1. MRS. TERESITA L. MAS
MT- II
TANAUAN I CENTRAL SCHOOL
10/ 26/ 2016
2. FEATURE STORY &
NEWS STORY
FEATURE STORY
- Intereprets news, add
depth and color to a
story
- Tells about interesting
matters
- Relates to man’s
feelings
NEWS STORY
- Provides information
about an event, idea or
situation
- Tells about important
events
3. DIVISIONS OF
FEATURE ARTICLE
1. JOURNALISTIC
Fact based
Story is real and the events narrated in the
story were experienced by the one telling the
story
2. LITERARY
Fictitious
Product of whims or imaginations
4. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FEATURE ARTICLE
1. Variety of subject matter
Tells about any human feelings and emotions
2. Variety of tones
Reflect the moods of one telling the story
3. Variety of form and style
May be in a form of narratives, tales and
anecdotes
4. Well- organized
The introduction or lead, the body, and the
conclusion are tightly interrelated
5. Strikes keynotes in a first sentence
6. May or may not be timely
5. SOME TYPES OF
FEATURE ARTICLES:
1. News Feature (Journalistic)
Tells about recent events and focuses on human
experiences
2. Informative Feature
Emphasizes information
3. “How- to-” Feature Article
Explains how a certain thing is done
4. Personality Sketches
Tell about people or subject who achieve
celebrity statuses
5. Personal Experiences
About unusual experiences
6. SOME TYPES OF
FEATURE ARTICLES:
6. Human Interest Stories
Appeal to the emotions
Written in interesting style
7. Humorous Feature
Entertains through wit and humor
8. Travelogue
Going to places, knowing the cultures of others
9. Review Feature
Enriches human understanding and provides him
with intellectual, spiritual and emotional growth
7. STRUCTURES OF A
FEATURE STORY
1. Introduction or Lead
Most important part since it hooks or entices the
readers
May use quotations, questions, and any other
styles in capturing the emotions of the readers
2. The Body
Answers all the questions the readers may have
in the introduction or lead
3. The Conclusion
So written for the readers to remember the story
15. TYPES OF FEATURE
ENDINGS
1. Summary ending
Gives the readers the gist or substance of the
story through brief and concise statements
Example:
With tears rolling down his face, my father smiled
as if Buddha had accepted his deal. In that brief
moment, he taught me what it really meant to be
a son.
My Father’s Smile
By Da Chen
16. 2. Climax ending
Part of the story where all emotions, conflicts, and
tensions of the characters and other elements in
the story set by the introduction and sustained by
the body are built up and released.
Example:
Hafid cried uncontrollably upon seeing what Paul
brought to be Christ’s robe. It was his mater’s
robe. Now he knows why he became the greatest
salesman in the world- because he sold his first
merchandise to the greatest person who has ever
lived on the face of Earth.
Excerpts from The Greatest Salesman in the World
Og Mandino
TYPES OF FEATURE
ENDINGS
17. TYPES OF FEATURE
ENDINGS
3. Narrative ending
Provides the readers a fading effect as the story
ends up through a narrator’s expressions of his
points of views and his perceptions of his life.
Example:
Then somebody tapped my shoulder. It was the
mother the child. She was so thankful and grateful
to me. She said I was a great help to her. What she
never knew was that it was she, her baby, them
the poor- who had given me help. They brought
light to my eyes which were partially blinded by
the vanities of life. They had deflated the balloon
that carried me high up where only illusions
existed, thus brought me back to reality.
Life Among the Poorest of the Poor
Gilbert Y Tan
18. TYPES OF FEATURE
ENDINGS
3. Question ending
Provides thought- provoking questions to the
readers.
Example:
Now that Lenny Small is dead. Nobody now would
dream about tending the rabbits. There would be
no one now who would dream of cheese fresh
from a cow’s milk. There would be nobody who
would ask: “What is it again George? Why is it that
we transfer from one place to another looking for
odd jobs George? Will I tend the rabbits George?
There would be no one to.. Now that Lenny Small
is dead, would George be ever happy again?
Excerpts from Of Mice and Men
John Steinback
19. 1. Choose a topic which you know very well.
2. Limit your subject to just one specific area.
3. Think of a more interesting and fresh angle of the
topic.
4. Make a tentative title.
5. Make an outline.
6. Use appropriate and striking novelty lead.
7. You can garnish your article with anecdote, dialogue
and local color.
8. Use graphic description. Don’t just tell, show it to the
reader through the use of senses.
STEPS IN WRITING FEATURE
ARTICLES
20. STEPS IN WRITING FEATURE
ARTICLES
9. Place direct quotation in the beginning.
10. Use simple words and shorter paragraphs.
11. Avoid being wordy.
12. Make sure the feature article contains dramatic
quality.
13. Give examples to make your article convincing or
easy to understand.
14. Tie up ending with the opening paragraph.
15. Make a striking title.
