“Articles express the personal opinions of the writer. Input for an article may be in the form of verbal/visual input. The output may be descriptive or argumentative. Purpose of Article Writing “An article is written to present information on a variety of themes in along and sustained piece of writing, namely: «describing an event, a person his fe and actions + describing a place © narrating an event + expressing views on some issue of social interest + expressing arguments in favour of or against a stated hypothesis or event ‘Types of Articles 1a Magatine articles ~ Magazine articles may be for a school and may have a limited audience. 1 Newspaper articles - Newspaper articles have a wider audience. FORMAT Part: HEADING eye-catching; encapsulating the central theme By UNE~ by whom the article is written Parti: INTRODUCTION ‘The opening paragraph, called the introduction, is a must. It + tells what the article is about + catches attention + arouses interest + limits and controls what you plan to discuss in your article * contains language that is clear and precise and it may even use a definition or quotation. Part ll: DEVELOP CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP © use facts * give examples to support your views * present arguments in a coherent, logical and convincing manner. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST * give views contrary to yours * convey why your views are better /: CONCLUSION | ‘+ summing up ~ consolidation of idea ‘offering suggestions/measures to improve the situation | * personal observations and predictionSupporting details/ | rennged ogaly WR ance ee ‘wii | I Awivoetion | < Changing Gender Roles Shreyay/Shey (Class XH) ing to shatter the glass ceilings and men attempting to cope with ‘over’ successful wives. But while the & seratch the surface a The This isan era of won 1 stereotypes may have diluted a bit, d we are where we were a decade ago. People are more comfortable The media projects the g wtituce, However, the pertinent question i ‘men really prepared to accept the ‘new’ women? The answer is oft stated. They are ‘good fiends’ with the successful carcer-woman but to tic the knot they seek a traditional woman who ean cook and keep th yen women prefer strong, dk career graph So, w happy. nating men as against today’s ‘metrosexual male’. No rman who is extra sensitive and cares more about the kitchen than his woman who doesn’t cook is still nor deemed a homemaker and an overly ‘man is not considered man enough. A child even today is largely the woman's responsibility and the man will stil not time for Parvati to move 01oo > Article Should students rely on technology for their homework? Kushagrt/Kusha ‘As anything in the world, technology has its up sides and down falls when incorporated co the education sytem Certainly, thing technology is very convenient for taking nd preserving cass notes, organising asignments and planning ahead of time. However the problem with this is that i creates a'tech dependency’ that is difficul® to escape from. Salew in the pat had to write everything, and the only source that could be used when they did not understand something, apart from asking the tcacher, was books such as the dictionary and the encyclopedia, They had co learn co manage time independent, and they had to ear to keep nots organised so that they could be used when necessary. AS a rest students in the past were very independent and down to earth. Compared to this the students today have Internet and technology that could make education simpler and compact Students goon the Incerne forall kind of help including websites, ransiation ki and Q & A sites. This may seem like a postive change, Fowever in the long runic creates tech-dependent adults, because they need this convenience for anything that they have to do. Life does not work that way. Sometimes we need much more than what technology can offer us in a golden plate. We have to rudy form analogue sources, and interact with other people face to fac. “Technology is just a medium, what counts is that you use your own brain in what you are learning thereby contributing ro the subject. For example, iFyou find the meaning of a word or concept through an Internet search once and then you intentionally te it and apply it beyond that homework, you are learning. But if you have to keep searching for the same thing, you are not engaging with the concept. I's the difference between relying on something and utilising something, Certainly che latter is more rewarding than relying on technology.