Writing+a+Feature+Story

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 * Writing a Feature Story

Journalists report news and explore topics. They try to answer:**Who?What?When?Where?Why?**
 * Journalists— ** Try to present information to a reader that isn’t based on their own opinion but can sometimes have a "slant" -- For example, Bark magazine is about dogs and for dog owners--so their slant is always positive about dogs.

A **feature story** explores a specific part of a topic by giving examples of what is happening now, why it is happening, and what might happen in the future. Feature stories have a lot of purposes. ~ They might just be informative—like exploring the options for a dress code at school. ~ They can tell stories—like exploring the history of the Stephens Lee Community center. ~ They can **raise awareness**—like exploring what happens to animal habitat when a new highway goes in. That’s what our class will do.
 * Structure: **

· **The ending** should be written to help the reader remember the story—it’s a place for last thoughts, a summary of the story, a last line that will linger in the mind of the reader.
=Process:=

Do some research:
=== Ø Interview at least two people who know about the issue you are exploring—be sure they have different viewpoints. You are looking for a quote or a mini-story that might give more information to your reader.===

=== Ø Visit the place you are writing about, if you can. Or, if you writing about something big, like climate change, go to a place that would be affected and take notes about what you see and what you feel when you are there.===