STRUCTURE OF a

FEATURE
Introduction

Body

Conclusion
 STRUCTURE OF a
feature
A creative beginning by using
Introduction a novelty lead

Logical and in-depth

Body presentation of facts
Summary of ideas with a call
Conclusion to action but linked to the
introduction for a full circle
Kinds of Novelty
Lead
Narrative Lead. It draws the reader into the article by allowing
him to relate himself with the event or character of a news-
feature story.

In the old days, before the coming of the earth satellite,

weather forecasting was done by intrepid pilots, who flew their
one-engine planes into the eyes of an approaching storm to
measure wind direction and velocity. Once inside the eye of the
typhoon, the pilot experienced an eerie calm while the winds
swirled outside.
Descriptive Lead/Picture Lead. It illustrates a mental
picture of the subject.

Armed with bolos, broomsticks, sacks and buri hats,

the stakeholders of Tagbina Central Elementary School
prepared for the battle against weeds during the 2014
Brigada Eskwela on May 22-27 this year.
Quotation Lead. It is a relevant statement of a well-
known speaker.

“You stole the presidency, not only once but twice.”

Shouted Susan Roces, widow of Fernando Poe, Jr.,

during a gathering of the opposition, denouncing
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s alleged vote-rigging
during the 2004 election.
Question Lead. It leads readers to find the answer in the
succeeding details.

How would you know that your money is fake?

Central Bank of the Philippines cautioned the public

yesterday of the proliferation of fake peso bills and gave
tips on how to identify them.
Punch Lead. It is a short, striking one-sentence
lead.

Hungry farmers are selling not only their

plows and carabaos but also their children.
Astonisher Lead. It uses an exclamatory sentence.

It’s more fun in Surigao del Sur!

The Enchanted River in Hinatuan, the Tinuy-an

Falls in Bislig City, and the Cagwait Beach and the
Britania Islands in San Agustin have been attracting
numerous foreign and local tourists, says an article
in Yahoo!Philippines.
Parody Lead. It consists of a parody of well-known
quotation, song or poem.

He came. He saw. He conquered.

In his fourth visit to Tagbina, the Assistant Schools

Div. Superintendent, Dr. Lorenzo O. Macasocol, says
he has finally overcome the anxiety of long travel
followed by a speaking engagement.
Background Lead. It is used when the background
overshadows the individuals.

It was like a travel to the past when select teachers

and school heads garbed in Filipiniana Costumes
crowded the Villa Maria Luisa Grand Ballroom Arena in
Tandag City for the first Action Research Summit on
January 18, this year.
Freak Lead. It uses typographical effects to enhance its
appeal.

FOR SALE: Eight-month old baby girl for only

P5 thousand.

The police arrested yesterday a 25-year-old

woman for selling a baby entrusted to her by a
neighbor.
Contrast Lead. It is used to point up opposites and
extremes.

Survey shows that married men in

Tagbina live longer than single men, but
married men are a lot more willing to die.
Contrast Lead. It is used to point up opposites and
extremes.

Months ago, some members of the

opposition have been bombarded with
accusations of misusing the pork barrel but
now it is the administration people who are in
the hot seat of the DAP scam.
Staccato Lead. It consists of a series of words or phrases
punctuated by periods, commas or dashes.

Neglected. Denuded. Abused.

This is the picture of the mountains-turned-mining

sites in Surigao del Sur today.
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