UIL+Editorial+Writing

Make sure your editorial follows this format with a total of FIVE paragraphs:

__ **View the items below to become a better editorial writer:** __

1. View a power point on Editorial Writing **below** and view another one at the link** [| HERE] ** Click on download to view the power point.

2. [| Persuasive essay from a 7th grader] (from Write Source)

3. Watch this video about being expressive in your writing and write down 5 - 7 words that you could use in your essay.

TED talks [|"The Case between 'Good and Bad'"]

**Be sure to ALWAYS write in THIRD PERSON==>** Only use these pronouns: __he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, we, us, our, ours you, your, yours, them, their, theirs.__

You may ** NOT ** use these pronouns in your editorial: First Person-- **I, me, my, mine OR ** Second Person-- **you, your, yours**

Always use ACTIVE VOICE!** [|Active voice]  describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. In [|passive voice]  sentences, the subject is acted upon by the verb.

Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active) At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive) Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active) The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive) Sue changed the flat tire. (active) The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive) <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active) A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive) <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active) The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive) <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The crew paved the entire stretch of highway. (active) The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew. (passive) <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mom read the novel in one day. (active) The novel was read by Mom in one day. (passive) <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The critic wrote a scathing review. (active) A scathing review was written by the critic. (passive)