FEATURES THAT MAKE SENSE
for the school paper Trainings of School Paper Advisers Division Division of Tarlac Tarlac Province Province August 27, 2016
ARIESN.OLIVEROS School Paper Adviser, The Central Scholar Chief, Chief, Curriculum and Instruction Services Division Philippine Science High School School - Central Central Luzon Campus Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
INA NUTSHELL
a creative presentation of facts
F actual E ntertaining A ppealing
to emotions T imely or not timely U nusual R eader-oriented E xpository
Feature Section
- contains a combination of feature articles that celebrate the culture, uniqueness, and diversity of the school and its immediate community
TYPES OF FEATURE
News Feature Human Interest Story Character Profile Informative Feature Trend Story Humorous Feature Descriptive Feature Science Feature Experience and Adventure Feature Historical Feature Story Developmental Feature What to do and How to do Article
Takes an in-depth look at what is going on behind the news
Gets into the lives of people and tries to explain why and how a trend develops
Written to entertain, inspire instruct, advise, inform, or all these purposes at the same time
Analyzes what is happening in the world, nation or community
Uses specific nouns, adjectives, strong verbs, and poetic elements to create vivid images and mental pictures that appeal to the readers
Information Style Involvement
self judge country Inspiration Voice of the Writer
pointofview personalidentity
LiteraryDevicesCommonlyUsedbyFeature Writers
Flashback Parallelism Contrast
Imagery
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Estrada, E.C. and Nem Singh, R.P. (2008). Basic Journalism. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store. Harkrider, J. (1996). Getting Started in Journalism. Illinois: National Textbook Company. Kemper, D. et al. (2000). Writers Express A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners. Massachusetts: Great Source Educational Group, Inc. Khan, R. E. (2010). Campus Journalism. Mandaluyong City: Anvil Publishing. Malinao, A. L. (2008). Feature, Editorial and Opinion Writing. 1st Ed. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store. 14
