Checklist: Features of articles in teen magazines or e-zines

This is our Checklist for the creation of reports, interviews, andreviews

A „good“ article…

… is designed for its readership

… wakes interest

… is informative and not too long (3-5 paragraphs or 200 words on average)

… focuses on one certain topic

… has a teasing headline that piques the readers’ curiosity

… deals with up-to-date/ current topics

… contains many adjectives/adverbs

… contains linking words

… offers links to more information (web links, references to other articles, issues, magazines…)

… is illustrated or supported by pictures or short film reports

… shows its release date of release

… shows its author’s name

… respects copyrights

… has its own style

… has its own design

… is not a plagiarism,

--> In our case it should also contain (hyper)links to the meaning of words that are new to us.

E-Zine