Feature Article

Advisory Interview

80 points

Due Tuesday, September 6th

During the hourlong advisory, you met with many adults at Oceana who are unique and interesting. Tonight, imagine that you are a reporter for a website devoted to teachers and schools. Please choose two people you interviewed today, and write a feature article about each person (therefore, you should hand in TWO stories in all).

A feature article is a creative article that deals with real events, issues, and trends.

However, unlike straight news articles, it places emphasis on the people involved rather than on the facts of the news.

1. Start with a lead (the first sentence in your article). A lead can include a question, a quote from the person, a generalization, or an anecdote.
2. Include at least 4 facts that you learned about the person. These can be direct facts or statements in your own words.
3. Weave these facts together in a way that makes this an interesting STORY, not just a list of facts.
4. Conclude with a sentence or two about why this person is a valuable member of the Oceana community. What do they contribute to our school that makes them so great? It could be their sense of humor, their dedication to students, their outside interests, or other things.

Format:

• This should be typed or written in pen.
• Each feature should be one paragraph with at least 8 sentences.
• Use correct grammar and spelling.
• Write in the third person (do NOT use I, you, or we)

Example:

            “I love art and want to share my knowledge with my students.” These words were spoken by Oceana’s fantastic pottery teacher, Mr. Clay. For the past ten years,  Mr. Clay has been teaching at Oceana. Before that, he spent time in New Mexico, where he apprenticed with Joe Indigo, a famous artist. His experiences in New Mexico help him with his pottery curriculum, and he offers an Interim to New Mexico every year so that students can work with Joe Indigo. What about outside of school? During the summer and holiday breaks, Mr. Clay enjoys hang gliding and playing the flute in an Afro-Reggae band.  The Oceana community is so lucky to have such a passionate and experienced pottery teacher on campus—without him, students would not learn the joy of shaping clay into beautiful vases, pots, and bowls.