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Choosing a Topic for my Feature Article

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Our class is starting a new feature article writing unit where we will be writing an article.

 I already know some stuff about feature writing like that there are diagrams and that you have to choose a topic. A feature article is an article where you write about a topic and you have categories on that topic. Informational writing can be hard at some points if you are having trouble putting facts into an article.

I came up with three topics which were, Kona, baseball, and football. I decided to go with Kona because it is a topic where I really know a lot about. Fun fact, my dad has gone there for around 40 years straight.

I think Kona will be the best topic for my feature article because it is a topic I can write a lot about and I know the island really well.

I am planing to include in my feature article the wildlife, restaurants, the landscape, activities and where it is. I also hoping to include some diagrams like the island, activities, and some of the wildlife on the island.

Personal Narrative Reflection

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In the personal narrative unit, I decided to write a story about a camping trip I went on. It was called Camping Catastrophe. I came up with this idea when I was over reading the text and thought there is a lot in the story. I should come up with a name that represents it, so that’s when I decided to call it that.  I decided to write about this because I did a lot of things and I thought it would be a good story to tell. 

The process of writing this was challenging. There were ups and downs. I planned my Story out by using a strategy Mrs. Cooper showed us. It was writing scenes so we could break down the story and write it easier. When we were drafting, It was difficult to break the story into parts because there was going to be a lot of writing in the story. I decided to take some of the writing off so then it became more manageable. When I started to edit my final draft, it wasn’t too hard. I decided to break down my run off sentences and check my spelling. The hardest part of revising was probably the checklist. It was made up of going back into the text and editing and checking off what you did. 

I think my strengths in the story were probably the dialogue and the action I put in. For example, 

“We are going zip lining later today!”

“Yay” I replied, trembling with fear.

One of my areas I could improve on is probably my elaboration.

 

Doing the ending was hard. We had to end on a realization. I struggled a little bit because I couldn’t come up with anything. Eventually, I came up with something and finished off my story. 

Overall, I had a really fun time writing this story and doing this unit. even though there were some ups and downs. I would like to thank Mrs. Cooper and my classmates for feedback and suggestions.