Friday, 20 May 2016
Today's work on Presentation
Sources:
http://en.kiosko.net/uk/np/the_times.html and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36130610
P. Both texts use images to engage the reader.
Q. There is a picture of the Briton who died, with his wife.
E. This engages us because it shows he was loved and was a family man. As this is an English newspaper it focuses on the British person who died rather than the ’66 Egyptians.’
Q. The most interesting picture in text two is the arrest warrant.
E. This reinforces the point that he is a criminal and convicted of fraud. Having a real life document is something you don’t see often in news items so it makes it seem very real to the reader.
P. Both texts use diagrams to help us to understand what happened.
Q. The Irish map tells us exactly where it happened.
E. By giving us this extra detail we can comprehend the situation even more. If someone isn’t familiar with Ireland they can see exactly where it occurred.
Q. The main diagram of the first article shows stage by stage what was happening to the plane with little annotations to explain what is happening.
E. The reader can easily see in a pictorial format what happened. This also engages us because it is not in a text format and it is exciting to see its descent.
Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36097300 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-36279782
P. One presentational feature both writers use is a bold title or headline.
Q. The article about the divers catches our attention because it suggests a rescue mission in a ‘cave,’ which seems exciting.
E. By leaving us with lots of questions the headline makes us want to read on to find out what happened.
Q. ‘Bath WW2 bomb scare’
E. This headline gives us a lot more information. The use of the colon also allows the headline to give extra information: ‘hundreds of homes evacuated.’ The WW2 bomb is something unusual and so we are interested to know what happened, also the alliteration of ‘hundreds of homes’ is both shocking and makes you want to know more.
P. Another presentational feature that both texts use is images with captions.
Friday, 29 April 2016
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
The body...
Novice Percy was found with a wound in the left palm, the scold's bridle on, a gash down the side (not pictured) and with blossom in his / her hair.
What happened in 1606?
Some information about monasteries:
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Presentational Devices
The advert on page 11 effectively uses colour. The colour scheme of the advert is red and two tones of blue. This is because the logo of TBG Learning also uses these colours. It is effective because it is subliminally reminding us about the company the whole time we are looking at the page.
In contrast, the advert on the backpage is multi-coloured which draws the reader’s attention to it. The orange, pink and green helps the advert stand out and is very striking. This makes you want to read the advert and take notice of it.
Even more striking is the picture in this advert….
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Wilfred Owen - Use of Adjectives
Wildfred Owen uses a build up of adjectives to describe the actions of the dying man in the gas attack. “He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.” The dynamic adjectives give us a clear sense of the movement and show how much this one death has affected Owen as he sees it “in all my dreams.” The trenches are therefore a very dangerous place with life being lost at random. The exact opposite of “dulce et decorum,” as ironically mentioned in the title and final stanza.
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