Objectives:Objectives:

To understand the various To understand the various presentational devices used by presentational devices used by writers in non-fiction and media textswriters in non-fiction and media texts

To understand To understand howhow and and whywhy they they have been have been usedused

Weaknesses in Mocks:Weaknesses in Mocks:

Discussing language when you were Discussing language when you were asked to discuss presentation (and vice asked to discuss presentation (and vice versa)versa)

Not being Not being focusedfocused and and conciseconcise enough enough when addressing language and effectwhen addressing language and effect

Not exploring/ analysing THE EFFECT of Not exploring/ analysing THE EFFECT of a device (especially a device (especially useuse of fact and of fact and opinion)opinion)

Key questions:Key questions:

Who produced text and what purpose?Who produced text and what purpose?

Genre?Genre?

Who for (audience)?Who for (audience)?

How is meaning created?How is meaning created?

How is it produced?How is it produced?

How is the ‘subject’ presented?How is the ‘subject’ presented?

Presentational device pack:Presentational device pack:

A key revision documentA key revision document

You could create something similar You could create something similar yourselfyourself

Important to extend and develop your Important to extend and develop your annotations so you focus on annotations so you focus on why the why the device has been used and to what device has been used and to what effecteffect

Let’s look at my example…Let’s look at my example…

A relaxed, smooth edged fontstyle has been chosen. This

effectively conveys theease of preparation of the

food dishes in the magazine;it suggests a friendly tone

and indicates this magazineis for the general, everyday cook

not a skilled chef…

The light, bright colour scheme conveysthe freshness and lightness of the

dishes. This is particularly apt for thesummer edition, and avoids dark, ‘heavy’

colours…

Your turn…Your turn…

… … try some annotations on try some annotations on the first text in your booklet.the first text in your booklet.

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Now…Now…

……spend the next 15 minutes spend the next 15 minutes on the other texts in the on the other texts in the

booklet.booklet.

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Creative Task:Creative Task:

Think of a ‘theme’ that might be used by Think of a ‘theme’ that might be used by an examineran examinerEg: ‘caring for the environment’Eg: ‘caring for the environment’Create a short Create a short media text media text connected to connected to this themethis themeEg: ‘an advert to encourage people to Eg: ‘an advert to encourage people to recycle’recycle’Label the presentational devices you have Label the presentational devices you have used, and used, and why they are effectivewhy they are effective

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

What’s the theme?What’s the theme?

Computers and games consoles:Computers and games consoles:

Read and digest the three different texts, Read and digest the three different texts, then consider:then consider:

1.1. Who has this text been created for?Who has this text been created for?

2.2. Why has this text been created?Why has this text been created?

3.3. Where has this text come from?Where has this text come from?

USE THE POST IT NOTES TO ANSWER USE THE POST IT NOTES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR EACH TEXTTHESE QUESTIONS FOR EACH TEXT

Let’s look more closely at:Let’s look more closely at:

The ‘Wii’ advert(s)…The ‘Wii’ advert(s)…

Now:Now:

Choose one presentational device from the Choose one presentational device from the texts.texts.

You are going to write a more detailed You are going to write a more detailed analysis, offering some personal insights and analysis, offering some personal insights and

interpretations.interpretations.

Example:Example:

THE WHITE BACKGROUND IS DEVOID OF ANY OTHER IMAGES OR OBJECTS. ALL WE SEE ARE THE PLAYERS AND THE SOFA.THIS COULD SUGGEST THAT THE GAMING EXPERIENCE IS ALLCONSUMING AND NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTER WHEN YOU AREINVOLVED IN THE GAME. IT COULD ALSO ADD TO THE MODERN,FRESH ALMOST ‘HEALTHY’ FEEL TO THE WII AS IF IT IS ASPORTING PRODUCT…

Now:Now:

Choose one presentational device from the Choose one presentational device from the texts.texts.

You are going to write a more detailed You are going to write a more detailed analysis, offering some personal insights and analysis, offering some personal insights and

interpretations.interpretations.

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Now…Now…

… … let’s focus in more on the let’s focus in more on the LANGUAGE.LANGUAGE.

Task:Task:

Try another short paragraph, Try another short paragraph, this time analysing an aspect this time analysing an aspect

of the language use…of the language use…

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Next Text:Next Text:

Computer games may help Computer games may help learning?learning?

Extension:Extension:

Go back to your presentational Go back to your presentational devices booklet and try adding devices booklet and try adding

some further annotations…some further annotations…