How To Write Special Feature Articles, page 199 by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
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article?
5. Does it have more than one appeal?
6. Is the subject so presented that the average reader is led to see its application to himself and to his own affairs?
7. Could an article on the same subject, or on a similar one, be written for a newspaper in your section of the country?
8. What possible subjects does the article suggest to you?
III. PURPOSE
1. Did the writer aim to entertain, to inform, or to give practical guidance?
2. Does the writer seem to have had a definitely formulated purpose?
3. How would you state this apparent purpose in one sentence?
4. Is the purpose a worthy one?
5. Did the writer accomplish his purpose?
6. Does the article contain any material that seems unnecessary to the accomplishment of the purpose?
IV. TYPE OF ARTICLE
1. To which type does this article conform?
2. Is there any other type better adapted to the subject and material?
3. How far did the character of the subject determine the methods of treatment?
4. What other methods might have been used to advantage in presenting this subject?
5. Is the article predominantly narrative, descriptive, or expository?
6. To what extent are narration and description used for expository purposes?
7. Are concrete examples and specific instances employed effectively?
8. By what means are the narrative passages made interesting?
9. Do the descriptive parts of the article portray the impressions vividly?
V. STRUCTURE
1. What main topics are taken up in the article?
2. Could any parts of the article be omitted without serious loss?
3. Could the parts be rearranged with gain in clearness, interest, or progress?
4. Does the article march on steadily from beginning to end?
5. Is the material so arranged that the average reader will reach the conclusion that the writer intended to have him reach?
6. Is there variety in the methods of presentation?