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1 - Writing Features for Magazines/Newspapers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2011

Cheryl Rao ,
Gita Iyengar  and
Meena Murdeshwar
Cheryl Rao
Affiliation:
Writer of fictioon for children
Gita Iyengar
Affiliation:
Writer of fiction for children
Meena Murdeshwar
Affiliation:
Writer of fiction for children
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Summary

Task 1

Writing Features

Mode Of task Individual/pair work

Objective

  • To introduce students to samples of writing encountered in newspapers and magazines,

  • To write about facts and consider opinions,

  • To write well-made paragraphs and longer texts,

  • To carry out fieldwork/research and develop it into a feature.

Target level Class 8 and above

Time required for Fieldwork 1 hour

Writing time 30 minutes for individuals

45 minutes for a pair

Additional material required A newspaper or magazine

Procedure

  • Explain what a feature is. You may include the following points:

  1. It is the kind of writing encountered in a newspaper or magazine.

  2. It is not a news item or advertisement.

  3. It provides additional information, entertainment, comment or discussion.

  4. A news item presents facts about an event, a feature may present opinions. For example, news about an accident would contain information regarding the time and place of the accident, the number of the injured, the losses incurred, the action taken by the authorities etc. A feature about it could contain the point of view of a victim or witness; it would be a ‘human interest’ story.

  5. Features can also take the form of book reviews, movie reviews or even horoscopes or puzzles.

  6. The objective of a feature is to appeal to readers with varied interests.

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Anyone Can Write , pp. 1 - 30
Publisher: Foundation Books
Print publication year: 2008

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