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