Handout Abigail Zamora

8/12/2019 Handout Abigail Zamora

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WRITING FEATURES

According to Cruz, C. J. (2010), feature is an essay based on facts. It is different from a news story through

these characteristics

It is an essay based on facts and not a re!ort of an e"ent

It has many different !ur!oses# to entertain, to instruct, to ad"ise and to inform un$i%e news which is written to

sim!$y inform

It is time$ess as com!ared to news which is time$y

&he $ength de!ends u!on the needs or how $ong the writer wants it to be and not $i%e news which has to be short

&he words used may be co$orfu$, f$owery and descri!ti"e and does not ha"e to be concrete, !recise and sim!$e

&he sentences and !aragra!hs may be $onger un$i%e those of news which ha"e to be short and sim!$e

Idioms and figures of s!eech are used free$y as com!ared to news that has to be direct to the !oint

Ad'ecti"es and o!inion may be used as much as desired, not $i%e news which uses ad'ecti"es s!aring$y and ne"eruses o!inion

It contains introduction $ead, body and conc$usion and not 'ust $ead and body

&he writing sty$e may be com!osition sty$e or news!a!er sty$e un$i%e news which fo$$ows sty$e#sheet news!a!er

sty$e

&he structure may be sus!ended interest or !yramid structure as com!ared to news which has to be in in"erted

!yramid

Cruz a$so cited that a news feature is not a feature artic$e but a news story which is based on facts but containinge!$anations, bac%ground, and im!ression of the writer.

FEATURE STORIES TOPICS FOR CAMPUS WRITING

*ersona$ities Character +%etch &his may be about a famous !erson or a !erson who has done something

significant

-am!$e

Miss Nia Cruz The Unsung Heroine

&ime was when the c$assroom teacher was %nown to be a cran%y, e$eder$y maestra who se$dom smi$e.ers was nothing but disci!$ine, which to her was a$most an obsession.

/iss ia Cruz of the -ng$ish c$ass has com!$ete$y erased this century#o$d conce!t and re!resents the

new image of todays modern, b$ithe, and friend$y teacher.

/aam ne"er sits in one corner. either does she raise her "oice, too , in anger. +he mo"es around

gracefu$$y with such magnetic efficiency and bound$ess enthusiasm that her !u!i$s cant he$! but study their

$essons so as not to dis!$ease her.


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A graduate from the *hi$i!!ine orma$ 3ni"ersity where she ma'ored in -ng$ish, /iss Cruz ty!ifies the

!erfectionist who be$ie"es that a student shou$d ha"e we$$#rounded education.

4ur fa"orite teacher has a %nac% for writing, too. &heres no reason why she shou$d not, because when

she was in the high schoo$, she was a regu$ar contributor to &he &orchbearer, the officia$ organ of *3

5aboratory +choo$

&his, !robab$y, is the reason why !u!i$ 'ourna$ists are "ery c$ose to her heart.

# (Cruz, C.J.)

-!erience and Ad"enture# +eminars, fie$d tri!s and socia$ e"ents in schoo$ such as the Junior# +enior !romenade

may be good to!ics for feature artic$es (Cruz, C.J.)

-am!$e

The Last Agonizing !" #ours at the Press Con$a%

+oon the awarding of the !rizes came. &he 6irector of *ub$ic +choo$s was de$i"ering the conc$uding

address at the grandstand of the 5ucena City Ath$etic 7rounds.

&he audience was "ery 8uiet and the minds of the de$egates seemed to be wandering far, far away. I,

myse$f didnt mind what the 6irector was ta$%ing about. 9hat was u!!ermost in my mind was the 8uestion :&o

win or not to win;< in the nationa$ !ress contest.

-"en our ad"iser, /r. C#J Cruz, was ner"ous. e whis!ered to Chief -ditor Jose 5ina Jr., :9e wou$d be

$uc%y if we wou$d get e"en the 1=th!$ace. 4ne#hundred#fifty#two schoo$ !a!ers are com!eting in the grou!

contest and >0? de$egates in the indi"idua$ writing contest,< he sighed with !essimism.

:5ets %ee! our fingers crossed,< conso$ed Associate editor Arthur Cruz. I $oo%ed around me. /any

contestants were sweating des!ite the co$d wind that b$ew from /t. @anahaw standing !roud$y in the distance.

&hen came the announcement of winners. 9e he$d our breath e!ecting to hear our first disa!!ointment.

:Jose 5ina Jr.< ca$$ed /iss ortencia @enoza, *ub$ication 6i"ision Chief, :+econd !$ace, news writing in

i$i!ino.) tab$es!oon sugar, one (1) tab$es!oons sa$t, one#ha$f (12)

teas!oon "etsin.

Heference

C$ass $ectures of *rof. Armando /a$ay, 3ni"ersity of the *hi$i!!ines

-ng$ish and ach, +cho$astic Journa$ism

FEATURE ARTICLE INTRO1UCTION

Hhetorica$ uestion# &his $ead is !hrased as a 8uestion get the attention of the readers

-am!$e

9hat ma%es /anny *ac8uiao into a g$oba$ icon;

#(htt!www.s$ideshare.net'ohncar$ronatofeature#writing#by#'#c#ronato

+tart$ing +tatement# &his !rominent stri%e cou$d easi$y catch the attention of the readers

-am!$e

&he greatest fighter in the wor$d is from a thir$d wor$d country.

#(htt!www.s$ideshare.net'ohncar$ronatofeature#writing#by#'#c#ronato

arrati"e 4!ening# A feature artic$e writer cou$d start by narrating for eam!$e the $ife of his sub'ect

-am!$e

Hudy is the fifth in a fami$y of se"en chi$dren. At 1=, he dro!!ed out of high schoo$ to he$! his father on

the farm. is two e$der brothers had died in a tragic accident short$y before.


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2/a%ing uture ar"ests without Chi$d 5abour/inette Himando

June 11, 200E

.uoted Hemar%s# A we$$#%nown citation indicates to the reader what the artic$e is about

-am!$e

:&he i$i!inos are worth it.< &his is a statement from ris A8uino reffering to $o"e of country and

sacrifices made by her !arents inoy and Cory A8uino.

#(htt!www.ser"ito%ss.comti!s#in#news#writing)

An 4$d /aim, An A!horism or A Salawikain- &his may gi"e a reader a hint or idea of what to e!ect from the

artic$e

-am!$e

:&rees, trees e"erywhere, but no fresh air to breathe. u! to the third inning as the aggressi"e citywide softba$$

cham!ions fired four runs and 2 so$id hits ma%ing the score >#N.

It was on$y in the fourth inning that the 4smea batters came to $ife, b$asting ? runs in the studded inning

after $aboring hard on winning /5 !itcher ernandez, and !ut a resemb$ance of a ra$$y with 2 innings to go E#N,

as Asi$o, 5oto, Cruz and @ugarin, the so#ca$$ed /urderers How, swung their booming bats with gusto to a ?#run

4smea har"est.

After catcher Abraham smashed a dee! center for a >#bagger, and Asistio, not to be outdone, di"ided a

hog#grounder !ast#third, the coo$ ca$cu$ating Asi$o in a 1 and 1 a$$#hit before the inning ended, ma%ing the $oca$s

earn ? runsD and to catch u! with /5 s$uggers, a zooming hit sent /acatuno for a scoring !osition at the third

base.

@efore hus%y Aranzanse of /5 ser"ed his bat, Heyes ad"anced to second base for bait with 1 stri%e and

2 ba$$s for Aranzanse. +e$ga connected a hot ro$$er off third, sending /acatuno home for their ninth run.

ourth batter ernandez struc% the ba$$ hard sending three !$ayers at home base to win the game, 12#E.

#(Cruz, C.J.)

+ase%a&&

Can&u%ang S,atters Sha.es Mera&'o +atters0 B2

&he Can$ubang swatters ca!tured the /ani$a @ay @aseba$$ 5eague Cham!ionshi! tit$e by nosing out

/era$co =#? during a thri$$ing encounter $ast night at the Hiza$ /emoria$ ba$$!ar%.

&he margina$ run came in sith inning when a Homeo 7a$ang win $ed to the $eft fie$d, !ro!e$$ing

$orencio Hamos home from the second base. Hamos had !re"ious$y scored -di$berto de 7uzman to e"en the

score, ?#a$$.

&he "ictory ended the best#of#fi"e series for the tit$e between Can$ubang and /era$co. Can$ubang

!re"ious$y beat /era$co, M#> and E#=.

-di$berto 7ami$$a, >>, dis!$ayed his contro$ and re!ertoire of fast mo"es, earned his third "ictory o"er

/era$co yie$ding a struc% out and $ight hits. @oth teams dis!$ayed !owerfu$ !itches with Antero Cabahug

storming in the round for the other side.

/era$co bro%e the ice in the first inning with an ear$y 2#0 $ead, a homer by Hena$do /anzanares starting

off !itcher Hoberto Antero and sending *ascua$ ocade$$a on board to the !$ate.

A wa$% by Abe$ardo /ogo$ and a sing$e by -duardo de 7uzman !ushed Can$ubang ahead at 2 on runs by

/ogo$ who reach third in a sacrifice, and Girgi$io 7asta$one and Hoge$io Hamos who were on board when de

7uzman sing$ed.


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/era$co caught fire in the fourth frame scoring three hits off 7ami$$a, who re$ie"ed Centeno in the

second, as Cabahug doub$ed home +im!$icio Casti$$o to turn the tide at ?#>.

7ami$$a, who used to be a fastba$$er, was $aid off for a year after he suffered a stro%e.

After the game, Can$ubang /anager Hodo$fo &ingson described the "ictory as their birthday !resent to

6.7. /ino, American o$d#timer who !o!u$arized baseba$$ at Can$ubang !$antation.

+a$"ador J. *$aton, Jr

+choo$ Are$$ano igh +choo

+choo$ *a!er The Chronicler

irst *$ace +!ortswriting

(++*C)

+as=et%a&&

5e&&o, #u(%&e +&a'=s0 26

&he fast#brea%ing @aguio City igh +choo$ e$$ows edged @aguio 4!tica$ Ath$etic C$ub @$ac%s, ?E#?1,

in an ehibition game he$d at the &eachers Cam! bas%etba$$ court this afternoon.

H. +ab$e, brea%ing $oose to score M !oints in the $ast minute after the @$ac% defense bro%e down, carried

his team to "ictory.

It was an eciting game a$$ the way with both teams trying it u!, 1F#1F, in the first ha$f.

At one !oint in the game, the @$ac%s $ed by as much as ? !oints, 2=#21, on$y to err a $itt$e $ater after the

combined efforts of +ab$e and Ga$dez rendered them he$!$ess. It was then that +ab$e !oured in M !oints and

Ga$dez ? !oints and the e$$ow $ed >1#2=.

7. de 5eon, !ouring in 1N !oints, 12 of them in the second ha$f, cou$d not do we$$ to score more after he

was doub$e#teamed by H. Gi$$anue"a and J. Catabagan.

@$ac% guard J. &orres, fou$ed out in the $ast = minutes of !$ay when he cou$d not sto! the barrage of

!oints by +ab$e.

#(Cruz, C. J.)

Ath&eti' Meet

Min.anao Lea.s Nationa& Inters'ho&asti' Meet

/indanao, s!ar%ed by Arsenio Jazmins "ictories in the ?00 and N00#meter run, $ed in the first day of the

ationa$ Interscho$astic /eet at the Hiza$ &rac% and ie$d +tadium yesterday.

/indanao garnered 2> !oints against second !$ace @ico$s 1E. /*CCAA scored 1= notchers for third

!$ace honors and with +outhern &aga$og and -ast Gisayas tying for fourth !$ace with 12 !oints each. 9est

Gisayas sett$ed for sith !$ace with E !oints. Centra$ 5uzon and orthern 5uzon had ? and 2 !oints, res!ecti"e$y.


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az(in +rea=s 7 Re'or.s

Jazmin, who is on$y 1N, bro%e the record in the ?00#m run with his ?N.2 !erformance. e he$d the former

record of ?N.?.

&he N00#m run record#brea%er of 1=0.1 was a$so Jazmin. In second !$ace was his teammate &orneo 4$an

with 1=N.>.

Another record#brea%ing !erformance was done by *erfecto @or'a of -ast Gisayas. e bro%e Homua$do

/asicam!os 1M.2 when he $ea!ed M feet M inches in the high 'um!.

&he 2>,000 fans at the Hane$$o +tadium were at the edges of their seats when Jazmin and 4$an fought for

the N00#m tit$e. 4$an $ed for the first >00 meters, whi$e Jazmin was at third and Sosimo *erfecto of 9est Gisayas

in second. *erfecto seized the $ead, but 4$an fought bac% with Jazmin sti$$ in third. Jazmin increased his s!eed in

the bac%stretch !assing 4$an at the run and o!ening a big $ead for his "ictory.

+iggest Sur*rise

@ico$s @en'amin de $a Hosa was the meets biggest sur!rise when he bro%e the 10.F record in the 100#m

dash. e was timed at 10.=, brea%ing the *hi$i!!ine record he$d by Antonio +a$cedo and Hoge$io 4nofre.

&he gir$s di"ision wi$$ be o!ened tomorrow with the fina$s in the boys 100#m and 200#m dash.

#(Cruz, C.J.)

ACTI4IT5 6

7et a co!y of your schoo$s news!a!er (5a*i+cian +cro$$) and answer the fo$$owing

6o the s!orts stories meet the standards of good newswriting;

Are they ade8uate$y de"e$o!ed;

Is the s!ortese co$orfu$ without being bombastic;

ACTI4IT5 7


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9rite a s!orts $ead about the fina$s of the $atest "o$$eyba$$ intramura$ game in your schoo$ (outstanding

!$ayer $ead)

ACTI4IT5 8

9rite a s!orts news about the fina$s of the $atest chess intramura$ game in your schoo$. 3se the ana$ytica$

a!!roach for the $ead.

3UI9 6

1#>) 7i"e three ty!es of s!orts $ead

?#M) 7i"e three ty!es of s!orts stories

E#10) 7i"e four 8ua$ities of a good s!orts writer

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1) 4ne of the most !o!u$ar form of 'ourna$istic writing

2) @ui$ds u! enthusiasm for coming e"ents

>) 4n#the#s!ot co"erage of an actua$ game or e"ent

?.=) Ad"ance#co"erage story inc$udes OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

M#10) &he body inc$udes OOOOOOOOOOOOO, OOOOOOOOOOOOO, OOOOOOOOOOOO, and OOOOOOOOOOOOO

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