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This document provides 7 different ways to introduce a feature article in 3 sentences or less: 1. Use a rhetorical question to make a statement and grab the reader's attention. 2. Startle the reader with a bold statement about the topic. 3. Open with a brief narrative that sets the scene and introduces a person involved in the topic. 4. Quote a relevant remark that captures the essence of the article. 5. Cite an old maxim, aphorism or saying to convey a wise idea about the subject. 6. Provide a brief history or background on the topic to give context. 7. Outline a problem or fact that the article

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Creative Feature Article Titles

This document provides 7 different ways to introduce a feature article in 3 sentences or less: 1. Use a rhetorical question to make a statement and grab the reader's attention. 2. Startle the reader with a bold statement about the topic. 3. Open with a brief narrative that sets the scene and introduces a person involved in the topic. 4. Quote a relevant remark that captures the essence of the article. 5. Cite an old maxim, aphorism or saying to convey a wise idea about the subject. 6. Provide a brief history or background on the topic to give context. 7. Outline a problem or fact that the article

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How to Introduce a

Feature Article
Gaea Guarin
Ronald Lomibao
Roselle Razo
AB English Language - II
Unlike a straight news story, a feature
article may begin in any form and in
any style. This depends on the topic or
purpose of the writer.
1. RHETORICAL QUESTION

- A question, asked in order to make a


statement, that does not expect an answer

Source: Cambridge Dictionary


1. RHETORICAL QUESTION

“
Title:
Who says that age is an obstacle to education?

Take it from Danilo Marcelo of Arayat, Pampanga who


stopped going to school seven years ago after finishing the
elementary grades. This year, at 24, he enrolled as a first
year evening student at Abada National High School.

Age Not a Hindrance to Education


2. Startling statement

“
“Hindi pa kami laos!”

Thus exclaimed the young once teachers, administrators,


parents, community and barangay members as they set aside
one special day during the school’s celebration of
Community Week to have a share of the festivities, and of
course to display their hidden talents.
Title: Hindi Pa Kami Laos
3. NARRATIVE OPENING

“
Mrs. Adelfa Prado, a fourth year evening student, sends
herself and her six children to school, acting as mother and
father at the same time.

Every day, Mrs. Prado divides her time a half-time tinder


tending her sari-sari store during the day and as half-time
student studying at night.

Title: Half Here, Half There


4. QUOTED REMARKS

“
“I earn while I learn.” He smiled at me as the interview
reeled off. “How can you work, have a part time job, and at
the same time go to school?

“Well, it is easy,” he explained. “I don’t do all of these at


the same time.

Title: I Earn While I Learn


MAXIM
- well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life
or a rule about behavior

APHORISM
- a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea

Sawikain (iDIOM)
- an expression that cannot be understood from the meaning
of its separate words but that has a separate meaning on its
own
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
5. AN OLD MAXIM, AN

“
APHORISM, OR A SALAWIKAIN
“Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.”

The quotation from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by the


Samuel Coleridge does not hold true any more. Today, even
flood water can quench the thirst. How?

Title: Drinking Water, Anyone?


6. History OR BACKGROUND OF

“
THE SUBJECT

Muslims throughout the world, including our Filipino


Muslim brothers, observe the holy month of Ramadan
starting Sept. 17. Ramadan is the ninth lunar month of the
Muslim calendar. It is observed by Muslims just as the
Lenten Season is commemorated by Christians.

Title: Knowing Our Muslim Brothers


7. Problems to be discussed in the article
or fact to be established

“ ”
There is an answer to the rising cost of vegetables: raise your
own.

Title: Backyard Gardening


Thank you for listening!

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