Distinguishing News Reports From Feature Writing

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DISTINGUISHING NEWS

REPORTS FROM
FEATURE WRITING
JOURNALISTIC WRITING

1.News
Report
1. News Report
Choose the correct description for News Report
1. Purpose __________ a. short

2. Timing __________ b. based on facts, direct, concise

3. Content __________ c. to inform the readers

d. time-sensitive, news stories


4. Structure __________ should be published as quickly as
possible after an event occur.

e. inverted pyramid
5. Length __________
Purpose Inform readers on current information
Timeliness time-sensitive (information for a particular period)
Content Based on facts (actual, true), direct (honest,
straightforward), concise (brief and to the point,
clear)

structure Inverted pyramid format with key facts at the


beginning of the article
length short
Choose the letter of the news report headlines

a. Top 12 senators proclaimed

b. Magalong re-elected mayor in Baguio

c. My native land

d. The beauty of Banaue Rice Terraces

e. SCHES pupils receive free vitamins


Preserving tradition through
JOURNALISTIC WRITING
indigenous attires

2.Feature
Preserving tradition
through indigenous attires
Purpose to entertain, to educate
Timeliness can be published at any point

Content human interest (may be about your best friend,


your favorite food, a restaurant, your trip, your
first day in class, etc.)
facts and opinion
structure standard outline form or main story format

length A higher word count


Examples of Feature Article
Trailing the Rice Terraces
Trailing the Rice Terraces
Rice Rituals of the Ifugaos
Choose the Feature Articles in the list of
headlines below
a. Beauties inside Botanical Garden

b. Restoring Children’s Park

c. Driver injured as car hits parked truck in Marcos


Highway

d. A day in Stone Kingdom

e. 2 trapped as landslide hits house in Irisan due to storm.


Group Activity - Rubric
Excellent Very Good Good
If the group If the group was If the group was
was able to able to answer 3-4 able to answer 1-2
answer all the items after call items after call
items correctly time. time.
on time.

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