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Articles and Leaflets. Tuesday, 03 April 2012. Article. A piece of writing to convey information to a designated group of people. A piece of writing with a specific purpose: entertain, inform or persuade, for example. Formality of writing will vary depending on the audience.
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Articles and Leaflets Tuesday, 03 April 2012 jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Article • A piece of writing to convey information to a designated group of people. • A piece of writing with a specific purpose: entertain, inform or persuade, for example. • Formality of writing will vary depending on the audience. jonathan Peel SGS 2012
“How do I make it interesting?” What others can you think of? jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Approach • “Write an article for a teenage magazine about a person you either admire or dislike” • Consider the key words of the question… • Make your decisions (and remember that dislike is quite tricky if you don’t want to cause offence…) • Then… jonathan Peel SGS 2012
PLAN jonathan Peel SGS 2012
SO: • An article has no set layout and can read like a well structured essay • The tone is dictated by audience and content – be careful. • There is no need to use pictures, though an empty box, labelled up would be sufficient. An empty box, saying “picture”. jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Leaflets …and so on! jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Layout and content should be considered jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Look at the leaflets • The leaflets are a selection of advertising for attractions in England and France… the language is irrelevant, the features are the same! • Make clear links to the features found on the previous slides. jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Try this one • Produce a leafletpersuading people to visit a tourist attraction in your area. The attraction can be real or imaginary. • What would you use? • Remember to engage and appeal to your target audience • Remember to use a strong vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures • Remember to punctuate for effect! jonathan Peel SGS 2012
Now • How is this one different? • Produce a leaflet advising people how to enjoy a safe day out at a local tourist attraction in your area. jonathan Peel SGS 2012