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Lecture 8: Feature Writing Exercises and Samples FEATURE WRITING EXERCISES Describe vividly your seatmate in a two -sentence paragraph.

Write a short (at most five paragraphs) fe ature article about abortion. It doesn’t matter if you ar e for or aga

is important is you remain factual yet entertaining, convincing and informative. Provide your ow n title. Sho to your group mates. You are the feature editor of your school paper. This morning while you were on your way to school, you

pupil helping an old woman cross the street. Fourth year boys, who were playing nearby saw the old woma care to help her.

You interviewed the young boy. Now write a feature story about the boy or about the incident. Supply the f

gathered from the interview. Remember, you are not writing an editorial. Note also that like an editor, a fea is hung on a natural or artificial news peg. Give an interesting and entertaining title. *** Feature Examples

Topic: Abortion

COME TO me, Mama. Come, touch me and feel my pain. Don’t be afraid now, Mama. You weren’t w hen yo

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Mama, see I was alive, but not anymore. So, please let baby brother live. He could also be as wonderful as m wouldn’t be like mine. A life that never was.

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Topic: Abortion LISTEN TO the cry of the unborn.

Listen carefully and see. He is there—frail, delicate, heart beating with the glorious thump of life. Blood run

anemic veins, smooth hands, dainty feet, pink flesh, unseeing eyes all in the protective shell of his mother’s

soul’s voice cries out in joy as he looks forward to the bountiful harvest he will reap in life. A fresh breath o creation carefully molded by the hands of God. But listen. He is there. Crying out in excruciating pain. He feels the sharp tingle of needles tearing his flesh.

eyes roll up. In confusion and rage. His once joyful soul now crying for the need of life. But no one heard him heeded his call as he plunged into the world of nullity. His last breath reeked of revenge. The unborn was Listen to the cry of the unborn. They stare at you and contemplate their sweet revenge.

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next door because she is gone. They are gone. Millions of unborn c hildren are presented with the gift of taken away by selfish ambitions.

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HEAL the world, Make if a better place

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For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying, If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me

I could only stare at the third-grade pupils as they interpret this Michael Jackson classic for their presentatio

flag ceremony. They seem to be so full of life, so vibrant. Nothing in this world could seem to break the unb character they have glowing brightly inside them.

I sigh as my thoughts fall on the degrading society that we are having now. How long will these naïve tots h overwhelming spirit in them? How will they m anage to smile?

Look around you, human. What do you see? The pressing issues concerning the destruction of Mother Eart real…too hard to ignore.

The huge forest fires that terrorize countless of species, both here and abroad. The perennial garbage prob

embraces the government like a cold pack of harsh ice. The dwindling population of all sorts of mammals an

reptiles…the endangered species. The red list isYou're getting longer and longer. Soon, I doubt if we’ll ever be able Reading a Preview track of all the creatures that have disappeared from the face of the earth forever. Unlock full access with a free trial.

Yes, we want to escape from these enigmas. We really want to. B ut listen. It’s also we who are keeping ours


chained to the enslaving powers of material riches. We are blinded by the glitter of gold every time we cut d

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Special offer for students: Only $4.99/month. A year ago, I came across this Reader’s Digest article that suggested a different view of this dilemma. While

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Yes, the predicaments around us are more than enough to last us a lifetime. There’s no w ay they’ll be solve

moment we put our acts together. They may not even be solved in the entire life of this generation. They m

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be solved at all. But let us begin. Let us start now.

In John F. Kennedy’s words, “United there’s little we cannot do. Divided, there’s little we can do.” If we hold

if we open our hearts to one another and disregard those barriers that keep us from being who we truly are maybe we could still hang on to life.

As I watch the children hold hands and dance about the stage, I recognize in their eyes what we almost lost smiles pasted on their innocent faces spell a promise that there will be a tomorrow. And that tomorrow w better. Tomorrow, the world will be healed. Tomorrow, the world will be a better place. For you and for me and the entire human race. ***

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maaaring marating sa pamamagitan ng bus o anumang sasakyang pangkalsada sa loob ng may humigit-kum dalawa at kalahating oras.

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Ibig ba ninyong dumalaw doon? Kayo’y malugod na inaanyayahan at buong pusong tatanggapin ng mapang lawang nakahimlay sa tuktok ng higanteng bulkan. *** Human Interest Feature Article

George, he’s a hero! By Emilyn Martinez

IT IS “natural” for women to be lavanderas if that is the best thing that they can do for a living, but have you guy who does laundry to support his family? Well, there is such an unusual guy in our school. George Francis, a 17-year-old junior, has taken on the difficult responsibility of providing for his little sister

He is father and mother to them, since both his parents are deceased. His three other sisters have their own Fortunately, his youngest brother is cared for by an aunt.

To be able to feed his siblings and send them to school, George does the laundry of a family in Moriones. Sa

washes their week’s laundry and Sundays, he earns them, a backbreaking job that assures him P400 a week

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“I’ve been doing this for three year s now,” he says. “Mahirap, pero nasanay na ako (It’s hard but I’m alread


Despite his work, he manages to get good grades. And although he has so much to do, he does his share of housework because he doesn’t want to t ire out his brother and sister “I want them to concentrate on the

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How To Write a Feature Story

Popular content of print, electronic and Internet media

What Are Feature Stories? 

Feature stories are human-interest articles that focus on particular people, places and events.

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Feature stories are journalistic, researched, descriptive, colorful, thoughtful, reflective, thorough writing about original ideas.

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Feature stories cover topics in depth, going further than mere hard news coverage by amplifying and explaining the most interesting and important elements of a situation or occurrence.

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Feature stories are popular content elements of newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, newslette broadcasts and other mass media.

While journalists reporting late-breaking hard news doesn't have enough preparation time and copy length

much background and description, writers of features have the a space and time to evoke imagery in their sto You're Reading Preview in the details of the circumstances and atmosphere.

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story, to a relatively timeless story that has natural human interest.

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How-To: These articles help people learn by telling them how to do something. The writer learns ab through education, experience, research or interviews with experts.

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Historical Features: These features commemorate important dates in history or turning points in ou

political and cultural development. They offer a useful juxtaposition of then and now. Historical fea the reader back to revisit an event and issues surrounding it. A variation is the this date in history which reminds people of significant events on a particular date.

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Seasonal Themes: Stories about holidays and the change of seasons address matters at specific time For instance, they cover life milestones, social, political and cultural cycles, and business cycles.

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Behind the Scenes: Inside views of unusual occupations, issues, and events g ive readers a feeling of

the inner circle or being a mouse in a corner. Readers like feeling privy to unusual details and well k about procedures or activities they might not ordinarily be exposed to or allowed to participate in.

Non-fiction stories

Feature stories are journalistic reports. They are not opinion essays or editorials. They should not be confus creative writing or works of fiction. 

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Writing in the third person helps maintain the necessary distance.

Telling stories

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Hard news stories report very timely events that have just occurred. Feature stories, on the other hand, are

news because they are not as timely, not as swiftly reported. Feature writers have the extra time to comple

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After completing these, the writer brings the story to life through colorful description, meaningful anecdote significant quotes.

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These elements are obtained when interviewing and observing by jotting down everything encount smells, noises, colors, textures, emotions, details seen and heard in the surroundings.

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The journalist keeps an open mind while interviewing subjects and researching sources.

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The writer avoids steering the story or imposing personal ideas on the sources.

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The writer avoids deciding on the theme of the story until sufficient information has been gathered direction or point of view.

Story format

The information on a feature is organized differently from hard news stories. Sometimes a writer uses seve

paragraphs of copy at the outset to engage the reader before getting on with t he main elements of the sto

After the title and opening paragraph grab a reader, narrative hooks are used to persuade the reader to con

reading. These hooks are attractive story elements such as action, mystery, drama or appealing characters i

pull the reader forward through the story. They are complex narratives that come to life through colorful de meaningful anecdotes and significant quotes. 

In hard news stories, the reporter makes the point, sets the tone, and frames the issue in the first two.

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develop the storyline in a variety of ways and choose to postpone the main point until later in the c the end.


A writer can choose to tell the story out of order to engage the reader's interest.

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Features on websites and blogs generally range from 250 –2500 words, but hard drive spaces are re inexpensive, so the length could vary dramatically through the use of non-linear hyperlinking of c

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Any medium might use a shorter or a longer story than usual, depending on its perceived value.

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Attention spans seem to grow ever shorter so brevity is valued. More than ever, all writing today ne clear and concise.

Illustrations

Every story is illustrated, usually with one or more photographs, but the art can be drawings, paintings, ske

or machinima, colorful graphs and charts, or other creative expressions depending on the medium for whic is packaged for dissemination.

Is this just for print journalists?

As newspapers and other print media face stiffer competition today from Internet news media, mor e featu

published because they can be more engaging to read. Wire services, such as the Associated Press and Reu once distributed mostly hard news, now send feature stories to members.

Public relations professionals frequently write feature articles. For instance, a company newsletter story pro

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Broadcast journalists use human interest stories, profiles, historical pieces, seasonal packages, behind the s revelations and even how-to descriptions. These can be seen and heard everywhere in television and radio


A typical television news package includes an edited set of video clips for a story narrated by a reporter follo

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