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    This document provides 7 different ways to introduce a feature article in 3 sentences or less: 1. Use a rhetorical question to make a statement and grab the reader's attention. 2. Startle the reader with a bold statement about the topic. 3. Open with a brief narrative that sets the scene and introduces a person involved in the topic. 4. Quote a relevant remark that captures the essence of the article. 5. Cite an old maxim, aphorism or saying to convey a wise idea about the subject. 6. Provide a brief history or background on the topic to give context. 7. Outline a problem or fact that the article

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    How to Introduce a

    Feature Article
    Gaea Guarin
    Ronald Lomibao
    Roselle Razo
    AB English Language - II
    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.
    1. RHETORICAL QUESTION

    - A question, asked in order to make a


    statement, that does not expect an answer

    Source: Cambridge Dictionary


    1. RHETORICAL QUESTION

    “
    Title:
    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 first
    year evening student at Abada National High School.

    Age Not a Hindrance to Education


    2. Startling statement

    “
    “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 to have a share of the festivities, and of
    course to display their hidden talents.
    Title: Hindi Pa Kami Laos
    3. NARRATIVE OPENING

    “
    Mrs. Adelfa Prado, a fourth year 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 a half-time tinder


    tending her sari-sari store during the day and as half-time
    student studying at night.

    Title: Half Here, Half There


    4. QUOTED REMARKS

    “
    “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?

    “Well, it is easy,” he explained. “I don’t do all of these at


    the same time.

    Title: I Earn While I Learn


    MAXIM
    - well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life
    or a rule about behavior

    APHORISM
    - a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea

    Sawikain (iDIOM)
    - an expression that cannot be understood from the meaning
    of its separate words but that has a separate meaning on its
    own
    Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
    5. AN OLD MAXIM, AN

    “
    APHORISM, OR A SALAWIKAIN
    “Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.”

    The quotation from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by the


    Samuel Coleridge does not hold true any more. Today, even
    flood water can quench the thirst. How?

    Title: Drinking Water, Anyone?


    6. History OR BACKGROUND OF

    “
    THE SUBJECT

    Muslims throughout the world, including our Filipino


    Muslim brothers, observe the holy month of Ramadan
    starting Sept. 17. Ramadan is the ninth lunar month of the
    Muslim calendar. It is observed by Muslims just as the
    Lenten Season is commemorated by Christians.

    Title: Knowing Our Muslim Brothers


    7. Problems to be discussed in the article
    or fact to be established

    “ ”
    There is an answer to the rising cost of vegetables: raise your
    own.

    Title: Backyard Gardening


    Thank you for listening!

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