FEATURE

WRITING
101
Entertainment and
Information Combined

JOHN KHEVIN C. GAMBAL

Head Teacher I
 WHAT IS FEATURE
WRITING?
• Profile People who make • Teach an Audience how
the News to do something
• Explain Events that move • Suggest better ways to
or shape the news live
• Analyze what is • Examine trends
happening in the world, • Purely entertainment
nation or community
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CHOOSE A TOPIC ABOUT WHICH YOU
WOULD LIKE TO WRITE
- May be difficult because feature articles can
be written about almost anything that is
informative or entertaining.
- Narrow down the topic of your feature
article. 1
STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
NARROW DOWN THE TOPIC OF YOUR
FEATURE ARTICLE
- Most topics are very broad and you do not have
time or space to write about every aspect

- Decide what angle you will take or what

questions you will answer about the subject
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STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
RESEARCH YOUR SUBJECT ONCE YOU
HAVE CHOSEN THE ANGLE

- Features must be factually accurate, like other

types of articles. You may visit local library for
books or research online for reputable websites
relating to your topic
3
STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
OUTLINE THE MAIN SECTIONS OF
YOUR FEATURE BEFORE YOU WRITE

- Having a written outline in front of you can

help you break writing down into manageable
chunks.

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STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
BEGIN YOUR ARTICLE WITH A GOOD
LEAD THAT DRAWS THE READER IN
AND MAKES HIM WANT TO READ MORE

- Use humor, emotion or an element or suspense

to pique the reader’s interest.

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STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
VISUALS YOU WANT TO INCLUDE

- Many writers use photographs, charts or graphs

to help illustrate the events they are writing
about.
6
STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
PICK A WRITING STYLE GUIDE TO
FOLLOW WHEN YOU MAKE ARTICLES

- Be consistent with your point of view and

narration of facts. Make a signature that would
make you more identifiable or known about.
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STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
PROOFREAD YOUR COMPLETED
ARTICLE FOR SPELLING AND
GRAMMAR ERRORS

- It may be helpful to have another person

proofread your feature as well to catch mistakes
you do not see.
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STEPS IN WRITING Making an Article
 Personality Profile
- It reveals an individual’s character or lifestyle.
- It exposes different facets of the subject so
readers will feel they know the person
- It uses interviews and observations, as well as
creative writing to paint a vivid picture of the
subject.

Types of Feature
 Human Interest Stories
- It discusses a person or people in an emotional
way
- Show a subject’s oddity or its practical,
emotional or entertainment value
- It presents people and their problems, concerns
or achievements in a way that brings sympathy
in the reader

Types of Feature
 TREND STORIES
- Examines people, things or organizations that
are having an impact to society
- It is popular because people are excited to read
about latest fads
- Emphasis is usually on light, quick, easy- to-
read pieces that capture the spirit of new trend
being discussed

Types of Feature
 Historical Stories
- Commemorates important dates in history or
turning points in our social, political and
cultural development.
- Take the readers back to revisit an event or
issues surrounding it
- Reminds people of significant events on a
particular date.

Types of Feature
 Backgrounders
- Analysis piece- adds meaning to current issues
in the news by explaining them further
- Accompany the main news story.
- Briefing format or Q & A Format

Types of Feature
 Lifestyle Feature
- Service story, “News you can use”
- Information about life and how to live it better
- Often in magazines
- Entertaining
Ex: How to Grow Carrots, Feature of
Delicacy

Types of Feature
 News Feature

- Most common types of feature in newspapers

- Starts with the news
Then explains reasons for events
Then examines implications

Types of Feature
THE
STRUCTURE CYLINDRICAL
OF FEATURE
LEAD o Catchy line
o Thought Provoking
statements
BODY o Details, Bits and Chunks
of the Topic where
everything is digestible.

CONCLUSION o Lesson
o Summary
o What to expect
more
 LENI ROBREDO:
In 1986, the Philippine capital Manila
was awash with yellow when the People
THE WOMAN
Power movement toppled dictator
Ferdinand Marcos.
LEADING THE
Now, more than 30 years on, opponents
of his son's presidential run are uniting
PHILIPPINES'
behind one woman for what's been called a
"pink revolution" - to stop the return of the
'PINK
Marcos dynasty.
In recent weeks, legions of young REVOLUTION'
voters have voiced their support for Leni
Robredo, the current vice-president and the
only female candidate in the race to lead the
country.

Although Ms Robredo has been polling
far behind Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr,
her pop concert rallies have drawn tens of
thousands of people.
At a recent one, a 17-year-old told the
BBC he wasn't registered to vote but was there
to show his support because "he was helping
my mom choose the most qualified and the
best president for our country".
"She is the obvious choice," said a 24-
year-old woman next to him.
But who is Leni Robredo - and what are
her chances of winning?
From yellow to pink
Ms Robredo, 57, a former human rights lawyer
and economist, is the main opponent to Mr Marcos
Jr, the frontrunner in the 9 May election.
She entered politics after her husband, a former
cabinet minister, died in a plane crash in 2012.
In 2013, she successfully ran to become a
representative for Camarines Sur in Congress. As a
politician, Ms Robredo gained a reputation for
being hands-on with voters' problems, visiting low-
income areas and remote provinces, speaking
directly to the people.
When the country was hit by natural disasters
she co-ordinated additional aid and relief efforts. As
vice-president, Ms Robredo also took a prominent
role in distributing PPE and testing kits during the
Covid-19 pandemic. She criticised current President
Rodrigo Duterte for lacking decisive leadership
during the crisis, at one point asking for blanket
authority to tackle Covid-19.
 "There's so much that should have been done
that's not being attended to, and it's frustrating
because we've been asking for these things since
last year," she told the Rappler news website in
September 2021.
Some have compared her political career to
that of former president Corazon Aquino, who rose
to power after her senator husband and pro-
democracy icon Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr was
assassinated. His murder spurred massive protests
that ousted Ferdinand Marcos.
Ms Robredo took part in those protests and
even used the colour yellow, synonymous with the
People Power movement, running as a Liberal Party
candidate in her 2016 campaign for vice-president.
She beat her opponent, who happened to be Mr
Marcos Jr, after trailing him in the polls. He
contested the result, bringing about a lengthy court
case which was eventually thrown out by the
Supreme Court.
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 For the Workshop, make a thematic feature
section with the following topics of your
choice:

1. Importation V Exportation
2. New Technology and Application
Platforms to Aid Learning (Pandemic Era)
3. Tinagba Festival

TAKE IT AND LEARN.

 In FEATURE WRITING,
remember that it is not all
about the HEART but a
combination with it with the
MIND.

Thank you!

TAKE IT AND LEARN.

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