Project Development

 Further Major Project Research

In reference to my further research about my project, today I will be looking at how to write an article. If I want to write a good article I need to know how to do that. I found a step-by-step guide about it.

 

Writing article step by step 

What I learned from this, there are three rules I should follow writing my article: planning and answer the question of who is my target audience and what I am going to write about? Secondly rules about writing in order, the article should include an introduction, main body, and summary. The third one is editing, that I should look for grammar mistakes, make sure my sentences are clear and easy to understand especially that I am writing in the English language which is not my first language. I created Mind map in Canvas to organize the ideas:

Canvas Mind map

WHO?WHAT?WHY?

So now I will plan and consider who is my target audience. In my opinion the target audience that I want to reach are people in age between 25 and 65 years, mainly workers also people from middle-class, people who like food and anyone who is interested in culture. I would like to write a 1000-word article about Polish food and culture. Silesian cuisine has a long history and a rich culinary history. This is going to be a long article feature for an online culinary magazine or website that focuses on the region and a number of well-known meals, as well as two cooking channels on YouTube that the reader can access. I'm going to look into the culinary history of Silesian cuisine as it is specialty. To discover more about this topic, I used trusted web sources. Also I will examine other magazines and online content directed to my target audience.

WRITING

In this section I would like to consider about the language and the style is used in writing articles, also what sort of words I will be using. In separate blog post I will add my thoughts about it. 

INTRO/CONTENT/SUMMARY

Introduction - start with grabbing attention. In the beginning, it is important to catch the reader's attention by writing something interesting and engaging. Summarizing what the article will be about, so the reader knows what it is about.

Content should be divided into paragraphs. They should be wrote in logical order. For example: "give different events or ideas their own paragraphs, in a logical order that builds on the previous details. For example, if you were writing about the brief history of a war, you might have these five paragraphs: 1 – origins of the war, 2 – how it started, 3 – what happened of note, 4 – how it ended, 5 – the aftermath" (Williams, P., 2014)

Conclusion: "The conclusion should present the main points of the article in a clear and succinct way. You should not add new information in the conclusion, just summarize what you have discussed, with your closing thoughts or opinions."(Williams, P., 2014)

How I will implement that to my project article?

I think the best way to catch the reader's attention is to start with the story. This story will be about Polish miner which is  my dad. I will start with narration that he came back from work and his wife is waiting for him ready to serve the traditional food. Then I will think about my paragraphs, I will think about what I have to write and put that in logical order. First I will start with the story and then I will write about family values. Next will be to write about culinary heritage. At the end I want to write about famous dishes and two famous cooks. At the end of my article there will be a short conclusion. Just to summarize main points of the article. 

EDITING

This is the last part of completing my article. I will be looking for grammar mistakes, especially with articles 'the' and 'a' as I consider it as a problem to me. Also I will look for consistency of my text. Also important is proofreading. I will check also spelling. Then I will check how my text is readable and understandable to my readers. Following English Lessons at Brighton.com : "Editing is not just about looking for mistakes. As you edit your article, ask yourself if the language is clear and engaging, and if the structure works well. If you planned the article well, this should be easier – if not, you may need to do a lot of editing" (Williams, P., 2014)

Sources:
Williams, P. (2014) English lessons Brighton Available at: https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/writing-article-step-by-step-guide/ (Accessed: date: 14 November 2021).