Articles can be written on topics related to a variety of fields depending upon one's interests and liking. General sciences, medicine, sports, entertainment, politics, business, literature, philosophy, astronomy are some of the diverse subjects on which articles can be written. The main aim behind writing articles is to convey information to the readers in a systematic and precise manner. The articles which are written are published either in the newspapers, on the Internet or in books and magazines. However, the format plays a very important role in deciding the quality of the article. The writer of the article should be well aware of his audience, and understand the reader's expectations who would be reading his article.
Before you start writing an article on any topic given to you, it becomes essential to research well on the topic using all the sources available to you to avoid any kind of factual errors.
Proper Format For Writing Articles
Headline or Article Title
Writing a relevant and proper headline or the title of the article is one of the most important features of the article. It is on reading the headline of the article, that the reader decides whether to proceed and read the entire article. The headline should be short, grammatically correct (needless to say) and catchy to arouse the interest of the reader. You can use a bigger and bold font for the headline than the rest of the article, to grab the attention of the reader. The headline, in a single sentence or a phrase, should describe what the article is about and thus give the reader an idea of whether he will get the answers of his questions after reading the article.
Introduction of the Article
The introduction of the article should give the reader, a brief idea of the subject of discussion of the article. In the introduction, you can simply define some important terms or concepts which would be discussed in detail in the main body of the article. The introduction should ideally be a few sentences and should be in a font smaller than the title or the headline.
Main Body of the Article
The main body of the article is a very vital part of the article because it is supposed to answer all the questions of the reader. The first thing to remember while writing the main body of the article is that it should be relevant to the subject or the title of the article. There are many ways of writing the body of the article and it depends largely on the topic of the article. You can write the body of the article in a question and answer format which can act as a questionnaire for the reader. This is one of the most popular, widely used and a rather systematic way of formatting the article. The body of the article can have multiple paragraphs and ideally you should have a subtitle for each of the paragraphs. This will enable the reader to know at a glance of what that particular paragraph is talking about.
You can also include a list for listing the various important things in the body of the article. For example, while writing on a medical topic, you can have a list of the symptoms or the causes of certain diseases or disorders. The tips, certain facts, advice and solution can also be given in a list form for quick understanding. Try to answer the important questions like 'why', 'how', 'what' in the body of the article. The font of the body of the article should be the same which has been used in the introduction.
Conclusion of the Article
In the conclusion of the article, which appears at the bottom of the body, you should give a summary of the article in brief. You can also give some references and links in the case of online articles for the reader to receive more relevant information on the subject.
In the format for writing a newspaper article, it is essential to mention the writer's name and the date of the article in the days, months and year format. Thus, we conclude that only a good article can guarantee the satisfaction of the readers.
