Article Writing for Senior Secondary School Students

How an Article is written ? 

Definition : -

An Article is a part of writing on a particular topic forming an independent

opinion and views expressed by a writer.

Distribution of Marks :
Format : 

Heading and Writer's Name :1 Mark

Content : 4 Marks

Expression : Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and 

spellings coherence and relavence of ideas and style: (2½ marks)

Word Limit : 150–200 Words.

Points to Remember

* Give an appropriate Heading

* Mention writer's name

* Divide the article into three parts

* Part-I – Introduction - mention briefly the status of the issue 

* Part-II – Body / Analyse the topic in terms of Types 

          Causes

          Problem

          Consequences

          Positive / Negative effects

          Related Information

          Implications - social / environmental / psychological /  Health related.

* Part III – Conclusion- suggestions / remedial measures /  reminders.

* Organise the ideas in a logical orders.

* Word limit ( 150 to 200 words)

* Think about the topic and ideas associated with it.

* Collect ideas through brain storming

* Draw value points and develop them into paragraphs

* Revise critically

* Make a rough draft, edit and time yourself (15-20min.)

Example :

DECLINING RATIO OF GIRL CHILD

It is a great irony among the people that in a country where women are worshipped for power and energy, they are facing a kind of extinction, thereby bringing down the ratio. The birth of a son is a cause for great rejoicing with drumming, singing and public proclamations but that of a girl is an occasion for disappointment or at the best indifference.

The main cause of declining ratio of girl child is the fact that the large number of mal-nutrition and disease which are either not treated or treated Finadequately. The girls are killed even before their birth. The practice of pre-birth sex selection has spread rapidly through all castes and groups. Region, Religion and caste exercise an influence over mortality rates. The lower the status of women in a particular section of the population, the higher the number of female deaths. Child marriages, early pregnancy, malnutrition during pregnancy, lack of medical treatment, physical torture, rapes and unequal status in the society make them the child of lesser Gods. 

It is really a cruel joke that the mother of humanity is no one's child, the maker of the home, does not have a home. The 'Creator' is destroyed mercilessly in the hands of her own near and dear ones. Even the womb of her mother is not a safe home for her as she is cruelly terminated by her saviours as parents and medical practitioners.