E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 1 Writing Features Types of Features Narrative Stories Personality Profiles 11

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 2 Types of Features Define types of feature stories. Know the characteristics of feature stories GOALS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 3 Types of Features feature story human interest story informational feature stories trend sidebar 11.1 KEY TERMS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 4 Defining Types of Features Human interest story Informational feature story Trend story

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 5 Checkpoint What are three types of feature stories? ANSWER Three types of feature stories are human interest, informational and trend stories.

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 6 Characteristics of Features Facts Relevance Structure

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 7 Checkpoint What are the characteristics of feature stories? ANSWER Three types of feature stories are human interest, informational and trend stories.

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 8 Narrative Stories Describe narrative writing. Know how to write a narrative story GOALS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 9 Narrative Stories narrative narrate 11.2 KEY TERMS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 10 Narrative Writing Different types of features Techniques of oral storytelling Narrator’s perspective

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 11 Checkpoint Describe narrative writing. ANSWER Narrative writing is written from the narrator’s perspective. It is engaging, creative, present and compelling.

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 12 How to Write a Narrative Story The lead The body The kicker

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 13 Checkpoint What are the three parts of the narrative story? ANSWER The three parts of the narrative story are the lead, body and kicker. The lead is the beginning. The body is the middle. The kicker is the end.

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 14 Personality Profiles Identify what you need to write a good profile. Explain who is a celebrity GOALS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 15 Personality Profiles profiles biography celebrity 11.3 KEY TERMS

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 16 Profiles Feature stories about people Ordinary people Celebrities What is needed for a good profile Cooperation of subject Input from people around subject Background and biographical material

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 17 Checkpoint What do you need to write a good profile? ANSWER To write a good profile you need the cooperation of your subject. You also need input from people around the subject, and background and biographical material.

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 18 Celebrity Profiles Who is a celebrity? People who know the celebrity

E XPLORING J OURNALISM AND THE M EDIA © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning Chapter 11 Slide 19 Checkpoint Who are celebrities? ANSWER Celebrities are people who are celebrated. They are people of note.