‘Feature Article’ Organiser

‘Feature Article’ Planner

for
Adelaide Gaol Excursion
Introduction
Eye-Catching Headline
 Catch the readers’ attention. _________________________________________________
 Identify the focus of the article.
 Use a dramatic statement or alliteration.

Provide a focus or point of view.
Sub-Heading
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By-line
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State the name of the person writing the _________________________________________________
article. _______________________________________________

Short Caption about the Picture

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Hook
Write an interesting first sentence to ‘hook’
readers’ attention and establish a point of ______________________________________________
view through: ______________________________________________
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 a direct statement
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 an example
 a hypothetical question
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 Expand on the ‘hook’.
 Establish your focus for the article.
 Set the tone.
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 Expand on your focus by giver the reader some
background information about your subject matter.
 This should be an outline and interpretation of
events in your own words.
Provide evidence to support your topic. This can come
in the form of:
 quotes (experts & visitors)
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 anecdotes
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 descriptions
 photos and drawings
 statistics
Continue to expand on your topic while always
keeping your ‘focus’ in mind.
 Introduce and discuss another piece of
evidence, from the examples above, to
supports your point of view.
 Include one of the persuasive techniques we
have studied in class.
Continue to expand on your topic while always
keeping your ‘focus’ in mind.
 Introduce and discuss another piece of evidence,
from the examples above, to supports your point
of view.
 Include one of the persuasive techniques we
have studied in class.
Introductory Paragraph
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Body
Paragraph One
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Paragraph Two
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Paragraph Three
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 Conclusion
 Remind the reader of the article’s main idea.
 Explain what the readers can do about this topic.
Is there a course of action they can take?
 Leave the reader with an interesting point to
think about this topic.
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Concluding Paragraph
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