1.  Outline the purpose of your article

2.  Choose an article topic

3.  Research the article

4.  Write the article

5.  Edit the article - have a friend proofread it

6.  Rewrite the article and type it on the computer

7.  Do a spell check

8.  Optional class activity: Use a software program such as PageMaker or QuarkXpress to create a newspaper that will contain all the articles