Feature and literary writing

Mrs. Draizelle Cruz - Sexon

FEATURE

WRITING

What is a feature story?

Question no. 1

It is an essay based on facts.It is a human interest story

that speak of people, places and situations.

How does a feature story differ from a news story?

Question no. 2

It does not follow the inverted pyramid style.

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It may be of any length.

It may or may not be timely.

It uses specific nouns, adjectives and verbs to

create vivid images, sound and feeling for the readers.

It can be opinionated.

It can be flashy and informal.

It uses the hour glass

structure.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO WRITE

FEATURES?

Question no. 3

To entertain

To instruct

To advise

What are the types of feature stories?

Question no. 4

1. News behind the news stories

• An in-depth look at the stories behind a current news

PASIG CITY WELCOMES

NEW BISHOP

A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF BISHOP MYLO

VERGARA

2. Personality Sketch / Profiles

• Also called a character sketch

THE MIRACL

E IN THE FACE OF A BOY

3. Science and Technology Stories

• Concentrate on the latest advancement in science and technology with the aim of informing the readers and arousing their interests

HOW TO DO COMPUTER ANIMATION

4. Human Appeal Stories• Also called “concerned stories”• Highlight the dramatic condition and

experiences of certain groups of people

BROKEN BY A

BROKEN FAMILY

5. Historical and Cultural Features

• Provide readers a sense of identity

PCC: 99

YEARS AGO

6. How-to and what-to-do features

• Provide knowledge about a process or an activity

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

IN IMPROVING

YOUR GRADES

7. Life style Features

• Changing fashion trends and lifestyles make an interesting reading.

HOW TO SELECT

DRESSES FOR

APPROPRIATE

OCCASIONS

8. Entertainment features

• Main goal is to entertain and give relief to people

THE HIGHEST

PAID HOLLYWO

OD ACTORS

AND ACTRESS

ES

10. Seasonal Themes

• Magnify the significance and relevance of holidays, anniversaries and special events

HOW IS CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT THE SNOW?

9. Hobby Features

• Interest the readers that are into exceptional hobbies

THE BEAUTY

OF READING

11. Travel Features

• Highlight the beauty of interacting with people and places

THE HIDDEN

CAVES AND BEACHES

OF PALAWAN

12. Insider Features

• Sensitive in nature and are accomplished using in-depth, investigative journalism

CORRUPTION STRATEGIES OF

PUBLIC OFFICIALS REVEALED

How do we choose the

theme?

Question no. 5

• Has the story been done before? • Is the story of interest to the

audience? • Does the story have holding power

(emotional appeal)? • What makes the story worthy of

being reported? • The theme answers the question, "So

what?"

WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO

INTRODUCE A FEATURE STORY?

Question no. 6

Rhetorical question

•Who says school is only for the young?

Startling statement

•“Hindi pa kami laos!”

Narrative opening• Everyday, Mrs. Adelfa Prado divide her time as

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

Quoted remarks

• “I earn while I learn.”

An old maxim, an aphorism, or a salawikain

• Rain, rain go away, come again another day…

History or background of the subject

• In 1913, the Belgian missionaries came and started a catholic school in the heart

of Pasig.

Problems to be discussed and the article or fact to be established

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

How can we end a

feature story?

Question no. 7

1. A summary of the whole article2. An announcement of the main point for

the first time3. A question left in the reader’s mind4. Suggested results or significance5. A forecast or prophecy6. A repetition of the introduction7. A repetition of a sentence or slogan, or

a reference to the title8. An appropriate quotation

How can you be a

good feature writer?

Question no. 8

1. Know how to look for features from beneath the surface of everyday event.

2. Investigate every angle before starting to write in order to get the story behind the story.

3. Be a keen observer.4. Have various interests.5. Be able to write features interestingly.

What are some tips to enhance good feature

writing?

Question no. 9

• The tone of your piece is vital. Sprinkling some rhymes will make the feature more readable. But be aware not to overdo it, or your write-up will end up as a poem.

• Using figures of speech is an effective tool in enhancing your feature writing. Make use of them frequently.

• If unfamiliar or too uncommon words are inevitable, make sure to inject context clues for your reader’s better comprehension.

• If using elementary words can not be avoided, use it with purpose — to avoid redundancy, or merely stating/describing a simple idea.

LITERARYWRITING

For some, it is a joy; something that is done for the sheer pleasure of putting beautiful words to paper.

POETRY WRITING

ELEMENTS OF POETRY

considers diction, vocabulary and level (whether simple or connotative)

LANGUAGE

Tone --- poet’s way of looking at his subject

Imagery --- total sensory suggestion of poetry

•Sound and Rhythms --- kind of foot patterns in each line

Thought or meaning --- “How does a poem mean?”

use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it

• the substitution of a word for a word whose meaning is close to the original word

SYNECDOCHE

• substitution of part for whole, genus for species, or vice versa

IRONY• expressing a

meaning directly contrary to that suggested by the words

LITOTES•deliberate

understate-ment or denial of the contrary

• exaggerated or extravagant statement used to make a strong impression, but not intended to be taken literally

CHIASMUS• reversal of grammatical structures or ideas in

successive phrases or clauses, which do not necessarily involve a repetition of words

• EXAMPLE:• But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er/

Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strongly loves.---Othello, 3.3.169

APOSTROPHE

• a diversion of discourse from the topic at hand to addressing some person or thing, either present or absent

ALLITERATION

• The repetition of an initial consonant sound• EXAMPLE:• "a peck of pickled peppers

SIMILEA stated comparison (usually formed with "like"

or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.

ONOMATOPOEIAThe use of words that imitate the sounds

associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

• EXAMPLE:• "I'm getting married in the morning!

Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime."(Lerner and Loewe,

"Get Me to the Church on Time," My Fair Lady)

• A figure of speech (generally considered a type of metaphor) in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.

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listening!