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English – Grade 5
Quarter 4 –Module 18: Writing a Feature Article
First Edition, 2020
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 English 5
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 18
Writing a Feature Article

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 5 Self-Learning Module on Writing a Feature Article!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 5 Self-Learning Module on Writing a Feature Article!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 5. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Writing
a Feature Article

At the end of this self-learning module, you are expected to:

 write a 3-paragraph feature article with a topic about health.

PRETEST

Directions: Write TRUE on the space provided before each number if the
statement is correct and write FALSE if it is not.

_______1. The title tells what the feature article is all about.
_______2. Telling why the feature article topic is interesting is a part of
the introduction.
_______ 3. The introduction contains the main idea.
_______ 4. Each paragraph in the article should only have one main
idea.
_______ 5. New information can be added in the conclusion.

RECAP

We have learned that feature article is a creative article that deals with
real events, issues and trends. However, unlike news articles, it places more
emphasis on the people involved rather than on the facts of a news.

We also learned that a feature article has 4 parts, the title, introduction,
body and conclusion. In this self-learning module, we will dig in deeper on
how to write a feature article.

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 LESSON

Writing a feature article allows you to express your opinion using a fact-
based argument leading to a particular purpose. Today, we will be writing a
three-paragraph feature article with a topic about health.

Write an Eye-Catching Title

The first part of a feature article is the title. It tells what the article is
all about. That is why it is important for you to determine your PAT first.
Identify the purpose, the audience to whom your article is intended for, and
your topic.

Since the title is the first thing that your readers see, make it eye-
catching and fun. Also, try to keep it short, 2-8 words are enough. Remember
that all the first letters in a title should be capitalized except for the articles,
conjunctions and prepositions.

Present an Appealing Lead

The second part is the introduction. The introduction contains the
lead. The lead tells why the topic is interesting. Here are some of the ways on
how you can write your lead:

1. Lead with a Question – Give a question that is thought-provoking

to get the attention of the readers.
2. Lead with an Interesting Fact – This will teach the readers
something new and can spark an interest about the topic. You may
tell a general situation or trend. You may use the word recently to
talk about the latest trend.
3. Lead with a Famous Quote – A quote can get the readers think
about its relation to the topic.

Offer a Meaty Content

The third part is the body. It is the most important part of the feature
article. In here, you put all the critical and pertinent information of your topic.
To keep the body of your article organized, you have to only include one main
topic in each paragraph. Give supporting details and evidences to explain
your main idea. You may use words like first, besides, etc. to organize your
ideas.

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End with a Bang!
The last part is the conclusion. It is the summary of the whole article.
You may give your stand or opinion and you can also make a prediction.
Just as how you gave a thought-provoking statement in the introduction,
make sure to also end and close your feature article with the intention to
transform your readers’ mind and actions.

Guided Practice
We will organize our feature article first by using the graphic organizer.

My topic is…
 The benefits of exercise.

My lead
 Question: Do you exercise regularly?
 Interesting Fact: Children do not exercise anymore
because of video games and other online entertainment
activities.

Who is this article about?

 This article is intended for children, especially to those
who don’t exercise.

What is this article about?

 This article is about the benefits of exercise especially for
children.

Why is it important for people to know about this?

 It is important because it will make people healthy,
especially children as they grow up.

What are the other details I want to include?

 Exercise boosts academic performance.
 Children who exercise develop healthy habits as they grow.

Now that I have determined my PAT, my whys and the details I want
to include in my feature article, I will now write the draft.

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 Draft

Introduction

Do you exercise regularly? Having plenty of exercise at your young age

is a brilliant idea. Recently, a lot of video games and other online
entertainment activities have been popping in the internet. This led to a
decline of physical activity among children, making it easy to get used to the
habit of not exercising.
Body
Exercise has many benefits. For instance, studies show that it boosts
academic performance. In addition to that, it has been proven that children
who exercise more develop healthy habits later in life.

Conclusion

In conclusion, exercise needs to be established as a routine for children

like you. This can be achieved if you include exercise in your daily activities.

As you can notice on my draft, I have deleted sentence number two from
paragraph one. I decided to put that statement instead in the conclusion.
After I have made my correction, I will now proceed to writing my final article.

Final Article

Exercise vs. Video Games

Do you exercise regularly? Recently, a lot of video games and other
online entertainment activities have been popping in the internet. This led to
a decline of physical activity among children, making it easy to get used to the
habit of not exercising.
Exercise has many benefits. For instance, studies show that it boosts
academic performance. In addition to that, it has been proven that children
who exercise more develop healthy habits later in life.
In conclusion, having plenty of exercise at your young age is a brilliant
idea. Exercise needs to be established as a routine for children like you. This
can be achieved if you include exercise in your daily activities.

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 ACTIVITIES

For your activity, write a three-paragraph feature article with a topic

about health. Follow the instructions given in each activity before writing your
final article in Activity 3.
Activity 1
Directions: In order to make the flow of your paragraph well, fill up first the
graphic organizer with the different information needed for the organization
of your article.

My topic is…

My lead

Who is this article about?

What is this article about?

Why is it important for people to know about this?

What are the other details I want to include?

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Activity 2
Directions: Based from the details you have put in the graphic organizer,
write now the draft of your feature article.

Draft
____________________________
Title

Introduction

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Body

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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Activity 3
Directions: After writing your draft, write your final article below.

Final Article

____________________________
Title

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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 WRAP-UP

To wrap up everything that we have talked about in this lesson, find the
different parts of a feature article from the puzzle and circle it.

VALUING

Without a doubt, this pandemic has caught us all by surprise. Nobody

expected for this to happen. Now, more than ever, is the time for us to really
take good care of our health. Give 3 ways on how we can keep our bodies
healthy and strong.

1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________

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 POSTTEST

Directions: Read the following sentences. Circle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Choose the correct statement when writing a title for a feature article.
A. The title tells what the article is all about so it has to be long.
B. The title is the first part of the feature article and it has to be
attention-grabbing.
C. The title has to be exciting and should include the important
details of the feature article.

2. The lead tells why the topic is interesting. There are different ways on
how to write a lead. Which one is a lead that states an interesting
fact?
A. How does your product compare to others in your industry?
B. "You really don't know what freedom is until you have had to
escape from terrorist captivity", says Tom Dennon, an Air Force
pilot stationed in Iraq.
C. 15% of people admit to having cyberbullied someone else online.

3. Each paragraph should only have one main idea.

A. True
B. False
C. It depends.

4. Choose the appropriate supporting detail if the main topic in the

paragraph is about the effects of depression.
A. People who are depressed are more likely to die following a heart
attack.
B. 10-15% of women develop depression after giving birth.
C. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry.

5. Which group of words can you use in organizing your ideas?

A. because, for, and
B. first, then, next
C. in, beside, around

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

Rubrics for Feature Article Writing

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Title Grabs reader's Grabs the reader's No special quality No title

attention. Is creative attention to grab the
and appropriate. reader's attention.

Word Choice Writer uses vivid Writer uses vivid words Writer uses words Writer uses a limited
words and phrases and phrases that linger that communicate vocabulary that does not
that linger or draw or draw pictures in the clearly, but the communicate strongly or
pictures in the reader's mind, but writing lacks capture the reader's interest.
reader's mind, and occasionally the words variety, punch or
the choice and are used inaccurately flair.
placement seem or seem overdone.
accurate, natural,
and not forced.

Lead The lead is inviting The lead states the The lead is not No lead, or very weak lead.
and draws the topic, and makes an inviting to the
reader into the attempt to draw the reader.
article. reader into the article.

Focused There is one clear, Main idea is clear, but Main idea is The main idea is not clear.
Topic well-focused, defined the supporting somewhat clear, or There is a seemingly random
topic. Main idea is information is general. the writer tries to collection of information.
supported with bring in too much
detailed information. off topic material.

Conclusion The writer draws an The writer draws a The writer rambles There is no conclusion.
appropriate conclusion, but it is not in the conclusion.
conclusion and satisfying.
writes it well.

Grammar & Writer made no Writer made 1-2 errors Writer made 3-4 Writer made more than 4
Spelling errors in grammar or in grammar or spelling errors in grammar errors in grammar or spelling
spelling that distract that distract the reader or spelling that that distract the reader from
the reader from the from the content. distract the reader the content.
content from the content

Capitalization Writer made no Writer made 1 or 2 Writer made a few Writer made several errors in
& errors in errors in capitalization errors in capitalization that catch the
Punctuation capitalization or or punctuation, but the capitalization reader's attention and greatly
punctuation, so the paper is still easy to and/or punctuation interrupt the flow.
paper is read. that catch the
exceptionally easy to reader's attention
read. and interrupt the
flow.

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B 5. e 6.
5.
A 4.
Tru 4.
A 3. True 3.
C 2. True 2.
B 1. True 1.

Posttest Pretest

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3TihyPCeI.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCcTKyewEWQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3w_MNsz
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