Feature Articles

What is a Feature Article? An article, in general, is a written piece that is usually non-fiction and is a stand-alone part of a book, newspaper, or magazine. A FEATURE ARTICLE is a creative/specific article that deals with real events, issues, and trends. Focus on people not facts/story not facts Catchy Title Specific and interesting

Purpose of a Feature Article Why is it important/or not important that we know what’s going on in the world around us? Aside from regular, factual news stories a feature article highlights specific things. What are some examples of various kinds of, feature articles?

7 Types of Feature Articles Human-Interest Personality How - To The Best Past Event Informational The News Feature In groups, you will take one of these 7 types and write down a few of its aspects (bullet points)

Example

Your paper will look like this: Names: # _____ represents the ___________ type of feature article because: 1. 2. 3. #____ represents the ______________ type of feature article because: And so on…

Text Features Headings Italics Fonts Bold Font Subheadings Underlining Bullets All Capital Letters Offsets Pictures Text Boxes Color Ink

Headings: Title of entire feature article Subheading: Titles for each section within the feature article. Fonts: You can use various fonts to add style or set a certain mood/tone in your feature article. Bullets: organizing information by separating related information. Pictures/Drawings: Can add emotion, feeling and a personal connection for the reader. Visual representation for visual learners. Text Boxes: allow you to add words anywhere on page

Color Ink: Adds dimensions to your feature article Color Ink: Adds dimensions to your feature article. Make it visually appealing. Italics, Underlining, & Bold Font: adds to visual effect and can make certain words or portions stand out. All Caps: adds emotion to your writing. Can make you seem very passionate, excited, or angry. Will make a word or portion really STAND OUT!!!

Fact vs. Opinion Fact vs. Opinion Quiz Write F or O beside each statement for Fact or Opinion The moon is made of blue cheese. The lights are above the desks. My favorite color is blue. There should be a door on every house. We need oxygen to survive.

Fact vs. Opinion a factual statement can be verified or proven to be true. An opinion statement is a personal judgment or an expression of someone’s beliefs or feelings. Can be disagreed with. The word “should” can be a clue to identifying a statement of opinion. An opinion is how you THINK, FEEL, or, BELIEVE (motions).

Fact/Opinion Activity In pairs, search the internet for newspapers and magazines to find: 5 examples of facts 5 examples of opinions

Vocab column What are some attention-getting techniques? LEAD - the beginning of your feature article. - leads the reader into a feature article. - attention-getting What are some attention-getting techniques? Descriptions, interesting facts, stories, questions, or summaries

There are 3 different types of leads. Summary Creative Punch We are going to look at an example of each and I would like each of you to come up with your own definition of each type of lead.

Summary Lead “The purchase of new school buses will strain next year’s budget,” school board president Kathy Barr announced at the March 18th board meeting. Based on the above example write your own definition of a summary lead.

Creative Lead Not even subzero temperatures could stop progress. With a thud, bulldozers churned the icy earth, beginning work on the new performance center. Based on the above example write your own definition of a creative lead.

Punch Lead Eastmont cooks serve nearly 500 pounds of pasta each week for lunch. Based on the above example write your own definition of a punch lead.