ACTIVITY 2

Directions: Read the following leads. Determine whether each makes a good human-interest story or
not. Write YES if it does and NO if it doesn’t.

_____ 1. Metro Manila will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) in March, Malacanang
announced on Saturday. -PNA

_____ 2. “No, I am not happy with my perfect body, because it is not perfect. Perfection is something
else.”

A transgender woman has spent $76,000 on plastic surgery and won’t stop until she has reached
‘perfection’. Fulvia Pellegrino has had more than 150 lip and cheekbone fillers, four breast implants, and
two rounds of liposuction – and has the full support of her wife. -Truly, Barcroft TV

______ 3. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Sunday, February 28,
that travel authority issued by the Philippine National Police (PNP) ad medical certificate obtained from
the local health office are no longer required for domestic travel. -Manila Bulletin, Chito Alvarez

____ 4. When this 16-year-old wakes up everyday she believes it is June 11, 2019. For her, every day of
the year is the same day. It might sound a lot like the plot of the movie “Groundhog Day,” but the rare
form of amnesia that Riley Horner has is much more serious. June 11 was a special day for Riley. She was
attending a dance in her hometown in Illinois, but the fun turned to fear when a boy fell on her. She
ended up hitting her head and being rushed to the hospital. -Inside Edition

______ 5. The Department of Education said Monday it was continuing its work to prepare for possible
limited in-person classes in areas deemed low-risk of COVID-18 transmission. -ABS-CBN

____ 6. “It’s crazy and I like it!”

Taming children’s unruly hair is a daily ritual for parents but what if your child’s hair can’t be tamed—
surely it is every parent’s worst nightmare! That’s the daily life for Charlotte Seymour whose seven-year-
old daughter Wynter has “uncombable hair syndrome”. Charlotte has searched far and wide for hair
products in a bid to take the unruly mop but to no avail.

-This Morning

____ 7. Greg Smith has been on the fast track to college from a very early age. He was just a baby in
diapers when he started correcting other people’s grammar. By 18 months, he could add and subtract.
He knew the alphabet by the time he could walk. He graduated from high school at age 9, after
completing grades 9 through 11 in just months. -OWN TV

____ 8. Thousands of public and private school teachers, leaders of parent organizations from towns of
two districts of the province, and the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Crime, Illegal Drugs and
Gambling Inc. have commended Education Secretary Leonor Briones for finally acting on the
administrative cases filed against Dr. Shiela Marie Primicias, Pangasinan 1 schools division
superintendent, who is now serving a 90-day suspension without pay. -Manila Times

____ 9. The Centro Escolar University (CEU) Manila has been allowed by the city government to hold
limited face-to-face classes for its graduating dentistry students. -newsinfo.inquirer.net
 ____ 10. “Climbing trees was the stuff that I liked, but that’s not acceptable”.

As a young teenager, Brenda Reimer learned an unsettling truth: Brenda was born Bruce. Like her twin
brother, she had been born a boy, but after a botched circumcision, her parents made the desperate
decision to have Bruce undergo a

radical treatment known as sex rearrangement, changing their son into a girl. -OWN TV

ACTIVITY 3

A. WATCH ME!

Directions: Watch 2-4minute videos on any local or international channel (e.g.:

BBC News, CNN Philippines, Fox News, Inside Edition) on Youtube. Select one
human-interest story and fill out the form below

Guide Questions: Human-interest story

1.Title
2.Source: (Author and Website/Page)

3. Short background of the story

4. Your feelings as you watch the story

5. Your thoughts as you watch the story

6. Lesson learned or realized

7. Your favorite part or line quoted from the story

B. READ ME!

Directions: Scroll and read through Facebook posts or human-interest stories in varied local or
international media websites. Select a human-interest story and fill out the form below:
Guide Questions: Human-interest story
1.Title
2.Source: (Author and Website/Page)

3. Short background of the story

4. Your feelings as you watch the story

5. Your thoughts as you watch the story

6. Lesson learned or realized

7. Your favorite part or line quoted from the story

A. GATHER YOUR FACTS

Directions: Think about the most interesting person in your life today in this
struggling time of pandemic. It would be better if that person is living in the same
household.
Answer the following questions in the third person’s point of view:
• • Description of the person (strengths and weaknesses):
• • Description of his environment:

• • His/Her physical, mental, emotional, and financial status during the

pandemic:
• • Positive trait, attitude or characteristics that may be most admired about
this person:
• • Unforgettable scenario you experienced or dialogue you had with this.
Elaborate using vivid descriptions.
• • One extraordinary thing that only you know about this person:
• • Lesson or lessons in life to be learned about his/her life:
B. DO YOUR OUTLINE

Directions: By inserting your answers, draft one to two sentences in each part of
your human-interest story. Outline your paragraphs using the guide below.

Novelty lead:

Body:

Conclusion:

Title: