Reflection on articles

The quality control team (Myself, Tara, Mike & Alex) have looked through peoples draft articles and discoverd that many things need changing within them.

Shown below are some notes that where made on peoples articles:

- Very formal maybe to formal for the readers?
- Need to have more examples!
- MUST link to exam (That is the idea for the WHOLE paper!)
- Spelling and Grammar is an issue and needs amending
- Wording and structure of the articles need re-thinking / doing
- Where are the sources from? (website / book / film / music etc)
- Needs MORE personalisation towards the audience / readers
- Too vague needs more explicit writting and information to help other students
- Need to keep to the target audience in mind (AT ALL TIMES )
- Add facts and figures so that peple can use them within their exams
- More quotes are needed within the articles!


Overall we have discussed a list of parts / pieces that need changing within the articles

Shown below is the list of things which need amending asap:

• Address the reader as a student of our age (16 - 20 )
• Ensure that they all link directly to the exam paper / questions
• Include images / diagrams / etc (VISUALS)
• Refer to the exam criteria!
• Use the wording from the exam questions or even use the WHOLE question!
• Use facts and figures
• Suppy references to sources you have used
• Check and Change (spelling / gramma etc)
• Use footnots for referencing sources
• Make it personal to the reader and use a professional tone within your writting
• Anotate images used (EXPLAIN AND ILLUSTRATE)
• Target specific exam questions relating to your article (MIX & Match) be brief yet informative
• Infomation on its own is not enough (explain every detail and be explicit with your writting!)