FEATURES THAT MAKE SENSE

for the school paper

Trainings of School Paper Advisers
Division of Tarlac Province
August 27, 2016

ARIES N. OLIVEROS
School Paper Adviser, The Central Scholar
Chief, Curriculum and Instruction Services Division
Philippine Science High School - Central Luzon Campus
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
feature
IN A
NUTSHELL

a creative
presentation
of facts
F actual
E ntertaining
A ppealing to emotions
T imely or not timely
U nusual
R eader-oriented
E xpository
Feature Section

- contains a
combination of
feature articles
that celebrate
the culture,
uniqueness, and
diversity of the
school and its
immediate
community
 TYPES OF FEATURE
News Feature
Human Interest Story
Character Profile
Informative Feature
Trend Story
Humorous Feature
Descriptive Feature
Science Feature
Experience and Adventure Feature
Historical Feature Story
Developmental Feature
What to do and How to do Article
 feature
Takes an in-depth
look at what
is going on
behind the news
feature
Gets into the lives of people and tries
to explain why and how a trend develops
feature
Written to entertain, inspire
instruct, advise, inform,
or all these purposes
at the same time
 Analyzes what is happening
in the world, nation or community
feature
Uses specific nouns, adjectives, strong
verbs, and poetic elements to create
vivid images and mental pictures
that appeal to the readers
Winning Elements
Information
Style
Involvement
self
judge
country
Inspiration
Voice of the Writer
point of view
personal identity
Literary Devices Commonly Used by Feature
Writers

Flashback
Parallelism
Contrast
Atmosphere
Imagery
Diction
Figures of Speech
 REFERENCES

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Harkrider, J. (1996). Getting Started in Journalism. Illinois: National

Textbook Company.

Kemper, D. et al. (2000). Writers Express A Handbook for Young Writers,

Thinkers, and Learners. Massachusetts: Great Source Educational
Group, Inc.

Khan, R. E. (2010). Campus Journalism. Mandaluyong City: Anvil Publishing.

Malinao, A. L. (2008). Feature, Editorial and Opinion Writing. 1st Ed.

Mandaluyong City: National Book Store.
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