PLANNING YOUR ARTICLE Copyright © Digital Explorer 2012 This resource may be reproduced for educational purposes only. A resource by: MEDIA EDUCATION – LESSON 5

WHICH GLOBAL TOPICS INTEREST YOU?

The audience you choose might alter the language and style that you use Writing for people your age, you may want to be more informal For a general audience, more formal language may be appropriate WHO ARE YOU WRITING FOR?

Do you want to inform or persuade? An article about Pakistan art may be to inform An article about how youth are wrongly portrayed in the media may be to persuade WHY ARE YOU WRITING?

WHAT THE STUDENTS WROTE

Topic: Truck Art in Pakistan Audience:Young people in London Purpose: Writing to inform EXAMPLE

This is a simple way of choosing the four things that you want your audience to know Do all your research first and then think about what those four points might be CHOOSING PARAGRAPHS

Para 1An introduction to truck art Para 2Origins of truck art and why people have their truck decorated Para 3Some of the common designs that people choose Para 4How truck art shows a different side to Pakistan EXAMPLE

Use the internet or a library Find reliable sources A custom search site has been set up for you at: This only shows results from well known newspapers, TV and NGOs RESEARCHING NEWS ARTICLES

Topic, audience and purpose Research online or in the library All the notes you need to write your article Title, standfirst and paragraphs Print outs of any pictures or diagrams REVIEW