Magazine Articles
AdvancedArticles.
- An article has four parts: headline · byline · lead · body
- Hook readers with a question: What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times?
- A quotation is the heart of the article — Jason Lee's line makes the story human
文體小知識：Hook the reader from line one.
§Text Passage
1Headline: Old Books, New Lives: Our School's Free Library Corner. Byline: By Wendy Cheung, 2A. What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times? That question is the hook of this article. Last Monday, our school opened a “Free Library Corner” beside the tuck shop, and more than 300 books found new owners within an hour.
2The lead paragraph explains the news; the body gives the details. The queue started forming before eight in the morning, and some students came with their own bags. The Student Union asked everyone to donate books they no longer read. “I never thought my old storybooks could make someone else smile,” said Form 1 student Jason Lee. That quotation became the heart of the article. Teachers added dictionaries and magazines, so the shelf now holds over 500 titles.
3The union plans to restock the corner every month. From this angle, the project looks set to grow: small actions bring big smiles. A small shelf, a big idea: perhaps the best stories are the ones we pass on, and perhaps the best readers are the ones who share. Next month, the corner will welcome mystery novels and science books. Mr Chan, our vice-principal, says he hopes every classroom will soon have its own corner. Why not bring a book you have finished and give it a new life?
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Headline: Old Books, New Lives: Our School's Free Library Corner.
標題：舊書新生命：本校的免費圖書角。
Byline: By Wendy Cheung, 2A.
署名：張詠詩（2A班）。
What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times?
一本書讀過一百次之後，會有甚麼下場？
That question is the hook of this article.
這個問題就是本文的引子。
Last Monday, our school opened a “Free Library Corner” beside the tuck shop, and more than 300 books found new owners within an hour.
上星期一，我們學校在小食部旁開設了「免費圖書角」，一小時內就有三百多本書找到新主人。
The lead paragraph explains the news; the body gives the details.
導言段說明新聞，正文提供細節。
The queue started forming before eight in the morning, and some students came with their own bags.
排隊人龍早上八時前已開始形成，有些同學還自備袋子。
The Student Union asked everyone to donate books they no longer read.
學生會呼籲大家捐出不再閱讀的書。
“I never thought my old storybooks could make someone else smile,” said Form 1 student Jason Lee.
「我從沒想過自己的舊故事書能令別人微笑。」中一學生李傑森說。
That quotation became the heart of the article.
這句引述成為全文的核心。
Teachers added dictionaries and magazines, so the shelf now holds over 500 titles.
老師們加入了字典和雜誌，書架現在有超過五百本書。
The union plans to restock the corner every month.
學生會計劃每月補充圖書角。
From this angle, the project looks set to grow: small actions bring big smiles.
從這個角度，這個計劃看來會不斷成長：小行動帶來大微笑。
A small shelf, a big idea: perhaps the best stories are the ones we pass on, and perhaps the best readers are the ones who share.
一個小書架，一個大念頭：也許最好的故事是我們傳遞下去的，最好的讀者是懂得分享的。
Next month, the corner will welcome mystery novels and science books.
下個月，圖書角將迎來偵探小說和科普書。
Mr Chan, our vice-principal, says he hopes every classroom will soon have its own corner.
副校長陳老師說，他希望每間課室很快都有自己的圖書角。
Why not bring a book you have finished and give it a new life?
何不把你讀完的書帶來，給它一個新生命？
1Summary 重點摘要
Articles.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Magazine piece.
Catchy title.
First paragraph.
Main content.
Direct quote.
Writer name.
Catch reader.
Point of view.
3Step by step Steps
- HookOpen with a question: What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times? The reader stays for the answer.
- BodyThe body fills in details: The queue started forming before eight in the morning… Teachers added dictionaries and magazines, so the shelf now holds over 500 titles.
- EndClose with the angle and an invitation: small actions bring big smiles… Why not bring a book you have finished and give it a new life?
- HeadlineA contrast pulls the eye: Old Books, New Lives: Our School's Free Library Corner — old vs new.
- Byline and leadThe byline sits under the headline: By Wendy Cheung, 2A. The lead gives the news: more than 300 books found new owners within an hour.
- QuotationA quote is the heart of the article: 'I never thought my old storybooks could make someone else smile,' said Form 1 student Jason Lee.
- AngleThe angle decides the message: small actions bring big smiles — the whole article walks around this line.
5Worked example Example
Task: write a magazine article for the school magazine about the Free Library Corner — with a headline, byline, hook, a quotation and a call to action.
- Step 1: Design a catchy headline — Old Books, New Lives: Our School's Free Library Corner.
- Step 2: Add the byline — By Wendy Cheung, 2A.
- Step 3: Open with a question hook — What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times?
- Step 4: The lead gives the news — 300 books found new owners within an hour.
- Step 5: Add a quotation (Jason Lee's line) as the heart of the article, then end with a call to action.
- Answer: Old Books, New Lives: Our School's Free Library Corner — by Wendy Cheung, 2A. What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times? Last Monday, our school opened a Free Library Corner beside the tuck shop, and more than 300 books found new owners within an hour. The queue started forming before eight in the morning. 'I never thought my old storybooks could make someone else smile,' said Form 1 student Jason Lee. The union will restock the corner every month. Why not bring a book you have finished and give it a new life?
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is a headline?
Q2What is a lead?
Q3What is a hook?
Q4What is a byline?
Q5What is an angle?
8Recap Recap
- An article has four parts: headline · byline · lead · body
- Hook readers with a question: What happens to a book after you have read it a hundred times?
- A quotation is the heart of the article — Jason Lee's line makes the story human
- The angle sets the message: small actions bring big smiles
- End with a call to action: Why not bring a book and give it a new life?