Las q3 Melc 1 Feature
Las q3 Melc 1 Feature
Las q3 Melc 1 Feature
Making an Introduction
Unlike a straight news story, a feature article may begin in any form and in any
style. This depends on the topic or purpose of the writer. Most features, however,
may be introduced by any of the following:
1. Rhetorical question
Example:
Who says that age is an obstacle to education?
Take it from Danilo Marcelo of Arayat, Pampanga who stopped going
to school seven years ago after finishing the elementary grades. This year at
24, he enrolled as a Grade 7 evening student at Abad High School.
2. Startling statement
Example:
“Hindi pa kami laos!”
Thus exclaimed the young once teachers, administrators, parents,
community, and barangay members as they set aside one special day during
the school’s celebration of Community Week.
3. Narrative opening
Example:
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Mrs. Adelfa Prado, a Grade 10 evening student, sends herself and her
six children to school, acting as mother and father at the same time.
Every day, Mrs. Prado divides her time as half-time tinder tending her
sari-sari store during the day and as half-time student studying at night.
4. Quoted remarks
Example:
“I earn, while I learn.” He smiled at me as the interview reeled off. “How
can you work, have a part time job, and at the same time go to school?” I
asked.
“Well, it is easy” he explained. “I don’t do all of these at the same time.”
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outline their similarities and differences, then out from that is where you will
be developing your ideas into a composition.
2. Classification
This approach requires knowledge of knowing how to group ideas according
to a particular basis or reason. Let us say you interviewed three famous
personalities in your campus. Your topic is about identifying or determining
how they balance their studies and extra-curricular activities. In writing such,
you have to group their similar responses, and that is where you develop
your composition.
3. Partitioning
It is specifying and explaining the nature, general characteristics, and
purpose of every part of the object. Assume that you will be writing about the
different parts of a gadget. In discussing your topic, enumerate the parts and
discuss each.
4. Cause-Effect
It is showing the connection between the cause or reason and results or
outcome of the existence of a thing or the occurrence of an event.
5. Examples
It is enumerating things to justify or prove one’s views.
6. Chronological
It is presenting the ideas based on the time of occurrence. This is common if
you are writing about the life of a person.
Ending your Composition
To end the composition, the following techniques can be considered:
1. Summarize the composition;
2. Repeat the ideas initially presented in the introduction;
3. If you cite problems in the introduction, you can end your composition by
summarizing the suggested solution to the problem;
4. Plan the outcome of a certain action; and
5. Mention the things or lessons you get from the experience. This will make
the composition more relevant.
Writing a Title
Other writers have already in mind the title of their composition. From that is where
they will be crafting their composition. However, many writers consider writing their
title after they are done with their composition:
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1. The How To’s
Examples: How to Apply for Admission in College
How to Ace Your Exam
2. One-word Title
Examples: Wait!
Desiderata
3. Phrasal Title
Examples: One More Chance
Take It Back
8. Using of quotation
Examples: Chris Ellis: ‘It’s not the point that counts, it’s determination’
Nigella Lawson: ‘I would be a nervous wreck if I believed all the
bad things written about me’
9. Using of question
Examples: Will John Make it?
Lea and Clark’s Almost Kiss in “On the Wings of Love”, Achieve
or Not Achieve?
Directions/ Instructions
Read and jot important concepts/notes for your future reference. Analyze
and accomplish the given activities. You may use different reading materials and
internet resources to complete the given tasks. Write your answer on a sheet of
paper.
Exercises/Activities
A. Direction: Read the following excerpts from different articles and identify if they
are News of Feature. Write N if it’s News and F if it’s Feature.
___1. A. I must admit, I was just creating meaning out of those actions you made:
From those services you offered as waiter, from those smiles you gave when you
saw me walking along the aisle of the building, from those glances you made just
to notice you, and from those whereabouts you asked me about the event in which
I was one of the staffs.
___2. As part of the accreditation process, accreditors from AACCUP visited the
campus' extension project at Sitio Kamatisan, San Roque, Antipolo City on
September 4.
___3. A student assembly was organized in the College of Small Scale Industry on
September 28. The activity aimed to orient the students about the existing rules
and policies implemented in the University and to raise the issues and concerns of
the students and the faculty under the college.
___4. Fairy tales are not just tales. They are tales about love. They are tales of our
inhibitions of ideal love. They are tales of our wants to have happy ever after story
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___5. Life is not given for us to experience complicated things; it is us who just
make everything complicated through our unlawful actions and through our wrong
dispositions.
B. Direction: Choose the correct answer that best fits each statement.
1. ___________leads are most commonly used in feature stories.
A. Summary B. Novelty C. Grammatical
7. A very good angle for a feature story on Andres Bonifacio in connection with
the celebration of Bonifacio Day would be ______________________.
A. He is known as the “Great Plebian.”
B. He wanted to be a priest when he was still a teenager.
C. He advocated reforms through violent means.
9. If you were to play up one person in the community whom would you select?
A. The most handsome guy
B. The richest politician
C. The farmer who has raised the biggest squash
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10. A ___________publishes more feature stories than news.
A. newspaper B. tabloid C. magazine
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The SWS said this refers to the proportion of families experiencing
involuntary hunger, or hunger due to lack of food to eat.
The survey was conducted through mobile phone from September 17 to 20
among 1,249 adult Filipinos aged 18 years old and above.
The latest September figure is 9.8 points higher than July 2020's 20.9% and
almost 22 points higher than December 2019's 8.8%, or before the health
crisis reached the Philippines.
Topic: Hunger
Rubric for Scoring the Feature Article
Skills 10 – Expert 8– 6 – Capable 4 – Beginner
Accomplished
Quality of Piece was Piece was Piece had little Piece had no
Writing written in an written in an style or voice style or voice
extraordinary interesting style Gives some Gives no new
style and voice and voice new information information but
Very informative Somewhat but and poorly and very poorly
and well- informative and organized organized
organized organized The title doesn’t The paper has
The title is The title is catch attention no title
interesting and somewhat and ordinary
unique interesting and
unique
Mechanics and Paper has 1-3 Paper averages Paper averages Paper averages
Style errors in 1 errors per 2 errors per 3 or more errors
punctuation, paragraph. paragraph. per paragraph.
capitalization,
spelling, verb
tense, etc. per
paragraph.
The dog’s name is Pogi. It’s an ordinary dog owned by a barber who
keeps chickens. The dog was fond of eggs. The barber saw hum eating eggs.
He took the dog in a car and drove ten kilometers away. Then, he took the dog
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out of the car and drove him away with stones. While throwing stones at the
dog he lost his wallet. He did not discover the fact till he got home. He heard
a cry at the door next morning. There was the dog with the wallet in his mouth.
The man was surprised at first. Then he was happy. He spoke kindly to the
dog and decided to keep him.
References
Cruz, C.-J. (1997). Campus Journalism and School Paper Advising . Manila: Rex Book Store.
Nataño, N. M., & Bayangos-Marquez, E. C. (2019). Journalism Approach to Teaching and
Learning Communication in English. Mandaluyong: Books ATBP Publihing Corp.
Answer Key
9. BLUFF 9. C
8. FACT 8. B
7. FACT 7. B
6. FACT 6. B
5. FACT 5. C 5. F
4. BLUFF 4. A 4. F
3. BLUFF 3. B 3. N
2. FACT 2. B 2. N
1. FACT 1. B 1. F
C. B. A.