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Writing features

Writing features. 8. 8.1 Types of Features 8.2 Narrative Stories 8.3 Personality Profiles. 8.1 Types of Features. GOALS. KEY TERMS. feature story human interest story informational feature story trend sidebar. Define types of feature stories.

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Writing features

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  1. Writing features 8 8.1 Types of Features 8.2 Narrative Stories 8.3 Personality Profiles

  2. 8.1 Types of Features GOALS KEY TERMS feature story human interest story informational feature story trend sidebar • Define types of feature stories. • Describe the characteristics of feature stories CHAPTER 8

  3. Types of Features • A feature story has all the journalistic elements of a news story but is written like a non-fiction short story. • Human interest story • Informational feature story • Trend story CHAPTER 8

  4. CHECKPOINT • What are three types of feature stories? CHAPTER 8

  5. Characteristics of Features • Facts • Relevance • Structure • Sidebar CHAPTER 8

  6. CHECKPOINT • What are the characteristics of feature stories? CHAPTER 8

  7. 8.2 Narrative Stories GOALS KEY TERMS narrative narrate lead body kicker • Describe narrative writing. • Describe how to write a narrative story. CHAPTER 8

  8. Narrative Writing • Writing a narrative is different from writing news because it uses techniques of oral storytelling — that told by a narrator. • It is a story written from the narrator’s perspective. • Like a news story, a narrative feature story also is accurate, factual, precise and, therefore, journalistic. CHAPTER 8

  9. CHECKPOINT • Describe narrative writing. CHAPTER 8

  10. Write a Narrative Story • The lead • The body • The kicker CHAPTER 8

  11. CHECKPOINT • What are the three parts of the narrative story? CHAPTER 8

  12. 8.3 Personality Profiles GOALS KEY TERMS profile biography celebrity • Identify what you need to write a good profile. • Describe celebrity profiles. CHAPTER 8

  13. Profiles • Profiles are feature stories about people. • Ordinary people or celebrated people • Not a biography • Limited focus • Includes biographical details CHAPTER 8

  14. To write a good profile, you need… • The cooperation of your subject • Input from people around the subject • Background and biographical material CHAPTER 8

  15. CHECKPOINT • What do you need to write a good profile? CHAPTER 8

  16. Celebrity Profiles • A celebrity is a celebrated person, a person of note. • Who is a celebrity? • People who know the celebrity CHAPTER 8

  17. CHECKPOINT • Who are celebrities? CHAPTER 8

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