Feature Article

The purpose of a feature article is to... (more than one answer is possible)

• guide the audiene to a position

• entertain

• inform

• none of the above

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Based on this headline, teens are represented...

• as a positive influence on society

• as lazy, entitled and disrespectful

• as in need of guidance and concern

• as violent troublemakers

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Based on this headline teens are represented as...

• being deliberately targeted by the media

• self-centred

• interested in politics, social issues and charity

• vapid and narcissistic

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Read the lead of this feature article. What technique is being used?

• Surprising fact

• Vivid description

• powerful anecdote

• pertinent quote

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Why is this headline skillful?

• It rhymes.

• It is an expression.

• It is an expression, it makes the reader understand we are talking about music, and it starts to show the angle of the story all in one.

• It's not skillfull. The audience doesn't understand it.

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Which of the following headline/secondary headline pairs work best with this image. perspective: teenage recklessness

• Teenagers / diving into life.

• Summer lovin'! / What are the trendiest travel destinations for teenagers.

• Living Life to the fullest / Teens know best

• Too Young to Live, Too Soon to Die / Not knowing When the Risk is Too Great

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Should your "close" begin with something like "in conclusion" or finally?

• true

• false

If you present an anectdote in the lead, should you circle back to it in the close?

• yes

• no

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What rhetorical devices can you use to make your headline great?

• alliteration

• repetition

• humour

• metaphor

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Finish the sentence: "A feature article reads like a story..."

• but is actually a poem.

• with an unsatisfying ending.

• with facts woven in.

• from a Keanu Reeves movie.

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