The document provides an overview of feature writing, outlining its characteristics, types, and the goals it aims to achieve. It emphasizes that feature articles evoke emotional reactions, offer depth to complex issues, and utilize creative writing techniques, differing from traditional news articles. Various types of feature stories, such as personality features, how-to-do-it features, and human interest features, are discussed, highlighting their distinct purposes and styles.

1. Prepared By: Ms. Nina Romina G. Navalta
Feature Story
QUARTER 2 | LESSON 2

2. Lesson Targets
Present a commentary/critique on a chosen
creative nonfictional text representing a
particular type or form (HUMSS_CNF11/12-IIb-c-
17)
01
Know a feature article and its conventions
02
Write a feature storys to clarify relationships
among complex ideas and concepts.
03
04 Write a short commentary about a written
feature article

3. Feature Writing
Feature stories or articles are written to capture
the readers’ interest. These stories can talk
about certain issues that are relevant people in a
“not hard” way. Unlike news or editorial articles,
feature articles appeal on human emotions. The
purpose of these stories is to give the readers a
well-detailed description of a chosen topic

4. Feature Story
Features do not follow an inverted pyramid style.
These are written as if the writer is narrating a story
to help the readers grasp the important details of
the whole article. Facts are also shared creatively.

5. Feature Story
Features do not follow an inverted pyramid style.
These are written as if the writer is narrating a story
to help the readers grasp the important details of
the whole article. Facts are also shared creatively.

6. Characteristics of
Feature Writing
To help us further understand features, here are the characteristics of a
feature story from 2010yeagleyenglish.pbworks.com.
• Evokes an emotional reaction: joy, sympathy, anger, frustration,
contentment, or some other emotion 
• Gives depth and meaning to complicated issues or news items, thus
clarifying and interpreting events 
• Follows the techniques of creative writing; for example, short story
elements

7. Characteristics of
Feature Writing
To help us further understand features, here are the characteristics of a
feature story from 2010yeagleyenglish.pbworks.com.
•  Avoids the pyramid structure of a straight news story 
• Uses an introduction(lead) that attracts readers 
• Ends with a closing that connects back to the beginning and
leaves the reader with something to think about

8. Characteristics of
Feature Writing
To help us further understand features, here are the characteristics of a
feature story from 2010yeagleyenglish.pbworks.com.
•  Uses a tone and style appropriate to its subject 
• Uses catchy titles, headings/subheads 
• Uses layouts which may include bullets, various fonts/styles
(bold, italics), and white spaces

9. Characteristics of
Feature Writing
To help us further understand features, here are the characteristics of a
feature story from 2010yeagleyenglish.pbworks.com.
•  Is well researched 
• Is nonfiction and factual

10. Types of Feature
Stories
Here are some of the common types of
feature stories that can be read in
newspapers, magazines, journals, etc.

11. Personality Feature
This type of feature highlights a single individual where the writer gives
interesting information about that person’s life. This must contain a
vivid picture of the individual’s personality traits or physical features
and a description of things that could make that person interesting and
unusual. A writer must take time doing some research about that
person to present him or her to the readers. You can say that a
personal feature is well written if the readers felt they met the person
face to face and knew him or her personally after reading the essay.

12. How-to-do-it feature
It is one of the most famous types of feature that
explains how to do something. It carefully instructs the
readers on the step by step process of making a
certain thing. This must include the recipe or materials
that will be needed.

13. News Feature
This is a type of feature that focuses on a hard news
subject. This combines the feature writing style and
the style of writing hard news. It also requires an
interview of the people involved in the issue to further
enhance the story.

14. Human Interest Feature
This type of feature shares some unusual and worth
sharing aspects of the life of an ordinary person. It
could tell about triumph over a great problem, love,
hate, struggle, faith, or anything that is relevant and
catches the interest of the readers.

15. Past-Events Feature
This highlights the significant and historical
events or celebrations of a place but it is
written from the angle of human interest. This
type of essay helps readers learn something
new from the past.

16. Past-Events Feature
This highlights the significant and historical
events or celebrations of a place but it is
written from the angle of human interest. This
type of essay helps readers learn something
new from the past.