FEATURE WRITING.pptx

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If you ask the question "how

and why" things happen, then

you probably like reading

feature stories in newspapers

and magazines.


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Introduction

Main Body

Conclusion

State the theme.

Set scene andmood.

Develop the

theme.

Thoughts andparagraphs

must flow

smoothly.

May be a summary, you strongest point, conclusion

arrived at the main body


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WHAT IS A FEATURE?

pleasurable, exciting, dramatic, andinformative thrive in color, nuance, wit, humor, fancy,emotive words, dialogue and anecdotes

a write-up that is based on that mysteriousingredient in journalism called

(an event that appeals to us because we can relate

to it)

HUMAN INTEREST

Di ba ibig sabihin

nyan yung bukas

o next week o

next month?

Future yun!

Feature to!Engot!


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TYPES OF FEATURE STORIES

PERSONALITY SKETCH

People are interested in people. Write about whats

so unique and dramatic about them.


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INFORMATIVE FEATURE

People are hungry for information. They want to

know and learn. They are basically curious about

new discoveries.

N E W D I S C O V E R Y

ISINILANG NA SA WAKAS ANG ANAK NIMAGANDA AT MALAKAS !!!


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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

It could be an unusual experience written in the first

person. It could also be a dramatic, poignant, and

touching personal experience that changed a

persons life. It could be a reflection about life.

Isulat nyo nga

bakit ako nagingsuso?

Kami kaya bakit

naging de lata?


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HUMUROUS FEATURE

Entertain your readers.

Kaya nyo

to???

Akokaya ko!


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TRAVELOGUE

Seeing new places is not only exciting or interesting

but very educational.

NEWS FEATURE STORIES

Based on the current events, or the news of the day.


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THE HOW-TO FEATURE

Explains a process, of how a certain product is

made, or of how something came about.

Pano ako

naging

butterfly?


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QUALITIES OF A FEATUREWRITER

must be sympathetic towards other peoples feelings

must be able to see whats beyond or beneath thesurface of ordinary events

must be inquisitive and eager to explore and learn

must be reflective


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TIPS ON HOW TO WRITEFEATURE STORIES

Keep your paragraphs short and snappy.

Keep your sentences short and flowing.

Use the active voice.Prefer the simple to the complex.

Keep a mental outline.

Use adjectives sparingly.Edit your own work.

Write an attractive introduction.

Read, read, and read, then write, write, andwrite . . .


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Use the You approach or the

3rd person.

Example:

Are you health-conscious? Bewareof milk and milk products with

melamine.


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Use the feature leads, NOT dull

beginnings or kitchen sink.NOT Dull Beginning:

A fire hit Calasiao Municipal Hall last Sept. 15destroying all the offices attached to it.

RATHER:

The faade still stands. Newly-painted concretewalls are still seen erected. But all wooden structuresfrom the roofs to the ceilings and dividers are totallycharred and pulverized into black and grey ashes andsoot.


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NOT Kitchen sink:

A raging fire consumed the CalasiaoMunicipal Hall at dawntime Sept. 15 which lastedfor four hours; even when fire trucks were arounduntil eleven in the morning and millions of

properties and office equipment were destroyed butthe lives of the inmates were saved and no one wasreported hurt except the one and only fireman whotried to stop the fire at its peak hour.

RATHER:The majestic municipal hall is rolled down to

complete ruins. The culprit? The four-hour-blaze; theSeptember 15 flames that grilled the Calasiao

Municipal Hall.


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INJECT LITERARY TINT.

USE THE FEATURE DEVICES.EXAMPLE

What now Calasiao? Thy beautiful house is

gone. Where will thou begin? You are like a queenrobbed of a throne, or an orphaned girl that lost itsabode.

NOTWhat will happen to Calasiao after its

municipal hall was burned?


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USE VIVID DESCRIPTIONS.

(DESCRIBING A PLACE OR SITUATION)

EXAMPLE

Up above the skies on a sunny afternoon, the

white, thick, flat clouds form a wide floating plainlandscape where angels walk their feet gentlytouching the soft floor.

NOTAbove the clouds, you can see more

clouds


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MAKE COMPARISONS ALIVE BY

USING ANALOGIES.

EXAMPLE

The earthas Mother Nature

Mother Natureas a lady

Destruction of the Earth and natural resources like

raping Mother EarthLoved one= a pretty rosebud, apple of your eyes,man/woman of your dreams.

Mother Earth is now crying for help. Where have

all the flowers and the trees, as well as the fishesgone? While natures resources are given for man tolive and be happy, it is also man that squanders anddestroys them. Stop raping Mother Earth like ahelpless lass!


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USE IDIOMS AS APPROPRIATE.

Example:

At loggerheadsfighting; not in good terms or

cant see eye to eye

Student leaders are at loggerheads overpoints for co-curricular activities.

Cross bridgemake a decision

Ill cross the bridge when I get there.Call the shotsdecision-maker, head

She calls the shots in a well-known

corporate office in Manila.


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Make a file of adjectives and descriptive

phrases and associate words/terms, coined

words which may form part of your file ofideas for feature writers.

ExampleBeautifulcharming, tantalizing, devastating

beauty, enticing, majestic, magnetic, flawless,electrifying, lovely, pretty face, looking wow,

queenly, princess, Cinderella, Snow White.Handsomewinsome, Prince Charming, loveable,adorable, heartthrob, ideal man, dream boy, Mr.Right, or man of your life.


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Write a catchy title, one that compels

attention.

Example

We are Different. We are the Same.

A Sparrows Paradise

Solidarity You

What now, Calasiao?


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End with a big bang, with a grand finale

NOT just a sense of finality.

A powerful quotation or question, end

with something to remember

Example:

On meeting challenges: When the

door is closed, windows will be opened.


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