English 5

Week 7
 Let’s write a
feature article!
Day 1
Tell something about the picture. What do
you observe in the picture?
In writing, find a compelling story. Read
the news and talk to people to find
interesting stories. Think about what
phenomena are happening and how you
can talk about them in a new and
innovative way.
A feature article offers insights about
people, places, things, or events that we
encounter daily but to which we pay little
attention.
It exposes human emotions or feelings. It
focuses on the most interesting, not
necessarily the most important, and part
of a story.
It is a creative article that deals with real
events, issues, and trends. However,
unlike straight news articles, it
emphasizes the people involved rather
than on the facts of the news.
Parts of a Feature Article

These parts are called the basic elements of

a feature article.

1. Title: It must cover the whole idea of your

feature article and must catch the attention of
your target readers. This is also known as the
headline or the head of the article.
2. Byline: This shows the author’s name
and sometimes his/her affiliation (if
he/she is an in-house writer or a
contributor). The byline can be below the
headline or at the end of the article.
3. Introduction: Draws the reader in,
entice your reader, hook them in. Use
drama, emotion, quotations, questions,
descriptions.
4. Body or Nub Head: The “guts” of the
story.This is the presentation of details.
This is the part where your target readers
get what they want to read in your article.
5. Conclusion: It summaries your article
and helps the reader remember the story.
Make sure that you end your article the
way you started and not just as if you just
quickly stopped writing.
Directions: Match Column A with Column B to
identify the parts of a feature article. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the space
provided.
Directions: Fill in the boxes with the parts
of a feature article.
What is feature article?
Directions: Identify the parts of a feature
article. Choose the letter of the correct
answer inside the box and write its
description on the space provided after
each number.
1. Title:
2. Byline:
3. Introduction:
4. Body:
5. Conclusion:
Day 2
In writing, find a compelling story. Read
the news and talk to people to find
interesting stories. Think about what
phenomena are happening and how you
can talk about them in a new and
innovative way.
A feature article offers insights about
people, places, things, or events that we
encounter daily but to which we pay little
attention.
It exposes human emotions or feelings. It
focuses on the most interesting, not
necessarily the most important, and part
of a story.
It is a creative article that deals with real
events, issues, and trends. However,
unlike straight news articles, it
emphasizes the people involved rather
than on the facts of the news.
Let’s try to read this article.

When Television Became Colorful

By Linda Ruggieri

Today, nearly all television programs

are broadcast in color. If you turn on a
baseball game, you can see that the
grass on the field is green, or that the
pitcher has a blue cap on. But when your
grandparents were children, most people
watching TV at home could not have
seen any of those colors. Television
programs were broadcast in
black-and-white only. Television sets that
could broadcast in color have been
around for a long time. An engineer
named John Logie Baird invented a color
TV set in the 1930s. But the picture on
Baird’s TV flickered and was not clear.
Companies would not sell a TV that was
not good quality.

For many years, people worked to

improve how color televisions worked.
Over time, companies found ways to
make the picture clearer. The
improvements also meant that a user
could turn a dial to add just the right
amount of color to the picture. By the late
1960s, many people were buying color
televisions. Soon, most TV shows were being
broadcast in color, and most people in the
U.S. had color TV sets. Today, it’s unusual to
find any television show that is still broadcast
in black-and-white. Now the world of
television is full of color!
What is the title of the
article?
 The title of the article is, “When
Television Became Colorful”. It covers the
whole idea of the feature article and is
also catchy for the reader’s eye. This is
also known as the headline or the head
of the article.
What is the byline of
the article?
 The byline of the article is Linda
Ruggieri and it is written below the title or
headline. This shows the author’s name.
The byline can also be written at the end
of the article.
What part of the article is
the introduction?
 The first paragraph is the introduction.
It leads to the readers into the story.
How about the body of
the article?
 The body of the article is from the second,
third, and fourth paragraphs. Having got the
readers hooked at the start, keep them
reading. This is where the writer’s skill in
creating a logically progressed narrative
comes into play. Each paragraph will move
the story along and add to the reader’s
information. Embed facts into scenes, so that
something new is revealed with each
paragraph.
 How about the
conclusion of the
article?
 Yes, the last paragraph is the
conclusion of the article where it was
mentioned that nowadays, the world of
television is full of color! You should have
a satisfactory ending so that the reader
understands that the story has
concluded.
Guided Practice

Read the article below and identify the

parts of the feature article.
Helping Kids Work Through Stress
Paola Navarette

Children may be processing the

disruptions in their lives right now in ways
the adults around them do not expect:
acting out, regressing, retreating, or even
seeming surprisingly content.
Parents need to know that all of this is
normal, experts say, and there are some
things we can do to help. “Children need
adults’ love and attention during difficult
times,” says World Health Organization
(WHO) in a statement. “Respond to your
child’s reactions in a supportive way,
listen to their concerns, and give them
extra love and attention.” WHO suggests
keeping children close to their parents
and family and avoid separating children
and their caregivers as much as possible.
“Make opportunities for the child to play
and relax and keep to regular routines,” it
said. “Provide facts about what has
happened, explain what is going on right
now, and give them clear information
about how they can reduce their risk of
being infected in words that they can
understand.” But in some cases,
exposure to stressful events—
which right now might include a parent’s
job loss and economic hardship, or the
serious illness of someone a child cares
about—can leave children feeling
traumatized. Parents, therefore, need to
learn other strategies to help their
children navigate away from feelings of
anxiety.
Answer the following:

1.Helping Kids Work Through Stress: is

the
________________________________
2.Paola Navarette:
________________________
3.“Children may be processing the
disruptions in their lives right now in
ways the adults around them do not
expect: acting out, regressing, retreating,
or even seeming surprisingly content.
Parents need to know that all of this is
normal, experts say, and there are some
things we can do to help.”:
_____________________
4.“Children need adults’ love and
attention during difficult times,” says
World Health Organization (WHO) in a
statement. “Respond to your child’s
reactions in a supportive way, listen to
their concerns, and give them extra love
and attention.” WHO suggests keeping
children close to their parents and family
and avoid separating children and their
caregivers as much as possible. “Make
opportunities for the child to play and relax
and keep to regular routines,” it said. “Provide
facts about what has happened, explain what
is going on right now, and give them clear
information about how they can reduce their
risk of being infected in words that they can
understand.”: __________________
5.“But in some cases, exposure to stressful
events—which right now might include a
parent’s job loss and economic hardship, or
the serious illness of someone a child cares
about—can leave children feeling
traumatized. Parents, therefore, need to learn
other strategies to help their children
navigate away from feelings of anxiety.”:
________
What is feature
article?
Directions: Write a feature article on
how you should cope-up with stress
brought about by this Covid-19
pandemic time. Follow the following
instructions in making the paragraph.
1. Your title must catch the attention of
your target readers.
2. Write your name below the title as the
byline of the article.

3. Your introduction must be in two to

three sentences. Make sure that you
draw your readers in and hook them.
4. The body of your article must be in five
to ten sentences. This is where your
target readers get what they want to read
in your article.
5. For your conclusion, it must be in two
to three sentences. It should summaries
your article.
Day 3
Do you see good things in your
community even we are facing a crisis?
Do you see the sacrifices of our parents
who are doing their very best just to
make sure that we are all fine?
Maybe you want to write something about
these things that are happening right in
front of us. Writing about events, people
and issues is writing a feature article.
What is a feature article?

A feature article is an article written to

give more depth to topical events, people or
issues. These text provides background
information on a newsworthy topic as well as
the writer’s personal view or experience.
Feature articles use a mix of first,
second or third person as appropriate.
When you write a feature article, remember
the following:
- use simple language
-for beginners, use first person
-uses mainly present tense
-use long and short sentences
-contractions are acceptable (didn’t, it’s,
that’s, we’ll).
-use facts or evidences to support
your statement.
Example of Feature Article

Importance of Water in the Body

Water is important to life and

nutritional health. Humans can live for
several weeks without food, but we can
survive only a few days without water.
Water makes up a large percentage of
the body, in muscles, fat cells, blood and
even bones. Every cell, tissue and organ
requires water to function properly. Water
transports nutrients and oxygen to the
cells, provides a medium for chemical
reactions to take place, helps to flush out
waste products, aids in maintaining a
constant body temperature, and keeps
the tissues in the skin, mouth, eyes, and
nose moist. Individuals should not wait
until they are thirsty to replace water
stores. By the time the thirst mechanism
signals the brain to encourage a person
to drink water, already 1–3% of the body
fluids are lost and an individual is mildly
dehydrated.
Structure and Organization
This time you will write a feature article.

My “New Normal” Summer Vacation

Introduction:
Is summer vacation your most awaited
time of the year?
Who are with you every summer vacation?
Where do you usually go during summer
vacation? What do feel every time you go on
different bonding activities with your family
and friends?
What are the usual things that you do during
summer vacation?
Body:
Were you able to do the usual things
every summer vacation now that we are
experiencing a pandemic?
How did you feel about it? Who are with
you during this time?
What are the things that you do?
Is there a big difference on how you
spend your summer vacation before and
now with this COVID 19 scare?
Conclusion: What are your realizations
with this what we call “new normal “
summer vacation? What matters most to
you now? What do you value most at this
time of pandemic? What is your prayer to
the Lord during this time?
Fill in the blank with the missing word/s
to complete the sentence by choosing the
answer inside the box.
1. _________ _________ offers insights
about people, places, things or events
that we encounter daily but to which we
pay little attention.
2. The _________________ covers the
whole idea of your feature article and is
also known as the headline of the article.
3. The _________________ draws and
hook your reader.
4. The _________________ is the “guts”
of the story.
5. The _________________ summaries
your article and helps the reader
remember the story
How do you write a
feature article?
Write something about one of
your favorite heroes in a two-
short paragraph form.
Formulate your own title
and develop the
introduction, body and
conclusion.
Day 4
What is a feature article?

A feature article is an article written to give

more depth to topical events, people or
issues. These text provides background
information on a newsworthy topic as well as
the writer’s personal view or experience.
Feature articles use a mix of first, second or
third person as appropriate.
When you write a feature article, remember
the following:
- use simple language
-for beginners, use first person
-uses mainly present tense
-use long and short sentences
-contractions are acceptable (didn’t, it’s,
that’s, we’ll).
-use facts or evidences to support
your statement.
Make a feature article using the guide
given below.

Front liners be Like

Paragraph 1: Who are referred to as front

liners?
_________________________________
_________________________________
Paragraph 2: What are their job during
this time of pandemic?
_________________________________
_________________________________
Paragraph 3: What can we do to help our
front liners?
Everyone: adults, teens, and even
children, experience stress. Stress is a
reaction to a situation where a person
feels threatened or anxious. Stress can
be positive (e.g. preparing for a wedding)
or negative (e.g. dealing with a natural
disaster).
For students like you, submission of
requirements, examination, or sometimes
making projects and group presentations
can be stressful. Now that education is
embracing the new normal wherein
students like you will learn through
online/internet is also stressful.
Learning healthy ways to cope and
getting the right care and support can
help reduce stressful feelings and
symptoms. Here are some healthy ways
you can deal with stress: take care of
yourself, talk to others, take a break, get
active, and recognize when you need
more help.
 List down 5 things you
should do as a student to
cope with stress
How do you write a
feature article?
Think of that one person whom you can’t
live without. write a short feature article
about it. Apply the things that you learned
during the previous activities.
Day 5
Read the questions that follow and write
your answers on your notebook.

1. What is the article all about?

2. According to the writer, why are
teachers often called ‘antagonist’?
3. Do you agree with writer’s claim that
teachers are villains but also heroes of
schoolchildren? Why?
4. What personal experience did the
writer tell?
5. Can you create a picture out of the
descriptive words used by the writers in
her experience?
6. What insights did she realize after
witnessing the celebration of Teachers’
Day?
7. Why did the writer title the article as
“The Villaineroes”?
8. How did she end the article?
Directions: Choose the letter of the
correct answer that best describes the
parts of a feature article. Write your
answer on the space provided.
_____ 1. The part that summaries the
article.
A. conclusion B. byline
C. body D. title
_____ 2. It is the headline or the head of
the article.
A. byline B. title
C. introduction D. conclusion

_____ 3. Draws the reader in.

A. title B. body
C. introduction D. byline
_____ 4. The part where your target
readers get what they want to read.
A. body B. byline
C. conclusion D. introduction

______ 5. It shows the author’s name.

A. byline B. body
C. conclusion D. title
 Finding Practical
application of concepts and
skills in daily living
Write your own feature article using the
given outline below.

Title/ Headline
Byline
I. Lead (Could be a remarkable line from
him/her)
II. Body/ Nub Head
A. Complete name, birthday, birthplace
B. Parents, other members of the family
C. Place where he/she lives
D. Attitude and characteristics of the
featured person
E. Things he/she performed in order to
improve talents and skills
F. List of achievements G. Reasons why
that person is special to you
III. Conclusion (personal insight or
comment about him/her)
How do you write a
feature article?
Choose one (1) among the titles below.
Write a short feature article on the topic
that interests you the most.
1. My Teacher, My Hero 2. The Person
that I want to be in the Future
3. Eating Healthy
4. My Favorite Korean Novela
5. My Favorite Online Game
Thank you!