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ELT 215 - Campus Journalism For Teachers AY 2020 - 2021 - Second Semester Worksheet 3.1

This human interest story describes the main character's dream where she confesses her love for her friend's brother. In the dream, they have a heartfelt conversation where he admits he has loved her for months. She is overjoyed to discover her feelings are reciprocated. She happily agrees to be his girlfriend. The story ends with the main character waking up to her mother telling her to get ready for school, realizing it was just a dream but feeling happy nonetheless.

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ELT 215 - Campus Journalism For Teachers AY 2020 - 2021 - Second Semester Worksheet 3.1

This human interest story describes the main character's dream where she confesses her love for her friend's brother. In the dream, they have a heartfelt conversation where he admits he has loved her for months. She is overjoyed to discover her feelings are reciprocated. She happily agrees to be his girlfriend. The story ends with the main character waking up to her mother telling her to get ready for school, realizing it was just a dream but feeling happy nonetheless.

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ELT 215 – Campus Journalism for Teachers

AY 2020 – 2021| Second Semester


Worksheet 3.1

Kayla Marie Cago BSEd 3A

Topic: Feature Writing: Its Nature, Types and Elements

1. What is feature?
 Feature is written in a form of story. A feature is not a news story. A
feature expresses feelings, emotions, and opinions. It can be written in
informal style and can choose your own topic of interest.
2. What are the key elements of feature stories?
 The key elements of feature stories are personality profiles, human
interest stories, trend stories, in- depth stories, backgrounders and soft
news.
3. What are the characteristics of feature article?
 According to studylib.net, the following characteristics of feature article
are;
 Contain depth of characters and/or issues, offering
background information about the subject.
 Are usually timeless-they are just as acceptable for
publication this week or next months.
 Provide more detail often including more research.
 Provide the reader with an understanding of the writer’s
attitude towards his/her subject matter with the careful
use of tone.
 Provide a forum for ideas, attitudes, reasons, feelings and
background
4. What are types of feature stories?
 The types of feature stories are:
 Personality profiles- detailed article on well- known
personality
 Human interest stories- appeals to the emotion, arouses
sympathetic interest
 Trend stories- e.g., food, restaurant, job, music, fashion,
etc.
 Analysis stories- digs deep into the facts and details of a
story
ELT 215 – Campus Journalism for Teachers
AY 2020 – 2021| Second Semester
Worksheet 3.2

Kayla Marie Cago BSEd 3A


Topic: Feature vs. News and Technicalities in Writing Features Stories

1. What types of stories can be featured?


 The types of stories can be featured are those inspiring, timely,
informational, and common interest.
2. What are ways of starting a feature?
 Based on WikiHow, the ways in starting a feature are the
following:
 Find a compelling story. Read the news and talk to people to
find interesting stories. Think about what phenomena are
happening and how you can talk about them in a new and
innovative way.
 Do research on your topic. Finding out background information
can help you figure out an angle and identify subjects to
interview. 
 Decide on the type of feature you want to write. There are a
number of ways to write a feature, depending on what you want to
focus on.
 Consider the audience you’d like to talk to. As you brainstorm
story ideas, think about who will read these stories.
 Consider the type of publication you’re writing for. If you are
writing for a magazine or blog with a very specific topic, such as
gardening, then you will likely need to tailor your feature article to
reflect that interest in some way. 
3. How different is a feature story from a news story?
 Feature is different from a news story in many ways. First, their
structure. Feature story is lengthy, word count runs around 2000
words or more while news story has an average word counts
between 300- 500 words. Feature story is more in- dept and
descriptive while news story is solely based on facts. News story
follows inverted pyramid rules while feature story allows to have
descriptive and creative styles to tell the whole story.
4. How is a feature written? What about the news feature?
 Feature can be written based on their personal experiences or
observations. It can a trend or out of date. Feature is creative and
entertaining. Feature are does not follow 5W’s and 1H rule but
still requires following its own technicalities in writing a feature.
While news feature is a type of news story but in different format
and rules. News feature is another story of a news, it is showing
the readers what’s going on instead of telling.
5. What is the importance of knowing technicalities in writing a feature
article?
 The importance of knowing technicalities in writing a feature
article is for the writers to have a guideline of what to do. To write
a craft, we must follow the technicalities needed to start our story.
ELT 215 – Campus Journalism for Teachers
AY 2020 – 2021| Second Semester
Worksheet 3.3

Kayla Marie Cago BSEd 3A

Topic: Feature Writing

Type: Human Interest Stories

Title: A Dream Comes True

It was cold and windy was hiding in the clouds. The breeze was slightly dubbing
on my face.

I was sitting at the veranda of my friend’s house. It’s about ten minutes after I
attended my friend’s “Despidida Party”. Her family will be transferring to Marikina the
next day.

I was waiting for my friend, Jyrah, after I decided to sleep in their house when I
knew that the lights in our house were off and I reckoned that my parents were
already asleep and I didn’t want to wake them up.

After ten minutes of waiting, I heard some footsteps. Someone was walking up
the stairs. I saw a silhouette reflecting by moon’s light. I thought it was Jyrah, so I
waited for her. To my surprise, it was not her. It’s her brother Blue. I thought he’s
already sleeping.
“Are you still awake?” he asked me. “Yes, I’m waiting for Jyrah.” I replied. “How
about you, why are you still awake?” I asked him. “I can’t sleep,” he replied.

He walked towards me and occupied the sit beside me. We were talking with
each other about anything he wanted to talk with and I was just listening to him.

Suddenly, he paused. After a deafening silence, I just felt tiny touches in my


hand. At first, I went still. My hands were sweating. He clasped my hands as if I would
vanish in just a blink of an eye.

“You see? My hand fits yours and I want it to last even moment.”

I didn’t know how to respond. I was speechless. Just kept my mouth shut and just felt
the soothing sensation by just holding his hands.

“Did you ever fall in love?” he asked me. I shivered down into my spine as he
whispered those words in my ear. “WHAT?” I replied abruptly. I didn’t expect that he
would ask me that way. It seemed that the horse kicked me right through the very
core of my heart. He just smiled and shrugged his shoulders, “Just asking,” he said.

I relaxed and still managed to say “Not yet, how about you?” “Yes;” he replied.
“Do you want to know who is she?” “So who’s the unlucky girl?” I eagerly asked him.
“YOU,” he replied without hesitation.

I was stunned. That really astonished me. For a moment, I was paralyzed and
stared at him. I couldn’t believe it. “Me? Why? How?” Those questions ran on my mind
and down into my veins.

“Wheeeeww!!!! At last I already told you my most treasured feelings. I have just kept
this for five months. “Do I have a chance? Don’t worry I won’t force you to love me.

“Just give me a chance, please …. “

“No, I am not giving you a chance to prove that you really love me.”

“What?” he said. I couldn’t bear the pain I saw in his eyes. Liquid crystals came
rushing down my face. I couldn’t help it. I was so happy to know that I was not the
only one who loved him. He loved me too. I was being loved by this handsome guy with
a pair of deep-seated eyes who could melt any girl’s heart even without making a
move. By this time, he is asking me to be his girl. How lucky I am!

I smiled, “You don’t need to prove your love to me because I believe in you. I
love you too. I’m willing to be your girl and take the chance to be with you.”

“Yes!!!!” he shouted and covered his mouth immediately when he realized that
everybody was sleeping except the two of us.

“I’m sorry. I am so happy. Finally, you are now my girl. I love you!”

“I love you too!” I replied happily.

“Kayla, wake up!! You will be late for school. Hurry up!”

“That’s my mother, right? Huh! It’s already seven o’clock”

Then I realized that it was just a dream, but I smiled with contentment in my
heart. A dream came true because yesterday, today and I hope until forever I am his
girl.

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