Articles:
An article is a piece of writing which we usually find printed in magazines or newspapers. In newspapers, you can find newspaper reports in the form of articles, or sometimes they're people who write articles on certain issues that the country is dealing with. In magazines also we can see different types of articles. There is a slight difference between the articles that are published in magazines or newspapers. Because you find them every day on airing newspapers, there's a slight change in the format. I'll let you know how it is, So Let's first find out the format of an article.
Format For Article Writing:
1) Heading:
- The heading is the first thing of an article that comes to our mind.
- The Heading of an article should be written in the center of the page.
- Heading should not be or might not be a complete sentence.
- Use three to four words for heading. Do not elaborate it too much (or) it should not be very long.
2) Byline:
- The next one after heading should be byline.
- Byline is actually the name of the person who has written the article.
- In the case of newspaper reports, Byline also consists of the date and also the place.
- In magazines, The name of the person who has written the article is more than enough for a byline.
- Byline can be on the right-hand side, or it can be on the left-hand side on the top of the page.
- Byline also be at the end of the article.
So, there are three places where you can write the byline for an article, which means you have choices. You have to choose only one place to write the byline.
3) Content:
Content also has different parts. First is the opening or introductory paragraph, and then you develop the thought, and then you start writing the content with given facts and figures. Then ultimately, you end the article by giving a conclusion to it or a solution to a problem. So this is actually the format. There is nothing much to be discussed here because there are only three things to be kept in mind one is Heading, another is Byline, and another one is Content.
Now let's find out some tips for writing effective articles.
Tips To Write An Effective Article:
Tip 1:The first letter of every word in the sentence of heading should be in Capital Letters.
Tip 2: Heading should be Eye-Catching (i.e., Eye-Catching means quickly grabs the attention of a person or reader.)
Tip 3: Heading should give a Clear and Crisp idea of the theme.
Tip 4: Heading should not elaborate too much.
Tip 5: Byline should be Essential and Comprises of the author's name or the writer of the article.
Tip 6: In the case of Newspaper Report, Byline should also include a date and place along with the writer's name.
Tip 7: Introductory Paragraph or opening of an article should Catch the attention of the reader.
Tip 8: Introductory Paragraph or opening of an article should create interest which means the reader should feel that "yes! I am connected to this problem, or I am connected to this thing, and I need to read about it. The reader should become curious once they read the beginning of the paragraph.
Tip 9: The article should be in clear and precise language.
Tip 10: The article should be planned before writing. Once you start writing, the opening paragraph will give you a hint on how to plan it further.
Tip 11: Develop the content by using facts, examples, and logical agreement.
Tip 12: Compare And Contrast Technique is nothing but giving points of view or examples to justify your point.
Tip 13: Conclude or Conclusion is basically summing up your views and offering some suggestions or Solutions.
Tip 14: Once you start writing, you should not be too descriptive about something irrelevant or less important things for that paragraph. Do not give too much time to your words and your lines on them.
Tip 15: You should have to follow the format and the word limit (if given).
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