Mastering the Art of Article Writing
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Top Tips on Writing an
Article
PURPOSE – Inform, persuade, entertain – be lively and interesting
AUDIENCE
School magazine or national newspaper? Careful of tone!
FORMAT
Use main heading, subheading if necessary and byline.
Don’t forget paragraphs!
REMEMBER TO SPEND TIME
PLANNING
BEFORE YOU
START
Articles tend to be written for magazines or newspapers
so you need to be clear about:
Presentation Features
Headline
Sub-headings
By-line
Bullet points
Graphs/statistics
Pictures
Font size/design
Underlining
Structure
A catchy heading
Introductory paragraph grabs
attention – use a question for
example
Three or four central paragraphs
of varying length
Link ideas and use connectives as
markers to introduce new points
Examples/points in each
paragraph must be developed
Start with strongest point and
keep second most powerful for
last
Short, powerful and effective
conclusion that sums up/gives
strong point, advice or refers to
future action
No need for columns –
just paragraphs!
Other useful tips
Always spend a few minutes planning what you will say and
to whom – get your audience right!
Organise the order in which you present and structure ideas
Use a range of accurate punctuation : ; ? “ !
Use a variety of sentence structures – use verbs, adverbs,
prepositions to start sentences
Use a lively style – humour, anecdotes, evidence, dry wit
Use ambitious vocabulary and correct spelling
Use A FOREST DRIP checklist to help you – next slide
Proofreading
-
Spend a few minutes reading and checking
accuracy. Remember the literacy targets you have been given
in English.
A FOREST DRIP
You can still use some of these techniques
A
necdotes – remember the lady from London who swallowed a fly and
everyone thought she would die?
F
acts/statistics – over 96% of the people at school said..
O
pinions – Clearly, the best way to lose weight is to cut out fatty foods
R
hetorical question – don’t we all want to go on holiday?
E
motive language/exaggeration – the tragic loss of pies from the school
lunch menu….
S
arcasm or humour – we all know that training for a marathon does not
include a daily jog to Macdonald’s?
T
riples – annoyed, appalled and irritated
D
irect language/inclusive language – you, we, our, us
R
epetition – education, education, education
I
mperatives – try this, consider…picture, imagine, follow, look, stop,
P
unctuation for effect - ! ? : ; -
Example
Teen Smoking – Give it up!
By Joe Bloggs - Teenager
THE FACTS
Every day, 4,000 teens under the age of 18 try to smoke their first cigarette.
Sadly, more than 2,000 of them become regular smokers. It seems even
more shocking that a third of them smoked their first cigarette by the age of
14. In order to strengthen their marketing to younger people, tobacco
companies have even planned to target ice cream trucks to sell their
products!
KILL
Shockingly, the tobacco companies don't seem to care about how many
they kill or who they kill. As long as they make heaps of profit they will
target as many teens as they can. Clearly, it's up to us to stand up against
them and to think for ourselves! Do we want to be victims of the tobacco
companies plans to make more money or do we want to fight back?
Learn top tips for writing compelling articles, including structuring, planning, and engaging the audience. Discover techniques like A FOREST DRIP and presentation features to enhance your writing skills.
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Top Tips on Writing an Article
Articles tend to be written for magazines or newspapers so you need to be clear about: PURPOSE Inform, persuade, entertain be lively and interesting AUDIENCE School magazine or national newspaper? Careful of tone! FORMAT Use main heading, subheading if necessary and byline. Don t forget paragraphs! REMEMBER TO SPEND TIME PLANNING BEFORE YOU START
Structure A catchy heading Introductory paragraph grabs attention use a question for example Three or four central paragraphs of varying length Link ideas and use connectives as markers to introduce new points Examples/points in each paragraph must be developed Start with strongest point and keep second most powerful for last Short, powerful and effective conclusion that sums up/gives strong point, advice or refers to future action Presentation Features Headline Sub-headings By-line Bullet points Graphs/statistics Pictures Font size/design Underlining No need for columns just paragraphs!
Other useful tips Always spend a few minutes planning what you will say and to whom get your audience right! Organise the order in which you present and structure ideas Use a range of accurate punctuation : ; ? ! Use a variety of sentence structures use verbs, adverbs, prepositions to start sentences Use a lively style humour, anecdotes, evidence, dry wit Use ambitious vocabulary and correct spelling Use A FOREST DRIP checklist to help you next slide Proofreading - Spend a few minutes reading and checking accuracy. Remember the literacy targets you have been given in English.
A FOREST DRIP You can still use some of these techniques Anecdotes remember the lady from London who swallowed a fly and everyone thought she would die? Facts/statistics over 96% of the people at school said.. Opinions Clearly, the best way to lose weight is to cut out fatty foods Rhetorical question don t we all want to go on holiday? Emotive language/exaggeration the tragic loss of pies from the school lunch menu . Sarcasm or humour we all know that training for a marathon does not include a daily jog to Macdonald s? Triples annoyed, appalled and irritated Direct language/inclusive language you, we, our, us Repetition education, education, education Imperatives try this, consider picture, imagine, follow, look, stop, Punctuation for effect - ! ? : ; -
Example Teen Smoking Give it up! By Joe Bloggs - Teenager THE FACTS Every day, 4,000 teens under the age of 18 try to smoke their first cigarette. Sadly, more than 2,000 of them become regular smokers. It seems even more shocking that a third of them smoked their first cigarette by the age of 14. In order to strengthen their marketing to younger people, tobacco companies have even planned to target ice cream trucks to sell their products! KILL Shockingly, the tobacco companies don't seem to care about how many they kill or who they kill. As long as they make heaps of profit they will target as many teens as they can. Clearly, it's up to us to stand up against them and to think for ourselves! Do we want to be victims of the tobacco companies plans to make more money or do we want to fight back?
