Filipino English Feature
Filipino English Feature
Filipino English Feature
1. Choose a topic.
Start with an idea. Is there something you have a burning desire to write about or a
particular publication you want to write for? Once you have decided on your subject, the
next step is to establish your premise. What is the point of your article, your working
theme? You should be able to sum it up in a sentence or two. For example, here is my
working hypothesis for an article on law firm marketing: To compete in an increasing
complex, changing environment, many law firms across the country are exploring a
revolutionary new strategy — marketing their services.
2. Research
Research has three purposes:
– It reaffirms and expands your hypothesis, or it reveals that you are on the wrong track
and need to start over.
– In its early stages, research provides enough information to help you block out the
article and write a coherent, convincing query letter.
– Finally, it fills in the meat of your article. Information is gathered through interviews,
reading, and making expert use of the resources on the Web.
No writer can survive today without understanding how search engines work.
– The first paragraph is your introduction. It tells the editor who you are, why you’re
writing, and the subject of your proposed article.
– The second paragraph focuses on the editor’s needs, and to write it you must know the
general editorial policy of the publication and the audience to whom it is directed.
– Paragraph three briefly describes the content and appropriateness of your article and
why the publication’s readers would want this information.
– The fourth paragraph explains why you are uniquely qualified to write this piece. What
are your credentials? How much do you know about this subject? How well do you
understand the aims of the publication?
– The final paragraph is very short. It is your close, your action statement, in which you
state what you will do next. Will you wait to hear from the editor (risky), or will you call
to follow up and, if so, when? If you say you’ll call at a certain time, do so.
4. Do more research
Don’t sit around waiting for a response. Go back to researching, this time in much more
depth. Immerse yourself in your subject. Gather every bit of information you can find.
Talk to as many experts or sources as possible. Keep at it until you are filled to the point
of overflowing. When you feel that one more fact will be a fact too many, you’ll know it’s
time to stop.
6. Write
This is what all that preparation has been leading to — the moment when everything
comes together into a coherent whole. If you’ve followed the first five steps, you will find
that you’re more than ready to write. Obviously, the intricacies of how to do it would
require a separate book, but here are a few techniques I’ve found helpful over the years.
Lay out the article in outline form — introduction at the top; conclusion at the bottom; and
I, II, and III in the middle. It may sound simplistic, but that format will keep you focused
on sticking to no more than three main points. Your introduction must grab the reader and
pull her into the story. It should also contain your thesis. The introduction basically makes
the point; I, II, and III prove it; and the conclusion wraps it up in a neat little package.
The payoff to all your hard work comes when you send your manuscript to an editor.
After your query letter and follow-up calls, the best-case scenario is when an editor says,
“That sounds interesting. I’d like to take a look at it when it’s finished.” There is no
sweeter moment — except, perhaps, seeing it in print — than dropping that envelope in a
mailbox when you know someone is waiting to read it.
Ang Lathalain ay isang sulating tumatalakay ng mas malalim, mas malawak sa malikhaing paraan sa
isang balita, panqyayari, bagay o kaganapan.
Mga Hal. :
Pagtaas ng matrikula.
Ang paksang ito ay napakalawak. Maaaring puniill lamang ng twgkol sa kasalukuyang pagtaas ng mga
bayarin. Hal., Pagtaas ng mga bayarin sa mga state colleges at universities.
Giyera sa Mindanao.
Maaring gawan ng lathalain ang; (1) Lahatang panig na panggigiyera ng gobyernong Estrada sa
mamamayang Moro sa Mindanao; (2) Ugat ng pakikibaka ng mamamayang Moro para sa sarlling
pagpapasya; (3) Mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao (human fights violations) dulot ng panggigiyera
ng gobyerno at/o (4) Tungkol sa usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng gubyerno at ng Moro Islamic
Liberation Front,
Hal.:
'"Ang maaaring piliin ay ang mga pinakabagong update sa badyet ng isang state university, kaltas sa
badyet na inilaan sa badyet sa military at giyera, kabuuang badyet na kailangan ng state university
para matustusan ang mga iskolar ng bayan.
Feature. Ang balitang lathalain ay ang pinakanababasa at pinakanatatandaan sa mga lathalain. Ito
rin ang pinakamabisa dahif ito ang pinakanapapanahon.
Nilalaman ng Lathalain.
Ang nilalaman ng lathalain ay dapat na nakapagmumulat o nakagigising ng pag-iisip at/o damdamin
ng mambabasa.
Kadalasang nagagawa nito ang alinman sa sumusunod:
-nakapagbibigay-alam (inform);
-nakapagtuturo (teach);
-nakapag-aaliw (entertain)
Human Interest Sketch- Nagbibigay diln sa mga aktuwal na mga pangyayari kaugnay sa pang-
araw-araw na pamumuhay na maaaring maka-antig sa damdamin at kalsipan ng mambabasa.
Biographical Sketch- Pagtalakay sa buhay at gawa ng mga tanyag o katangi.tanging tao. Hal.
Lorena Barros, Kerfma Jar/man, mga llder estudyante, mga martir ng kitusang kabataan atbp.
Historical Sketch- Maaaring Ito ay base sa mga tlistorikal na pangyayari, mga tao, ngunit
nakakapag-interes sa mga mambabasa dahil sa mga datos at talang ibinibigay dito.
Personality Sketch- Nagbibigay dim sa mga personal na katangian, pananaw, mga nagawa ng taong
gagawan ng lathalain.
Travel Sketch- May diin sa mga kaganapang dl saklaw o malayo sa mga kagyat na karanasan.
Karaniwang tinatalakay nito ang mga
-katangi-tanging tao
-katangi-tanging lugar,
Maaaring pagkumbinahin ang iba't-ibang istilo batay sa pangangailangan at kaangkupan nito sa
paksa.
Hallmbawa:
-Demolisyon ng maralitang lunsod- Human interest-narrative sketch.
-Gyera sa Mindanao- Narrative-historical sketch
-Si Erap at ang kanyang mga kronl-Personallty-narrative sketch.
-Pagtatakda ng isang sentral na tema (central theme) o pangunahing ideya (main idea) na tatalakayin
ng artikulo (masasagot ito sa pagpili pa lamang ng paksa at mga tanong),
-Makinis at madaling pag-uugnay ng bawat parapo (paragraph) sa isa't-isa nang hindi lumalayo sa
paksa o sa Ideyang nais nitong lamanin.
-Maaaring magsagawa ng interbyu sa mga taong may kaugnayan sa paksa. Ito ang tinatawag na first
hand Information.
-Maaaring sumipi sa mga balita o artikulo sa mga dyaryo, mga libro at iba pang reference para sa
paksa.
-Mag-lnterbyu ng mga tao hinggil sa kanilang opinyon kaugnay sa paksa.
-Bumatay sa press release, press statements, factsheets at iba pa para sa mga pahayag at/o datos.