Articles

Suitable Eye-Catching Title

INTRODUCTION (Paragraph 1):

Technicques for attracting the reader’s attention: - direct address
- a rhetorical question
- background information
- personal opinion
- set the scene: who? where? when? why?
-what happened before the main
events?(in narrative articles)
MAIN BODY

(Paragraph 2):
Topic sentence (the main idea of the paragraph): First, Firstly, First of all, In the first place,
To start/begin with, On the one hand, ………………………………………………………………..
Reasons/ arguments + examples to support the idea of the paragraph: What is more,
Furthermore, Apart from this/that, In addition to this, Moreover, Besides (this), …not to
mention the fact that, not only…. but also…; For example, For instance, such as, like,
particularly, in particular, especially,…………………………………………………………………
The development of the story (in narrative articles): Time words and phrases: when, once,
after, before, as soon as, by the time, meanwhile, until, suddenly, at first, finally, soon, next, at
that moment, then, eventually, etc……………………………………………………….....................

(Paragraph 3):-
Topic sentence: (the main idea of the paragraph): Secondly, Thirdly, After this/that,
Afterwards, Then, Next………………………………………………………………
Reasons/ arguments + examples to support the idea of the paragraph:
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(Paragraph 4)1:
Topic sentence: (the main idea of the paragraph): Finally, Lastly, Last but not least,…………
Reasons/ arguments + examples to support the idea of the paragraph
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

CONCLUSION (Final paragraph):

Summary of main points (the topic sentences in other words as in the developmental
paragraphs): In short, Briefly, To put it briefly, In other words, That is to say, To put it
differently, To put it another way, All in all, Taking everything into account/consideration, On
the whole, All things considered, In conclusion, On balance, For the above mentioned
reasons ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Re-state personal opinion: In my opinion/view, To my mind, To my way of thinking, I am
convinced that, It strikes me that, It is my firm belief that, I am inclined to believe that, It
seems to me th*at, As far as I am concerned, I think that, To the best of my knowledge, As far
as I know,……………………………………………………………....................................................
How the story ended (in narrative articles)…………………………………………………….
People’s feelings and final comments or reactions (in narrative and descriptive articles)…...
Direct speech/asking a rhetorical question/addressing the reader direcly……………………..

1 The exact number and devision of paragraphs will depend on the specific instructions for each article - writing
task.

Prof. Georgeta Colăcel, Colegiul Naţional „Petru Rareş”, Suceava