ARTICLE WRITING POINTS TO REMEMBER
Give a title that catches the attention of the reader.
Begin with a striking opening sentence which addresses the readers and gets them interested in the topic.
Present a strong argument for your ideas supporting it with evidences or elaboration.
Use linking devices (however, therefore, although, even though, in order to make the composition appear a whole.
Introduce a new point at the beginning of each paragraph that follows, to strengthen your ideas. Develop your ideas as much as you can to make them interesting and substantial.
Conclude with your strongest point.
Use passive voice, humour, emotive language, rhetorical questions to provide a specific effect.
FORMAT OF AN ARTICLE:
TITLE/HEADING :
Eye-catching , illustrating the Central Theme….BY LINE : Writer’s Name under the title ….
INTRODUCTION :
A comprehensive introduction touching upon on the plus and minus of the topic…..Establish the context……… …Draw readers’ attention. Specify and delimit your topic…..Put a rhetoric question or give some startling facts, statistics or quotation…. Content: Spell out the various aspects to the topic-merits, demerits , causes, consequences, effects, advantages, disadvantages
WINDING UP :
Give your opinion, comments, criticism, recommendations
CONCLUSION :
Conclude with a hope, a warning, an appeal or a call for the action Split up of marks: Total marks: 5….Format (title + writer’s name) : 1mark Content :(logical organization, relevance): 2 marks(Credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting her/her own ideas) Expression: 2 Accuracy: Grammatical, appropriate words & spelling : 1 Fluency : Coherence and relevance of ideas and style : 1
You are Vikranth / Vinitha, a freelance writer much concerned about the discriminatory treatment of women in the Indian society. Write an article in 120 – 150 words throwing light on this problem and giving suggestions for putting an end to it. (5 marks)
DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN
By- Vikrant
It is a pity that in a country where women are said to be worshipped, there is a widespread discrimination of them even before they are born and injustice meted out to them in such a male chauvinistic world. A land where female divinity is worshipped, women face discrimination at all ends. Certain brutal practices like the female feticide throw light on our attitude. The girl child is considered to be a liability and doesn’t enjoy the privileges of a boy. She is denied the advantage of proper education. The dowry system haunts parents and the harassment she is subjected to at the in-laws often force her to commit suicide. Even in enlightened homes, a woman has to live her life under male dominance. Working women are physically and verbally abused, denied opportunities of growth and subjected to discrimination. The social evils like dowry system, honour killing, human trafficking, societal dogmas etc. take great toll on women, be it daughter, mother, sister , wife, grandmother. Education and economic independence only can empower women to fight for their rights. It is also the responsibility of the educated society to work for the cause of women. Proper law making and execution, spreading awareness, exemplary punishment for the predators etc. surely will bring positive changes. Let she not be worshipped but let her live a wholesome life. Let us live, let her live and let us help her live for a better developed society! Rightly said, “"There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.”
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