Writing a Magazine Article
You are writing an article for a magazine. Think about the features of articles from creative writing tasks in your English lessons. Here are some tips to make your copy pop. Start with an intriguing headline that stands out for your reader. It needs to refer clearly to your YouTube star. You need to have an informative and engaging strapline that compels readers to read on. This is where you introduce your YouTube star explaining why they are worth interviewing in the first place. Include a couple of introductory paragraphs. Here you can describe how you meet up with your YouTuber and your first impressions of them. You need to use the correct language register as if you are a journalist writing about an original YouTuber (the one you have created before half term). Your language register must be appropriate to you target audience, so consider using an informal, chatty tone to engage your reader. Using literary devices such as rhetorical devices, repetition, alliteration,