RULES OF ARTICLE WRITING

An article is a piece of creative writing written specifically for

the purpose of publication in any form of media the writer desires and sees best. There are different features and characteristics of expose the concept and the sophistication of the article to its readers’. This article is aimed at revealing the art of standard article writing.There are different kinds of articles, these types are grouped

based on the nature and the intensity of treatment the writer gives to the Idea he ‘s conveying;

1. Descriptive: This article describes moderately the idea the writer is trying to express, e.g. is an article describing an election, accident, event etc.

2.Expository:This article is thorough in nature, as it involves the writer exposing an entirely ‘new’ procedure to the readers. It involves articles like the DIY articles, the Cookery articles etc.

3.Argumentative:This article is in the form of an argument, having the writer either proposing (supporting) or opposing a motion of phenomenon. This article is in the form of a debate and has the characteristics of a debate – this is why I call it a debate-in-writing article

4.Narrative:

This article is written to narrate a certain incident and has its major characteristics as being factual.

Purpose of an article refers to the aim the writer had in writing

the article, it refers to the nature of the idea the writer conveys in the written article. There are basically 5 purposes of Article writing;

1. To Entertain

2. To Educate (Inform)

3. To Admonish (Instruct)

4. To Explain a process or procedure (e.g. DIY articles)

5. To Argue a point/ Prove a case.

Features of Article Writing

1. An article is meant for the public, thus also called public writing.

2. Since it’s a public writing, an article must have a formal style of writing.

3. It must have a Heading or Title.

4. The introducing paragraph of the article must contain the purpose and the setting for writing the article.

5. Each paragraph discusses a point or and idea.

6. The concluding paragraph must have a summary, or, a re-state of the writers stand view.

7. Name and Address of the writer should be written at the end of the article, as no editor would publish an anonymous article.

With these rules of Article Writing, you are equipped to a become a better and more professional article writer – practice makes better.

- Onyemenam Chinodebem.