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Are You Ready?

LET’S FIND OUT.

BELOW ARE GROUPS OF IDEAS. DETERMINE WHAT GROUP/CATEGORYTHEY BELONG TO. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1. greeting

signature

heading

2. flyleaf

preface

glossary

3. thorax

abdomen

antenna

4. Are You Ready

Self-Test

Summary

5. head

trunk

limbs

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READ THE SHORT STATEMENT IN EACH NUMBER. IDENTIFY IN WHICHPART FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES IT CAN BE FOUND OR LOCATED. COPYTHE ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1. He is the sender of the letter.

a. heading

b. signature

c. greeting

d. body of the letter

2. It contains the list of the contents of the book.

a. glossary

b. cover

c. bibliography

d. table of contents

3. It contains the page of the book which contains or bears the title, the nameof the author, the publisher, and the place of publication.

a. title page

b. glossary

c. appendix

d. bibliography

4. It lets the person know that the letter is finished. It is followed by a comma.

a. complimentary clause

b. salutation/greeting

c. signature

d. heading

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5. It is the list of works referred to or consulted by the author in writing thebook.

a. appendix

b. glossary

c. flyleaf

d. bibliography

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THATYOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Getting Ready

As you notice, the ideas given are all parts of certain big ideas. For example,greeting, signature, and heading are parts of a letter. Flyleaf, preface, and glossary areparts of a book and thorax, abdomen, and antenna are parts of a grasshopper. Otherideas/groups given are the parts of a module which are- Are You Ready, Self-Test, andSummary. Lastly, head, trunk, and limbs are parts of a human body.

This module will discuss another important source of information which also hasparts. This reading material that is a good source of information is the newspaper.

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Identifying the Parts of aNewspaper

Have you seen a newspaper? Have you read one?

Reading a newspaper is easy if you know its different parts and what each contains.It contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertisements.

What are the parts of a newspaper?

This is the first part of a newspaper. It is called headline. It is written in bold in thefront page of a newspaper. It is the most important news because it contains the mostrecent development of the hottest issue.

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In the given example, what is the most recent and hottest issue? It is about therecently concluded South East Asian Games (SEAGames) wherein the Philippinestook the overall lead. The headline news is a straight news for it contains facts. Thefacts of the news is further detailed in the body of the news.

Sometimes, as a reader you want information with opinion. When the commentabout the news is the opinion of the columnist only, a cut or picture is put on top of hisor her column.

In the example, the opinionated news is about politics. The columnist – Bobit S.Avila expresses his views about the faces of women in a political crisis. This is not anews report that expresses the details of the events but it depicts the ideas and opinionsof the columnist towards a certain issue.

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The second part of a newspaper is called articles of opinion or commentaries andviews. These are articles expressing the views and comments of writers or notablepersonalities.

Next part of a newspaper is the local and foreign news. These are news items oflesser importance.

Below are examples:

This is an example of local news. It is within our country. This is not a majornews report since it involves only a few persons. It doesn’t create a big effect to thepeople of the country. The story revolves around the victim who is a private individualand the suspects.

Example # 2 is an example of a foreign news. Foreign news happens outside thecountry. The news above happened in the Vatican. This news has lesser impact andhas lesser importance.

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Another important part of a newspaper is the editorial. This is the complete newswith analysis and informed argument. It is in this portion that the pros and cons (forand against) of the issue are given. It has no by-line because it is the whole paper’sstand on whatever is being editorialized.

To prove its importance and premiere position in the paper, it is on the same pageas the staff box and is allotted a double newspaper column spread.

Sometimes, it is printed in Roman letters, bold, bigger font size.

Get a copy of a newspaper. It you don’t have a copy you may borrow from thelibrary. Examine its parts, then locate its editorial part. Find out if it is on the same pageas the staff box. Find out too if it occupies two columns on the newspaper.

The article on the editorial page is written by the editor expressing his opinionabout the latest developments or news of national interest. In the example, the latestnews that catches national interest is a crisis. As you read the content of the editorial,what do you think is the other crisis the editor is referring to? Is it a major concern tothe Filipino people?

What is the editor’s opinion about the issue? To further understand the content,read again the whole editorial page.

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I. IDENTIFY WHAT PART OF THE NEWSPAPER THE FOLLOWINGEXAMPLES ARE. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1. AFP tags 2 military officers indestabilization

2. A democratic solution______________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. LEGAZPI CITY __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. EDITORIAL STAFF

In pursuit of truth

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5. BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AFP) – _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


What information can you get from this part of a newspaper? This is called anobituary.

In this portion you will find the listing of persons who recently died, or had theirdeath anniversaries.

The above example is an example of a death anniversary. This part recalls thedate of death of the relative who passed away and where the mass for the dead will beheld.

If it is about the person who recently died, the contents of the obituary are thename of the relative who passed away and when and where the interment is going tobe.

This portion helps other relatives, friends, and colleagues get informed of thepassing away of the relative especially those who are residing or working in distantplaces, those who have been out of communication.

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What is the above article about? This part of a newspaper is called a feature story.What is being featured? It is about the cactus in Marinduque. This special story featuresthe plant (its variety) and the place where it abundantly thrives.

It is a special story because it treats with great pride the major essence, importance,and effect of a particular thing, place, or person. In the description given about thefeatured article, the uniqueness of its traits or its characteristics is given focus.

A cactus heavenin Marinduque

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Lorenzo

Fatima

How can you help these two kids? If you have a newspaper, which part of it cananswer their questions?

I’m tired of reading almost all thenews in the newspaper. I want toknow this time who won in thebasketball game last night.

It’s weekend. I have done my assignments. I want towatch TV. What shows are nice to watch tonight? Whatis the latest local movie today?

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Here are examples. This are called TV and Movie Guides.

The example shown above is that of a movie guide. This will answer Fatima’squestion. She can refer to this to know what movie she will watch and where will shewatch it.

This is an example of a TV guide. It gives you the TV channels, the time slots,and the title of the program. You will know what channel you can turn to. This portionanswers Fatima’s question. For example, if she wants to watch the television programSugo then she will switch the channel to Pinoy Box Office (PBO) at 11:30 A.M. so thatshe can watch it from the start.

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Lorenzo wants to know who won in the basketball game last night.

This portion will help him. This is called the sports page. These are the articleswritten about the latest news and developments in sports.

This example shows the standings of the different basketball teams of the 81st

NCAA.

It tells which team won during the recently concluded game. It also includes thegames the following day and what the competing teams are.

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II. DETERMINE IN WHICH PART OF THE NEWSPAPER YOU CAN GETTHESE INFORMATION. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1.

2.

3.

4.


IGNACIA PROCOPIADied June 30, 1992

_______________________________________________________

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PacMan vs. Morales

Philippines _____________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________

Cinema 1 Blusang PutiCinema 2 The Wonder DogCinema 3 The Lady in Black

Channel Channel Channel Channel

3 4 18 32

5:30-6:30 MUB Unang Hirit

6:00-8:00 Stuart EB

8:00-8:30 DARNA

8:30-9:30 SUGO

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Below is an example of a classified ads. This is another part of a newspaper. Thefirst example is a Notice of Sale. Some properties of a certain company are for sale. Inthis notice, some important details are included such as the property/location, type, lotarea, and the selling price. Most importantly, the notice bears the name of person to becontacted, contact number, and the address of the office/business establishment.

Another example is an ad related to services. Basedon the given example, the services needed are security,tutorial, and writer.

If you want to know what opening job is availableand what establishments or offices are hiring personnel,this is the page of the newspaper that will help you.

The classified ads is the part of the newspaper thatcontains the list of things for sale or for rent, informationabout employment, business opportunities, etc.

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Do you get bored and affected by the various news in your surroundings? Doyou want to have some fun and to be entertained by comic strips? Then, the part of thenewspaper that will give you this is the fun page. In this page, you will find crosswordpuzzles or wise quotations boxed as fillers.

This is an example of a crossword puzzle. This does not only give fun but itenriches the vocabulary.

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These are examples of comic strips andillustrations on a fun page of a newspaper.

Society page is another part of a newspaper. This portion includes the latestabout parties, weddings, birthdays, and other happenings in high society.

III. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. Where can you find funny comics?

2. If you are looking for a job, where will you look?

3. If you are offering tutorial services and you want it to be advertised, on whatpage would it be featured?

4. Where will you look if you want to solve puzzles?

5. If you are fond of parties and you want the latest news about gatherings,where will you look?

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWER RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THATYOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Ooo! That one was close!

-FOR SALE-

USED COMIC BOOKSAre these all you have?

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Remember

♦ A newspaper is a periodical that is usually printed and distributed daily orweekly. It contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertisements.

♦ These are the parts of a newspaper – headline, local and foreign news,editorial, feature stories, articles of opinion or commentaries and views,obituary, fun page, TV and movie guide, sports page, society page, andclassified ads.

Self-Test (Lesson 1)

A. MATCH THE CONTENTS (COLUMN A) WITH THE PARTS OF THENEWSPAPER (COLUMN B) WHERE THEY CAN BE FOUND. COPY THEANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1. This is a listing of movies currently A. sports pageshowing or about to be shown.

2. The listing of persons who recently died, B. headlineor of death anniversaries.

3. These are news items of lesser C. obituaryimportance.

4. These are list of things for sale or for D. classified adsrent, employment, etc.

5. These are articles that contain the winners, E. TV and movie guidelosers in a game.

F. local and foreign news

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B. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. Where can you find feature stories about the secrets of a successful workingmother?

2. Where can you find information about the latest parties, weddings, birthdays,and other happenings in high society?

3. You want to inform your relatives and friends about the death of your lovedones, and you want it to be featured/printed in a newspaper, where will it beseen?

4. You love to read views and commentaries of writers/columnists about anarticle. Where do you usually look for these?

5. You are a fan of Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately, you missed the telecast ofhis game so you bought a newspaper. Where will you look if you want toknow the details of the game?


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Summary

The module discusses the parts of a newspaper. Each part contains specificnews or details.

Newspaper reading becomes easy once you know its different parts and itscontents.

PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER

1. Headline – the most important news and latest developments are featuredhere.

2. Local and foreign news – news of lesser importance.

3. Editorial – article written by the editor expressing opinion about the latestdevelopments or news of national interest.

4. Feature stories – special stories about different fields of interest.

5. Articles of opinion or commentaries and views – articles expressing theviews and comments of writers or notable personalities.

6. Obituary – listing of persons who recently died, or of death anniversaries.

7. Fun page – includes puzzles and comic strips for entertainment.

8. TV and movie guide – a listing of movies currently showing or about to beshown and movie reviews.

9. Sports page – articles written about the latest news and developments insports.

10. Society page – articles about the latest parties, weddings, birthdays, andother happenings in society.

11. Classified Ads – list of things for sale of for rent, employments, businessopportunities, etc.

IF YOU HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS. TELL YOUR I.S. THAT YOU AREREADY TO TAKE THE POSTTEST.

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