Parts of a feature article:
I. Lead sentence
Grab and hook your reader right away!
Grab and hook your reader right away!
II. Introduction
What facts and figures do you have that will be relevant to the audience?
You have to tell your readers where and when this story is happening.
What facts and figures do you have that will be relevant to the audience?
You have to tell your readers where and when this story is happening.
III. Opening quotation
How can the reader know more about the people involved and what they are thinking?
How can the reader know more about the people involved and what they are thinking?
IV. Main body
What is at the heart of your story?
What is at the heart of your story?
V. Closing quotation
Find something that sums the article up in a few words.
Find something that sums the article up in a few words.
What is a memorable way to end your story? The end quote is a good way to sum things up. That doesn’t always work. If you are quoting more than one person with different points of view in your story, you cannot end with a quote from just one of them. Giving one of your interviewees the last word can tilt the story in their favor.
Sample feature articles:
Kids can make a differenceLocks for Love
Fireflies count
Greenhouse
Are they:
First Person narrative?
Third Person narrative?
or Descriptive?
Write a 300 word article on your given topic using the information given to you.
Write a 300 word article on your given topic using the information given to you.
waii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, (wind)surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with its own vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.
ReplyDeleteThe state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui and the island of Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest and is often called "The Big Island" to avoid confusing the name of the island with the name of the state as a whole. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
Hawaii is the 8th smallest, the 11th least populous, but the 13th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. Hawaii's ocean coastline is approximately 750 miles (1,210 km) long, which is fourth in the United States after those of Alaska, Florida and California.
Hawaii is one of two states that do not observe daylight saving time, the other being Arizona. It is also one of two states that are not in the Contiguous United States; the other is Alaska, however, Hawaii is the only U.S. state not
hi
ReplyDelete