesting
the genre itself allows readers to 'behold others' lives, often set within far clearer contexts than
we can bring to our own.'

"He goes on to suggest, 'There is something intrinsically political—and strongly democratic—

about literary journalism—something pluralistic, pro-individual, anti-cant, and anti-elite.'
Further, as John E. Hartsock points out, the bulk of work that has been considered literary
journalism is composed 'largely by professional journalists or those writers whose industrial
means of production is to be found in the newspaper and magazine press, thus making them at
least for the interim de facto journalists.'"

She concludes, "Common to many definitions of literary journalism is that the work itself should
contain some kind of higher truth; the stories themselves may be said to be emblematic of a
larger truth."

BACKGROUND OF LITERARY JOURNALISM

This distinct version of journalism owes its beginnings to the likes of Benjamin Franklin,
William Hazlitt, Joseph Pulitzer, and others. "[Benjamin] Franklin's Silence Dogood essays
marked his entrance into literary journalism," begins Carla Mulford. "Silence,
the persona Franklin adopted, speaks to the form that literary journalism should take—that it
should be situated in the ordinary world—even though her background was not typically found
in newspaper writing." 

Literary journalism as it is now was decades in the making, and it is very much
intertwined with the New Journalism movement of the late 20th century. Arthur Krystal speaks
to the critical role that essayist William Hazlitt played in refining the genre: "A hundred and fifty
years before the New Journalists of the 1960s rubbed our noses in their egos, [William] Hazlitt
put himself into his work with a candor that would have been unthinkable a few generations
earlier."

Robert Boynton clarifies the relationship between literary journalism and new journalism,
two terms that were once separate but are now often used interchangeably. "The phrase 'New
Journalism' first appeared in an American context in the 1880s when it was used to describe the
blend of sensationalism and crusading journalism—muckraking on behalf of immigrants and the
poor—one found in the New York World and other papers... Although it was historically
unrelated to [Joseph] Pulitzer's New Journalism, the genre of writing that Lincoln Steffens called
'literary journalism' shared many of its goals."

Boynton goes on to compare literary journalism with editorial policy. "As the city editor
of the New York Commercial Advertiser in the 1890s, Steffens made literary journalism—
artfully told narrative stories about subjects of concern to the masses—into editorial policy,
insisting that the basic goals of the artist and the journalist (subjectivity, honesty, empathy) were
the same."

Activity 1 Acronym

Write a word or sentences on the acronym for Literary Journalism.

Refer to worksheet #1 for Activity 1 Acronym

Activity 2 KWL Chart

Using the KWL Chart, you have to right all the things that you KNOW, you WANT to
know, and what you have LEARNED.
Refer to worksheet #2 for Activity 2 KWL Chart
Republic of the Philippines
 Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Literary Journalism

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 1
Write a word or sentences on the acronym for Literary Journalism.

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Republic of the Philippines

 Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
Calaca Academy, Inc.
Calaca, Batangas

Worksheet in Elective 8
Literary Journalism

Name:__________________________ Date:_____________
Grade/Section:_______________ Worksheet Number 2
Using the KWL Chart, you have to right all the things that you already KNOW, you
WANT to know, and what you have LEARNED ON Literary Journalism