Newspaper article: Religion

The graphic structure of  a newspaper article consists of: eyelet, heading (title) and subheading (subtitle). 

In our case “Religion” is the eyelet of the article. Eyelet usually provides a brief introduction to the content of the article.

“An important mission” is the heading of the newspaper article. The title plays a vital role in the effectiveness of the article, it plays an orientation role in connection with the narrated fact. It serves to attract and intrigue the reader. 

“The arrival of Christianity in Great Britain” is the subheading. It has the function to specify what is written in the title and gives to the reader a clear idea of what the newspaper article will deal with.

The body of text analyzes the topic of the title, and consists of 6 paragraphs:

1st paragraph: the first paragraph explain when and by who Christianity spread over Great Britain.

2nd paragraph: the function of this paragraph is to explain that the Anglo-Saxon people invaded Britain.

3rd paragraph: the function of this paragraph is to explain the meeting of Roman Christianity and Celtic-Irish Christianity .

4th paragraph: the fourth paragraph has the function to explain the diffusion of  missionary centers  all over Europe. 

5th paragraph: the function of this paragraph is to explain how Christianity has spread in England.

6th paragraph: this paragraph is the conclusion of the article.