Do you need an eight-week lesson plan for teaching feature writing? Or news writing? This book covers everything you need to become a successful news writer and feature writer. If you have students who want to explore feature writing as a means of improving their research and writing skills, then this is the book for you. If you want to pursue a print journalism focus in the communication major will find this course valuable. Valerie Hockert, PhD has taught journalism courses at a college level for many years, and has written many courses for various colleges in journalism, including news writing and feature writing.