This school term we have looked at news stories and feature stories. Although these two types of stories have different styles, they generally try to give you information in a straightforward and factual way. This week, however, we are going to look at a type of story where the writer is required to give an opinion. You will see that this is not true.
Editorials often contain the liveliest writing in the whole newspaper.
They certainly contain the strongest and hardest-hitting language. And they may even want to persuade you to do something. Basically, there are two types of editorials - one which praises and one which criticises. Of the two, critical editorials are the most common. You will read one in this lesson.