Tips on writing feature articles:

From the NY Times

Writing a feature in 5 steps

Types of features

A social justice unit (includes lots of writing but none are feature articles. With modification though, it would be easy to weave in a feature article. Want resources for teaching about race and social justice? Check out the Learning Network.

Here's a unit on teaching the feature article. Note: the link to resources doesn't work. Here's a unit on feature writing that provides lots of models of features.

Moving Writers on the feature article

Articles and Lessons

In a Rage over Sarah Killing and a lesson plan

A Teenager was Bullied and a lesson plan

Articles

Invisible Child

Unclaimed

Is this an argument about teens and sleep?

A feature article about bullying that would work for middle school

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