Feature stories are different from news stories in several ways. They generally are not late-breaking news, but cover timely subjects. They often present another way of looking at a current event. Feature stories do not follow the inverted pyramid style of writing.
Feature stories are people-oriented.
They are more descriptive than news stories. Ask students to suggest topics about current ideas or situations of interest to them. Write the suggestions on the board or overhead. Have students select the three topics they think would be most popular with many readers. I Explain the differences between feature stories and news stories.