Thursday, 5 June 2014

IGCSE students alert....... How to write an article. Notes from my teacher

                                 Magazine Article Structure

1. Topic

   Introduce the issue , which may be something topical and in the news , or research recently published, or      proposal which has been put forward by a government or other agency , or the description of the person      that the article will concern,Unlike a news report, which is informative and a speech which is argumentative     , a magazine article is discursive writing.

2. Background

   The article is likely to fill in the past history of the person or event which the article has been written and        what has led to the current state of affairs.

3.Discussion

  The article is likely to return to return to the present day situation at this point  , discussing and giving             different viewpoints of the person or event , with details and examples and quotations , and making               comparisons with the past or with similar topics.Though the writers; own viewpoint may be inferred ,             alternative views must be given equal weight and other voices heard.

4.Prediction

   At this point the article may deal with the future developments or predicted outcome of the present                situation ,E.G.-that a person will go on to become even more famous and successful , or that a current          predicament will become worse if nothing is done about it , or which side will win the political debate

5. Conclusion

    The article needs a neat conclusion , which may be an ironic reference back to the beginning of the article       or a quotation.


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