A It may be written

An appropriate quetation in any form or any

But when nasked why he style.
8.
claimsthat
he is poor. answered:
gave 5. It usually uses the novelty lead rather
than the summary lead.
Nestor man, he
centavo to the old 6. The reporter may use any of the folowing
his last what we
share devices - suspense,
we give,
but dialog, deScription, narration, exposition, argumentation, climax,
"Not what giver is bare, and the like in presenting his story.
without the three
For the gift, alms feeds
himselfwith his me."
Who gives neighbor, and
hungering
7. Although the writer applies his imagination to the facts, the
Himself, his feature story is not fiction. It is based on facts.
Neighbor
Title: Love thy 8. It uses specific nouns, adjectives., and verbs to create vivid
stories are less stereotyped in form and images, sound and feeling for the readers.
Because feature should
stories, the feature
writer possess the
in style than news keen observation; (2)
an intellectual 9. It applies the principle of effective writing to achieve unity,
following qualities: (1) a coherence, and emphasis which are essential to all good writing.
curiosity; (3) ability to
find features in everyday happenings;
(4) cupboards of descriptive words and everyday idioms: (5) 10. It is written with friendly simplicity.
and paragranhe:
skill toweave words into interesting sentences
and (6) the ability to write effectively. Remember: A news feature and a feature article are two different
things.
Qualities of aGood Feature Writer
Examples of Feature Article Usually Found
1. He knows how to look for features from beneath the surface of in School Papers
everyday event.
2 He investigates every angle before starting to write in order to 1. Personalities (Character Sketch)
get the story behind the story.
Miss Niña Cruz - The Unsung Heroine
3 He is a keen observer.
cranky,
4 He has various interests. Time was when the classroom teacher was known to be a
5 He has the ability to write features interestingly. elderly maestra who seldom smile. Hers was nothing but discipline,
which to her was almost an obsession.
erased this
Characteristiss of a Good Feature Article Miss Niña Cruz of the English class, has completely
image of today's modern,
Agood feature article should have century-old concept and represents the new
the following characteristics: blithe, and friendly teacher.
1. It may inform, Neither does she raise her
instruct, or Ma'am never sits in one corner.
is to entertain. ît is usually advise, but its primary purpos
gracefully with such magnetic
moment. read after the news in a leisuv voice, too, in anger. She moves around but
efficiency and boundless enthusiasm
that her pupils can't help
2. It may be of any to displease her.
length -
rather long magazine from a short human interest story study their lessons so as not
article. Normal University where she
3. It may or A graduate from the Philippine the perfectionist who believes
may not be timely. It is timeless. majored in English. Miss Cruz
typifies
well-rounded educatipn.
have a
that a student should
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 Our favorite teacher has a knack for writing, too. There's no
reason why she should not, because when she was in the high school,
the Yeyyyy!"
chorused the
contributor to The Torchbearer; official Organ The first smile crept group."Strike
out from his two," countedthe
She was a regular dry ice. parched lips which were asadviser.
of PNU Laboratory School. dry as
This, probably, is thereason why pupiljournalists are very close Then Jose Lina's
to her heart.
winning Second place in name
sports
was called again
in a roW - first for
writing contest in which he writing and third place in the essay
2. Adventures and Experience received P100 cash.
May pam-blow-out na"
at the Press Confab Magat. chuckled Managing Editor
The Last Agonizing (?) Hours Melchor
Soon the awarding ofthe prizes came. The Director of Public The announcement of
the results of the
Schools was delivering the concluding address at the grandstand of next. A cheer here and a cheer gTOups
there were heard fromcontests Came
the different
the Lucena City Athletic Grounds. parts of the grandstand. We made two
two big trophies - one for the best big "Yebas" when we received
The audience was very quiet and the minds of the delegates layout and the other for the feature
page.
seemed to be wandering far, far away. I, myself didn't mind what the
Director was talking about. What was uppermost in my mind was the "Naku, wala tayo sa Filipino, " our adviser
question - "To win or not to win?" - in the national press contests the group shed tears. But when Ang Bulalakaw wassaid. Someone in
called out as the
second best Filipino section, the Filipino adviser almost
Even our adviser, Mr. C-J Cruz, was nervous. He whispered to collapsed.
Chief Editor Jose Lina Jr, "We would be lucky if we would get even the Our loudest cheers were heard when another trophy was
to The New Horizons as the third best high school awarded
1sh place. One-hundred-fifty-two school papers are competing in the newspaper in the
group contests and 304 delegates in the individual writing contests" country.
he sighed with pessimism. After the awarding ceremonies, we had our pictures taken, in
"Let's keep our fingers crossed," consoled Associate editor different O.A. poses of course.
Arthur Cruz. I looked around me. Many contestants But before going home to our quarters, we did not forget to
despite the cold wind that blew from Mt. Banahaw were sweating enter the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes where we had prayed every
in the distance. standing proudly
morning the whole week before the start of every session.
Then came the announcenment of winners. We By Helenda Castillo
held our breath
expecting to hear our first disappointment. 3. Description
"Jose Lina Jr." called Miss
Division Chief, "Second place, Hortencia Benoza, Publication Welcome to Picturesque Philippines
newswriting in Filipino."
"Hindi na bokya, "remarked the adviser.
Silence reigned again among us "Salamat sa Maykapal! Above the heaving bosom of the warm Pacific is an archipelago
random. while shrieks and ah's were of 7,093 islands washed by the tropic seas... extending for more
than
heard a
a thousand miles from north to south.
"Wala na yata," sighed Ely here where winter is
than the rest. Haute who looked more It is here where life flows sweetly. It is
nervous unknown... where primitive life still
lingers...where culture is rich...
"Corazon Mendoza, second and where flowers bloom all
year round.
place, interview
writing."
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 nore beeautiful
than
mountains, palshe.m
Scenes
n0
jade
necklace,

of pains
and Bayanihan
Sheis a
great
of
atractive
scenery,
ofnumerous
fishes funique pears,
and of
Bayanihan is an ancient Filipino custom, symbolic of the Filipino
variety
Her vast seashores., seas
full
rivers,
and falls. way of group work.
Teesat her fields, forests,
swamps,

As found in the Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala (1754) by

Verdant rice Philippines.
picturesque P. Juan de Noceda and P. Pedro de Sanlucar. the word bayanihan is
Yes, this is derived from the rootword bavani. meaning obra comun or group
Narrative
work.
4.
Brownout

Another related word magpabayani, is a request for help

Candlelight
by by one who wants a job done for him and evoked response from
Poetry Class
romantic than to
listen to a Woman read neighbors who come in groups to offer their services in all forms
Nothing can be more
Sonnet form
the Portugese in a dimlit and in their Own simple ways. In retum, the nagpabayani gives them
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning's free breakfast, lunch, or merienda as a token of appreciation and
literature class. gratitude.
the lioh
were reading love poems when
The IV-Anight students 6. Development Features
went out.
the leval
Liberacion Lapus was reading
the lines: "I love thee to Planting Trees and Men
by sun and candlelight." They were It was tree-planting day for thousands of school children in Metro
of everyday's most quiet need just read Ben Johnson'sSong to
an answer to Romeo Cruz who had Manila last week.
Celia. In Osmefña High School, first year students planted tree seedlings
Marlowe's The Passionate
Other poems read were Christopher not to reforest, but to beautify the community.
Shepherd to His Love and Sir Walter Raleigh's The Nymph 's Replay We have nothing to reforest, but at least we can beautify the
Victoria Asuncion played the part of the nymph, while Reynaldo community in particular and the city in general"
Malonzo, the part of the shepherd. This was what Mr. Emilio Mendoza, head teacher of Yangco
The class ended by singing Percy Shlley's Indian Serenade Annex said when interviewed.
as the candlelight slowly lickered out just before the bell rang for children get
dismissal. By planting trees, we are planting men. The
involved in our program of national development," he continued.
Meanwhile, at the journalism room candlelight was not altogether
romantic as backdrop for hard work. Staffers groped in the dark as The tree planting activity was part of the government's
minimize if not to
they raced against time to meet their deadline for the first issue of The reforestation drive, the major aim of which is to
New Horizon. stop entirely floods in Metro Manila.
Freshman Council headed
5. Backgrounder Danilo Dagdayan, president of the
the tree-planting activity.
Bayanihan: AFilipino Cultural Heritage Tree seedlingswere provided by the
Reforestation Administration
The effectiveness of the bayanihan through the initiative of Mr. Emilio
Mendoza.
of students, thousands of them spirit was best
shown by groups
Metro Manila clean-up and as they took to the streets in support of the
beautification daive.
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 Do Articles
7. What to Do and How to
Tocino, Anyone?

preparation
"Tocino" is a delicious-tasting meat excellent
for the early morning meal. The meat stays longer, too, withou
refrigeration.
The U.P. College of Agriculture meat processing speciali
Napoleon M. Dagdagan, gives the following procedures:
Material: one (1) kilo of bacon or liempo strips (1/2 inch thick),
sugar, salt, salitre, vetsin, and plastic bags.
Proccdure:
1. For every kilo of meat, measure and mix three (3) tablespoon
sugar, one (1) tablespoons salt, one-half (1/2) teaspoon vetsin.
References:
Class lectures of Prof. Armando Malay, University of the Philippines.
English and Hach, Scholastic Journalism.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1. Keep a collection of good features clipped from the dailies.
2. Write a short feature article out of some facts with human
interest
from the daily papers.
3. Keep an album of assorted feature articles found ina
of a daily. single copy
4. Cip some examples ofpersonalities, experiences and
descriptions, naratives, and backgrounders. adventures,
5. Clip feature stories that are introduced
rhetorical by the following leads
question,
remarks, old maxims,startling statement, narrative opening quuoted
and background of the subject.

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