1. Task
Choose one magazine article. It must be a double page spread. Try to make sure
that it’s the same one you have already started to analyse. If this is unavailable,
choose any.
Read the article and fill in the table below
Use the PowerPoint with a guide to the terms used on a double page spread to help
you
Language Proof
Reading
Content Style Photographs Headlines
What examples of
language stand
out? Use the
checklist above to
help.
Check the
article for
spelling,
grammar and
accuracy. Use
spellcheck to
do this.
What is the
story about?
Is the purpose
to
inform/entertai
n?
Is the article
chatty or
formal?
Serious or
funny? How
long are the
sentences?
Which shots have
been chosen and
why? What
connotations/signifiers
are expressed by the
image?
What kind of
headline is it?
What techniques
are used?
(Pun/Alliteration/Inf
ormal language etc)
Ryan uses music
language,which
relates to the article
such as ‘four on the
floor’ which is a
electronic dance
music term of
rhythm pattern for
the beats.The
language is also a
chatty tone which
makes the interview
flow, it also makes
the artists sound
very professional
and well made,
which makes the
audience appreciate
them more.
Ryan justneeds
to add a few full
stops,few
quotation marks,
few connection
words and a few
commas here
and there, only
to make the
sentences a little
bit clearer and
makes the long
sentences,
break up a little
more so they’re
easier to read.
There are a few
spelling
mistakes that
can easilybe
changed.By
changing all
these,Ryan can
have a easier
flowing interview
that makes the
audience want
to carry reading
on.
The purpose of
this article, is to
talk aboutthe
artistand
promote them
as a whole.It is
to also find out
aboutthe artists
rise to fame,
how they deal
with it. It also
discuss the
artists new up
and coming
work to promote
there selves,
such as an
album.The
article also talks
abouta review
from one of their
shows,which
promotes them
even more as it
tells the
audience that
they tour, which
fans would love
to see them live.
The interview
has a serious
tone to it but in
a chatty,
relaxed way.
The questions
asked are
questions that
the readers
would like to
know answers.
Its not a
gossip style
interview, its
promotional for
the artists.
Some of the
sentences are
long but are in
depth and
have detail,
others are
short,snappy
sentences
which get to
the point.
N/A HOUSE OF ANIMUS
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the headline is
‘House ofAnimus’
which grabs the
reader’s attention as
when something has
‘House’ in frontof it, it
is usuallywell formed
and respected.It can
also be a play on the
artists genre of
electronic dance
music,which is
referred to as ‘house’
music which really
gives the interview a
theme and also is
suited to personallyfit
the artistas well as
the headline will stick
in the readers mind.
Also it intrigues the
audience to find out
who Animus are,
which broadens their
audience.