How to Write Newspaper Editorials

A newspaper editorial, unlike other forms of newspaper writing, allows you to go into the first person and give your opinion. There is an editorial section in every major newspaper, including "The New York Times," and people like reading them. Writing newspaper editorials requires a writer to follow a few basic steps.

Instructions

1

Get to know the paper and its readers. Writing for a college newspaper is far different than writing for a major newspaper that has tens of thousands of subscribers. Before you begin the editorial, get to know your audience. Ask other writers what these readers are interested in. For example, a first newspaper editorial for a college newspaper might be done on Internet file sharing, which is a topic popular with that age group.

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Write a feature article first. Before you even write an editorial, get a good understanding of feature articles. If you are beginning as a writer, then you will have to publish many feature articles before an opinion can be offered (in most newspapers). This helps you prove to the newspaper staff that you have the writing chops.

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Try to get a job working for the newspaper. The majority of the time, people on staff of newspapers write the editorials.

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Ask editors if they accept submissions. You can still try to publish an editorial in a newspaper even if you are a beginning writer. All you need to do is ask.

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Brainstorm valid points before you are ready to begin writing your editorial. Just like a school essay, an editorial contains valid points of the topic. It's about more than just writing about a popular topic, however; you need to offer both sides. For example, if you write a piece on Internet file sharing (basically getting things like free music), then just offering your opinion isnt enough. Cover both sides of this issue--for example, talk about the common people downloading music, the artists losing money and the executives who profit most from the music.

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Offer the editorial as opinion. Even if you bring in both sides, this is still your opinion. This means you can come to a conclusion based on what you think. Dont say, This is my opinion, because that will hurt the credibility of the story. Just state it, remembering that some might disagree with you.

How to Download an Audio Book

Audio books allow people to listen and enjoy a good book at their leisure without actually having to pick up the book and read it. Here's how you can download audio books and play them back on your computer or an MP3 player.

Instructions

1

Find a commercial or free audio book site on the Internet and choose a book.

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Save the audio book file(s) to your media device. This either will be on your computer, for example, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, or your player's software, such as iTunes, to download it.

3

From there you can download the file into your iPod or MP3 player.

4

If you want to share it, go to your podcast Web site. Log in, go to your profile and upload your file.

5

When your file is completed, save and submit it. From there you will be able to link it to other Web sites.

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How to Write a Good Story Plot

A plot is the foundation that holds the story together. It is also the author's plan of action. Good storytelling often has a good plot. A good plot requires some method of organization. A plot is the writer's blueprint during the actual writing process, preventing some--though, not all--forms of writer's block.

Instructions

1

Brainstorm. Delve into your imagination and jot ideas for your story plot. Free-writing may also be a beneficial way to brainstorm. To work more efficiently, apply a set period of time to your brainstorming session.

2

Seek out inspiration. Reading other stories is a way to understand what you like and dislike in other plots. Look around you, from current news stories and movies to groundbreaking research.

3

Choose basic characters. Some authors build characters before plot, while others build their plots first. However, having basic characters allows you to implement key players into your plot-building strategy.

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Understand cause and effect. A plot is composed by a chain of events. Make sure your chain of events has plausible causes and effects.

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Create rules and laws. This is especially important for science fiction or fantasy novels. If your plot does not follow simple logic (for example, time travel), establish rules and laws that remain consistent.

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Choose a conflict. The problem or situation keeps the story interesting.

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Pick a resolution. This is the basic ending to your story.

8

Organize. Apply your plot to a linear time line to easily show a sequence of events.

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Apply the details. Add clever twists and turns, flashbacks or linking of a small detail in the beginning to the end of your story (for example, the first conversation in the story links to the murder at the end).

10

Write a basic synopsis of your plot.

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Check that your plot flows smoothly and logically, while remaining consistent to the rules and laws that you have created.

12

Revise if your plot doesn't agree with you. You may even find yourself revising your plot during the actual writing process.

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Newspaper Activities for Kids

Newspaper activities teach kids how to navigate through newspapers. With educational activities, kids become familiar with the type of news and information that newspapers provide. Newspapers also serve as inexpensive resources for activities, which is helpful to a teacher or parent's budget. For your kid or group of kids, come up with stimulating newspaper activities that will be engaging and informative.

Scavenger Hunt

A newspaper scavenger hunt sends kids on a search through the newspaper to find the items on the scavenger hunt list. Teachers and parents can create scavenger hunt lists or worksheets that prompt kids on what to look for. For instance, the scavenger hunt list may contain items such as "Write the largest headline on the first page of the newspaper." Kids will have to flip through the newspaper during this activity to hunt down a variety of information. Newspaper scavenger hunts can be performed individually or in small teams.

Current Events

Instruct kids to write a short summary on two current events that they find in the newspaper. This activity builds reading comprehension because it requires kids to read the headline articles and then summarize what they read. If this activity is given as a homework assignment, instruct students to bring in the newspaper articles that they are writing their current event summaries on.

Word Search

Send kids on a word search through the newspaper. Create a list of vocabulary words that the kids are learning and instruct them to search for the words in the paper. If you are doing this activity with your child, you do not need to create a list but can just tell your child to look for certain words. Each time the word is found, the child draws a circle around the word with a crayon.

Alphabet Activities

If you are working with young children, alphabet activities are effective. Focus on one letter per day. Start with the letter "A" and have craft scissors, glue and construction paper ready. The child is instructed to cut out ten -- or however many you decide -- letter "A's" that he finds in the newspaper and glue them onto the construction paper to make a collage. Then the next day, create a letter "B" collage, and so on.

Picture Story

Teach kids how to make a story out of newspaper pictures. Using an entire newspaper each, the kids cut out pictures that they find and assemble them to tell a story. After the activity, kids must share their pictures and tell the story aloud. This activity helps kids develop their story structure and communication skills. It also allows them to be creative.