This is a linguistic analysis of my front cover and contents page for my mock up of my school magazine

1. Mock up School Magazine
Here is my mock up. In this I have tried to create a magazine
with material I have learned and picked up from other
magazines. For example, in one of the school magazines they
had a declarative statement, which was quite ambiguous in
meaning yet urged the reader to open up and find out what
the writer was on about. I thought this was a good idea,
which is why in my mock up I added the quote “My big plans,”
suggesting to the reader that someone with authority was
going to make a positive change towards the school. Also, I
decided to add the school badge in the top right hand side of
the magazine, which I could potentially develop by adding
different pages for the different schoolhouses in the
magazine. I have a clear colour and style too which I stick to
throughout both pages.

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3. The mast head is the biggest
convention of the magazine alongside
the school badge to show the
importance of it. Additionally, it helps
the reader identify the magazine from
a far and differentiate it from others.
I have chosen a couple of images on
the front cover to give the magazine a
sense of reality, and make it feel like
an actual magazine. The image from
the science class sees the children
engaging in the lessons and seem to be
quite focused and even entertained by
the experiment going on. This is a
positive image for anyone who might
consider sending their children here or
for someone who already sends their
children. The positive atmosphere
suggests to the reader that this school
upholds a strong value system and
provides good education.
I have utilised sell lines to attain the
attention of the readers and to
ultimately persuade them purchase
the magazine. The sell line is clearly
evident on the left hand side of the
page. I used the ambiguous statement
“my big plans” to almost entice the
reader and give them an inner drive to
purchase the magazine and
understand what are “these big
plans?”
I have placed a barcode on my front
cover so the readers can notice that
it’s an actual magazine as this a
convention that is found on
conventional magazines.
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The price is evident on my magazine
and actually stands out as it meets
the customers needs from the survey
that I conducted. Additionally, the
price also adds to the realism of it
being an actual magazine.
Another image on the magazine is of
a student in a P.E uniform
participating in a table tennis match;
showing how to activities can range
from educational to having fun,
showing just how diverse and positive
the school is.
The main colour that’s been used
here is the colour blue and that’s
because It is often associated with
depth and stability. It symbolises the
values of the school and the way it
operates.
On the left hand side I have included
a heading which says “Revision Tips”
which applies to my target audience
as they will be undertaking exams
during the summer. This ultimately
gives them an incentive to purchase
this magazine for the soul reason of
revision.
Consequently, on the left hand side of
the magazine I put “Those all
important 2015 GCSE results” this
again is another incentive to purchase
the magazine as stakeholders and
current students would be interested
to learn what the recent results were
like.
All these declarative statements have
been put on the left side of the
magazine due to the fact that usually
the left side of the magazine is
normally the first eye contact point.

4. One of the first things noticeable is
the colour wave is the same as the
front cover showing the connection
between the two, and again bringing
that sense of depth and stability.
Contents is also clearly written across
the top and underneath is something
different; all the school house badges
have been included to show the
diversity within the school and the
initial school badge has been placed
to show how even though there’s
different denominations the schools’
still one.
The content page works well with my
front cover as it uses more text and
images , therefore showcasing how
it’s informative and contextual. The
numbers have been aligned down the
left side of the magazine
stereotypically so that it takes a
professional form.
The headings from the front cover
have been numbered which makes it
easier for the readers to get to the
page that they want to go to. From
page 28-30 I have put ”Crossword
Puzzle Games” this again is
stereotypical of a real magazine as
this is what they place at the end of
their magazine which is why I
included this to give the reader a
sense of realism.
In the upper right hand side of the
page I have a picture which is a
clock from inside of the school with
a cross on top of it showing the
catholic side of the school.
In the bottom left hand side of the
magazine there is a statement by
the head teacher of the school. The
title of his statement is “our pride”
the possessive pronoun “our”
allows the readers to get involved
and make them feel like the school
is one big community and they’re a
part of it.
In the bottom right of the magazine
is the ties of the school. The caption
of this picture says “separated yet
still together” which initially as I
said before is trying to emphasise
the point that even though there
are different houses within the
school we are all still together. An
exclamation mark has been used to
highlight the point being made.
Additional information has been
included on the contents page
regarding the cover story,
therefore, the reader will be able to
get a brief insight into what
information will be on that page or
what that article will be about.