ARTICLE WRITING

-Appealing Heading at the top underlined

-By- XYZ
-Atleast three/four paragraph division
-Avoid asking questions and answering
-Dont write sentences like:
But I dont understand why are children eating junk
food?/I dont know why are they doing it?
-Rather write:
The reason why children get attracted to junk food is
never very clear.
The reason why they do so is not clear
-Hence avoid using I, my view is that.., why is this
happening? etc
-Ask questions with whether or if in between (that is,
in reported speech)
-Maintain a tone as if you are an observer of the problem
not directly involved with it.
Example distinguishing between an article and a speech beginning
Issue: Water Problem
Article
DRINKING WATER SCARCITY
By- XYZ
Of all the factors threatening the life of the human species on
earth, the scarcity of drinking water is the most serious one.
We all know that there is limited drinking water on this
earth.(Avoid this style)
It is a well known fact that there is only limited drinking water
on this earth.
The sources of fresh drinking water are only limited to rivers,
lakes, underground water, etc. and the huge water body of sea
can not be utilized to sustain us since that is salty and hence
not fit for drinking. But the shocking fact is that inspite of the
entire body of knowledge at our disposal, the unchecked
exploitation and wastage of drinking water is going on by the
human beings.

SPEECH WRITING
-Dont give a heading at the top.
-Include your name in the opening lines of speech.
-Open your speech with very personal style that holds
the attention of the listeners
Shock the listeners with a fact, data, statistics(only if you
have that); attract their minds to the seriousness of the
problem you are addressing, titillate their minds into
thinking by using a suitable style.
-Then come to words like Respected Principal, Teachers
and my dear friends
-Go on to deal with the problem in a conversational style
ask questions(not too many), give answers; raise
problems, offer solutions.
-Never lose track of your topic
-Always sound balanced in your views; speech should
never sound one-sided like a debate.

Speech
Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink..
The great romantic poet Coleridge was very right in uttering
such great lines as perhaps he could foresee that we human
beings will finally reach this stage one day.
This is not to shock you but to attract your attention to a thing
that is most required but least cared for. Yes, you got it right I
am talking about WATER and not only any water but drinking
water and its scarcity in the present and coming times.
Esteemed Principal, Respected teachers and my dear fellow
friends. I am XYZ and I am present here to express my views
on the topic Water Scarcity- Its now or never!
We all have read in our geography books that we have limited
water bodies providing fresh water fit to drink and still do we
ever seem to care to take any step to save or conserve it? I am
sorry to say NO! perhaps we are in an illusion that we will buy
it just like we buy a Thumbs Up or Bisleri bottle. May be we
can but what about the poor and the downtrodden?

Example distinguishing between an article and a speech ending

Article
The problem can be solved only with the alertness of the
citizens and that requires the right timely efforts by the
government bodies. Awareness programmes on television and
nukkad dramas can really help. ..

Speech
So what do you think? The problem will take care of itself?
No my friends, it will not. It requires our alertness and timely
action before it is too late. .
So let us pledge to come forward together to save our and our
future generations lives by saving water..