Page 2: Perfecting Your Conclusion and Final Tips

This section focuses on creating effective conclusions for English Language article examples and provides final guidance for article writing.

Conclusion Writing: The page details how to create impactful endings that reinforce the article's main arguments.

Highlight: Avoid starting conclusions with "in conclusion" - it's considered inappropriate for article writing.

Key Conclusion Strategies: The guide emphasizes several approaches:

Example: For informal articles, ending with a light-hearted quip or referencing an opening anecdote can create a satisfying circular structure.

Final Recommendations: The page concludes with additional resource suggestions for further study.

Quote: "Good luck on all of your exams, you're going to do great :)"

Vocabulary: Cyclical structure - A writing technique where the conclusion references or returns to elements from the introduction, creating a sense of completeness.

Page 1: Essential Components of Article Writing

This page outlines the fundamental elements required for writing an effective article for GCSE English Language AQA. The content focuses on structural components and opening techniques that create engaging content.

Definition: An article is a piece of writing that presents a coherent argument or exploration of a topic, typically written for publication in newspapers or magazines.

The page breaks down key components:

Title Selection: The title should reflect the article's tone and subject matter, avoiding inappropriate stylistic choices for serious topics.

Example: For a serious article about social issues, avoid puns or wordplay. For lighter topics, maintain an appropriately casual tone.

Opening Techniques: Several effective methods are presented for starting an article:

Highlight: Opening options include rhetorical questions, statistics, anecdotes, facts/statements, and exclamations.

Main Body Construction: The main body requires careful structuring and argument presentation.

Vocabulary: Thesis - The central argument or point being made in the article.

Quote: "You can 100% lie about statistics. As long as you're not saying something completely outrageous, they are literally not going to care."