ELT 215 – Campus Journalism for Teachers
AY 2020 – 2021| Second Semester
WORKSHEET No. 5.1
Name: Rio John Bautista
Year & Section: BSED 3-A
Topics: Editorial Writing and Its Nature, Types and Parts
Direction: Answer the following questions comprehensively.
1. What is Editorial Writing?
According to the PDF that I have downloaded, The author of “Modern Journalism” Carl
Miller, “Editorial is an essay written in some urgent matter whose aim is to bring about
conformity between the opinion of the reader and that of the editor”. By nature editorial is the
soul of the newspapers because it gives life, color and recognition to the newspaper. No
newspaper is considered complete without editorial page which should be topical, lively,
vigorous and full of thoughts. By tradition it is considered the show window of the policy of
Newspaper Editor, readers and critics all have opinion what an editorial should be but scholars
have not been able to define it in clear cut terms.
2. What are the types of Editorial Writing?
The different types of Editorial Writing are Editorial of Information, Editorial of
Interpretation, Editorial of Criticism, Editorial of Commendation, Appreciation, or Tribute,
Editorial of Argumentation, Editorial of entertainment, Mood editorial, and Special occasion.
3. What are the parts of Editorial Writing?
The parts of Editorial Writing are Introduction, Body, Solution, and Conclusion.
Introduction states the problem. Body expresses an opinion. Solution offers a
solution to the problem. And conclusion emphasizes the main issue.
ELT 215 – Campus Journalism for Teachers
AY 2020 – 2021| Second Semester
WORKSHEET No. 5.2
Name: Rio John Bautista Year & Section:
Topic: Current controversial issues in the country Editorial Writing
Direction: Select a current issue. Decide what your position is on the issue. Give your
opinion as to why you have selected this position on the issue. State the facts,
evidence and data (if available) to back up your position. State the opposing position.
Provide the facts that support the opposing position/opinion. Dispute, challenge and
question the opposing opinions, backed up with facts. How will you capture and
appeal to your readers?
Effects of Flexible Learning to the Learners
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) decided to implement distance learning
for the students to continue their schooling in times of pandemic.
COVID-19 has become a global health crisis. It affects the lives of many people
as well as the schooling of the students. They are already worried of what they will do with
their schooling. The implementation of flexible learning has paved the way for the students to
continue their schooling. According to CHED, flexible learning “ensures the continuity of
inclusive and accessible education when the use of traditional modes of teaching is not feasible,
as in the occurrence of national emergencies.” On flexible learning, students can choose the
different types of learning such as online, face-to-face, blended, etc. They are free to choose
which type of learning they feel comfortable and they find it easy to cope. With flexible
learning, students can work with their school works and activities independently without
worrying about the time they will going to start or stop with what they are doing. Students have
the freedom to pick and choose their schedule. They are able to learn at their own pace in a
relaxed environment. Students who learn better in the morning after a good night’s sleep may
choose to tackle their harder subjects right when they wake up. Students who are night owls
may prefer to wait until later in the day, once they’ve fully woken up and are at full mental
capacity. This kind of flexibility gives students more freedom to actively participate in learning
(Guri-Rosenblit, 2005; Daniel, 2016). Students learn even if they are separated from their
instructors by space and/or time (Edge and Loegering, 2000). In the time of COVID-19,
distance learning became a necessity for learners and educators all over the world (Ali, 2020).
For varying reasons, however, different sectors have chastised the proactive
online learning measures by these HEIs. For example, through an online petition based on
student and faculty sentiments, student governments from different universities urged CHED to
mandate the cancellation of online classes, stating that “while we understand the need for
learning to continue, the different circumstances of students across universities are not ideal
and conducive for such.” The petitioners argue that “access to the internet connection and
learning devices continued to be a privilege up to this day, placing those with poor internet
access at a disadvantage when it comes to online classes. Furthermore, “adding more workload
for the students increases their burden and contradicts the purpose of the lockdown, which is to
help their families prepare and adjust to the situation at hand.” Finally, there is an issue about
the “lack of environments conducive to learning at home and the effectiveness of the online
lectures” (Bagayas, 2020). During flexible learning, students cannot focus well on their studies
because there are a lot of distractions such as family problem. No facilitator or teacher that will
guide him/her. If the student wants to ask questions, he/she needs to top up load for him/her
to communicate to his/her teacher.
At the time of quarantines and viral outbreaks, it would seem that flexible learning is the
only viable way to continue learning at a distance. It is the only way for the students to
continue their schooling. There are many ways to separate problems from school works. The
students must need to manage their time for them to pass their activities on a given time.
One may claim that the main thrust of distance education is to bring education to
those who are unreachable, under-resourced, less-privileged and inaccessible (Biana, 2013).
Taken as such, distance education “reaches out to students wherever they live or wish to study”
(Guri-Rosenblit, 2005). Flexible learning may not be similar to the traditional face to face
classes but it is the only way to continue everyone’s dream and goal and that is to finish school
and have a better job.