An Article By Any Other Name….. The Low-Down on Feature Articles

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An Article By Any Other Name….. The Low-Down on Feature Articles

What is a Feature Article? Creative Deals with real events, issues, and trends Unlike news articles, it places emphasis on the people involved rather than on the facts Written to a specific audience Author writes to persuade readers to adopt his opinion on the topic Organized with text features

The Various Feature Articles Human Interest Personality Process Analysis How to (Skill or Product) Persuasive Article Past Events Technical/Informative News Feature

How can I be creative & engage the reader? Anecdotes Vignettes Foreshadowing Descriptions Flashbacks Tables Comparisons Sketches Examples Charts Riddles Snapshots Pictures Graphs Quotes Reasons/facts

Be Creative with Text HEADINGS “Subheadings” FONTS Italics Bold print Bullets COLOR ink

The Human-Interest Feature Most common feature article Reports success in spite of great odds Recalls tragic predicament Shares continuing struggles supported only by hope and fate.

The Past Events Feature Might focus on a historical event Might focus on a historical celebration Stems from library research and serves as a human interest history lesson

The News Feature A human interest focus on breaking news Adds personal involvement to what may otherwise be a distant, unimportant event

The Informational Feature Insightful coverage of topic Detailed information focused on one aspect of a given topic Makes personal connection to the topic and shows “voice” Often refers to research sources

The Personality Feature Resembles a characterization Usually shows how a person gained recognition The main character may be known or unknown but has done something of interest to others

The How-To Feature Process analysis article Gives detailed steps Written from viewpoint of informed writer to less informed reader Usually takes a do-it-yourself approach

Features of “The Best” Articles Personal experience with the product Proof, along with examples, that this is the best of its kind Where to get the product Cost of the product Catchy title

Identify Topic and Audiences Choose topic Why ? Who would want to read this article? Who is the primary audience?

Analyze the Audience Does the audience know anything about this topic? What does the audience need to learn after reading the article?

These make the article more interesting Engage the Reader Anecdotes Vignettes Comparison/contrast Quotes Charts/graphs Snapshots/sketches Pictures Descriptions Facts Foreshadowing flashbacks These make the article more interesting

Organize the Information Headlines Catchy titles Subheadings Bullets Bold print Various fonts

Word Process Column format Spell check Grammar check Sources listed at bottom of article

State the Purpose of the Article Doesn’t necessarily need to appear in the article Directs the writing of the article Example: As a concerned citizen of my country, I am writing a feature article for residents because they need to know about hazardous household waste and ways to properly dispose of it. ©1997 Kentucky Writing Program

Gather Information (Research) John Hardin Virtual Library Kentucky Virtual Library CultureGrams Encyclopedias Card Catalog Newspapers Magazines

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