ARTICLE WRITING

Format

•  Title
•  Writer’s Name

Content (Value points related to the topic) 3-4 Paragraph

•  Para 1 : Brief Introduction of the status of the issue
•  Para 2 : Analysis of the topic in terms of
•  Types
•  Consequences
•  Causes
•  Good/bad aspects
•  related information
•  Para 3

Implications – social / environmental/Psychological/health related

•  Para 4

Concluding Para-Suggestions / reminders

Expression

•  Grammatical accuracy, spellings, coherence, relevance of ideas and style.

Steps taken to write an article

•  Thinking about the topic and ideas associated with it
•  Collecting ideas involved through brain storming / discussion / sources
•  Organising : the ideas in logical order.
•  Revising critically

Questions to practice:

1. You are Satish/Shweta. Working in an NGO which is working for the uplift of socio-economic conditions of child laborers by counselling their parents and helping children to go to school. You find it appalling that many people in educated society want the practice of child labor to continue. Write an article on the “Role of Educated Society in Curbing Child Labor”. (150– 200 words.)

2. You are Mamta/Mohan. You find corruption as the biggest impediment in the development of a nation. You strongly believe that youth can play a very important role in fighting the menace of corruption. Write an article on the “Role of Youth in Fighting Corruption”. (150–-200 words).

3. You are Jeetender/Jeetu. You have been working on a project related to effect of modern life on youth. You interviewed school and college students for the project. Write an article on the subject in about 150–200 words.

4. Write an article in 150 to 200 words on vocational training – as part of the school curriculum’ expressing your views on its need in the present scenario and suggesting steps to make it successful.

5. You are Vidya/Vijay, a student of Class XII of Sarvodaya School Dilshad Colony. You feel disturbed to read news about increasing cases of “honor killing” in northern India. You feel that such attitude of some elders in the society deprives children of their free will and pose hindrance in choosing life partner and career of their choice. Write an article in about 150–200 words on the topic, “Honor Killing a Stigma on Modern Society.”