Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Writing assignment 5: an article

You have been doing a class project on crime. Your teacher has asked you to write a contribution for the school's English language magazine with the following title:

What can ordinary people do to help in the fight against crime?

Write your article (120 - 180 words), giving other students practical suggestions for beating crime.

Things to think about:

Style
Who is the target reader?
Should the style be formal, neutral or informal?

Organization and ideas
Introductory paragraph:
Why is it important for ordinary people to help in the fight against crime?
Can they do very much to help?
Paragraphs 2 & 3:
Think about what you discussed with your classmates in recent activities.
To finish your article you could:
Encourage readers to take action
&/or
give them advice on what they should do
&/or
ask them to consider the consequences of not doing anything.

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