A Student's Guide to Writing Short Articles
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Learning Objective
Understand the key elements of writing a short article and apply them to create your own article.
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List as many presentational devices that you know
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What presentational devices/layout features might you find in an article?
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An article should have a title.
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False
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Begin your article "Dear Sir/Madam"
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False
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Understanding audience and purpose
Do you know who your target audience is?
What do you want them to take away from this article?
What is the purpose of the article ?
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List four main purposes of a piece of text
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Text that wants you to do something is:
Informative
Instructive
Persuasive
Descriptive
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List 5 language techniques you could use in a persuasive article
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Select a Title
A good title should attract readers' attention.
It should reflect what the article is going to be about.
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Introduction
Create an attention-grabbing opening that introduces the topic and entices the reader to continue.
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Developing Key Points
Outline the main points or arguments that support your topic.
Ensure each point is clear, concise, and relevant to the audience.
Each new point should be in a separate paragraph.
Leave a clear line between each paragraph.
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Engaging the Reader
Incorporate anecdotes, examples, or quotes to captivate the reader and make the content relatable and impactful.
Can you use any language techniques to engage the reader and make the article more interesting?
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Concluding Effectively
Summarize the key points and leave the reader with a thought-provoking conclusion that reinforces the main message.
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CHECK AND CORRECT
Revise and edit the article for clarity, grammar, and spelling to ensure a polished final piece.
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Task
Write an informative article for your college magazine about how to look after your health on holiday.
You should aim to write about 150 word.
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Task
Teenage drivers aged 17-19 make up only 1.5% of the driving population. However, 9% of fatal and serious crashes involve teenage drivers.
New research shows that almost 6 in 10 road crashes involving teenage motorists were caused by the driver texting.
1 in 8 accidents were caused by a teenage driver fiddling with a smartphone.
Task:
Use the information above, along with other suitable information to write an article for your college magazine giving students advice on how to stay safe when driving.
Aim to write between 140- 200 words.
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TASK
Write a persuasive article for your college magazine about the importance of protecting our environment (140-180 word)
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Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.
