Abstract:
This research investigates the efficacy of incorporating newspaper editorials as instructional
materials to enhance writing skills among Higher Secondary School (HSS) and English as a
Second Language (ESL) students. Addressing the dearth of standardized approaches for utilizing
newspapers in English language classrooms, the study explores to optimize their effectiveness as
teaching aids. The significance lies in promoting newspapers as valuable tools for language
instruction, shedding light on various techniques, and contributing to innovative language teaching
methods. The study focuses on objectives centered on improving students' marks in word building,
sentence construction, guided composition, and paragraph building through the methodology of
instructing writing skills via newspaper editorials. The research design adopts an experimental
approach, utilizing pre-tests, post-tests, and statistical analyses to assess the impact of the teaching
method on writing skills. The sample comprises 40 female students from a public sector school in
Lahore. Findings reveal no significant difference in writing skills between control and
experimental groups before treatment, emphasizing the initial similarity. Post-treatment, the
experimental group, exposed to newspaper editorial instruction, exhibits significant improvements
in word building, sentence construction, guided composition, and paragraph building compared to
the control group. The study contributes valuable insights into effective language instruction,
emphasizing the potential of newspapers as dynamic teaching resources.
