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Year 11
Eduqas

Planning an effective article

I can come up with a main argument as well as ideas for three main paragraphs as a plan for an effective article.

New
New
Year 11
Eduqas

Planning an effective article

I can come up with a main argument as well as ideas for three main paragraphs as a plan for an effective article.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An opinion article is an article where writers present their perspective on a topic.
  2. You should aim to choose a topic that you are familiar with and can make multiple points about.
  3. The form of an article consists of a headline, a strapline, and subheadings for each paragraph.
  4. The purpose of a headline is to grab the reader's attention and you might use alliteration or rhetorical questions.
  5. The purpose of a strapline is to summarise the main argument of the article.

Keywords

  • Article - a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine or other print or online publication

  • Argument - a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory

  • Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

  • Form - a way of categorising literature based on its structure or purpose

  • Rhetorical question - a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point, rather than to get an answer

Common misconception

An argument is a disagreement and something which is confrontational.

In an article, an argument is a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory that you give the reader in order to convince them that your idea is correct.

It might be useful to show pupils some examples of articles so that they can get an idea of that they look like.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
'A matter dealt with in a text, discourse or conversation; a subject' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?
Correct Answer: topic, a topic
Q2.
'The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words' is the definition of ...
Correct Answer: alliteration
Q3.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Correct answer: 'Fair funding means a better, brighter future.'
'Every student deserves a chance for a brighter, stable future.'
'Funding schools is a vitally important aspect of education.'
Q4.
'A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point, rather than to get an answer' is the definition of a question.
Correct Answer: rhetorical
Q5.
Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question?
'Do you recycle?'
'Do you believe in climate change?'
Correct answer: 'Do we really want our planet to survive?'
Q6.
Which of the following is the definition of 'cohesive'?
separate and not working together
Correct answer: united and working together effectively
discordant and not working together effectively

6 Questions

Q1.
'A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other print or online publication' is the definition of an ...
Correct Answer: article
Q2.
'A way of categorising literature based on its structure or purpose' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?
Correct Answer: form, format
Q3.
'A reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory' is the definition of which word beginning with 'a'?
Correct Answer: argument
Q4.
Where should a subheading appear in relation to a paragraph when writing an article?
Correct answer: before
in the middle
after
Q5.
The title of an article is known as the ...
Correct Answer: headline, head line, heading
Q6.
'A supplementary heading or caption in a newspaper or magazine' is known as the ...
Correct Answer: strapline, strap line