Feature Article
Requirements
Make conncetions between ideas Develop and shape the information Decide which information to include Have a deep understanding of the reaserch material
Content
Examine a topic from a specific angle Take a critical look. Go beyond the who, what, where and when by explaining the how and why. Facts, statistics,literary sources . Examples or anectodes are helpful 400 words
Structure
Beggining, middle ,end. Introduction is catchy and engaging (hook) Transitions between ideas from one paragraph to another ensure flow You can organize your feature by chronological order, cause and effect, problem-solution or general to specific Need subtitles
Language
Thrird person
DO NOT WRITE PERSONAL OPINIONS OR FEELINGS
Purpose
Students goal
Students need to write to an audience. Not to their teacher or to their peers who have read the research material
Critical overview of topic
Components
Formal: use appropriate language for your audience
Headline (title) needs to be catchy
Secondary headline below headline and contains the angle (focus topic)
Lead: somehow you need to hook the readers attention by either a vivid description, surprising statement, a powerful anecdote or pertinent quotation
Body: the text, the content, the how, the why (use paragraphs)
Additional components
At least one quote either direct or indirect
close: circle back to the lead
By line: below the secondary headline (by Coralie Bouchard)
Pull-quote: a part of the text that is repeated but in large and bold front
Dropcap: The frist letter of the first word in the lead is bigger
A drawing with a description in the square
Sidebar: presents pertinent informations, facts, stories (Did you know..., definitions, charts and graphs)
Caption: below the image and explains the image but enhances the text