Grouping Texts

Grouping Texts:

 

Strong inclusions A, B, C and D are all adverts to some extent. A and B appear in magazines which would be browsed through and could catch the eye of a variety of audiences with A using a large image to entice the reader along with both adjectives and metaphors. A uses “Your skin is alive” this adds to the large image of naked human bodies which emphasises the fact that ‘your skin is alive’. The participant A also uses a rhetorical question “What are you doing to keep it healthy?” this could make the reader think about what they are doing to keep their skin healthy this could suggest that you need to feed and take care of your skin, you need to treat the outside of your body like the inside. This could suit an audience that could have skin conditions “sensitive skin” this broadens the audience further. Text C is the back of a shampoo bottle whilst the purpose isn’t strictly to persuade as the consumer may have already purchased the product, it seems the primary function is to inform the audience as it includes philosophy, tips and why you should use their shampoo. C uses lots of verbs which is how the audience could be persuaded “driven”,”dedicated”,”create” these verbs might make the audience believe that they are focused on giving the best care to the consumer. Text D is more of a weak inclusion as it informs the audience on how the water is made, “tasty hydration” the adjective “tasty” could suggest that the water would be more enjoyable as it is flavoursome. The word “tasty” is mentioned many times throughout the water label this could be to persuade the audience to drink or buy the water. Text B has a primary purpose which is to persuade as it is an advert for holidays as it is from a newspaper and could be viewed as anyone could be reading the newspaper. Text B uses the adjective “enticing” this makes the audience want to read more to see why the adjective is used. The word “tempting” is used many times throughout the text this makes the audience curious as to see how they could be tempted.

Pinterest- Affordances and Constraints

The affordances of using Pinterest is that it allows you to have your own pin board, therefore you can pin anything to your own pin board e.g. the image above shows somebody has created a pin board about hair this allows them to pin pictures that they find pretty or that they would like to do to their own or somebody else's hair. You have the ability to pin anything, if you were interested in cooking then you could pin recipes that you could try out. It is also useful as you can go back to them whenever you want instead of spending hours scrolling through Google to find what you are looking for. It also allows users to pin things that they like from other peoples board to their own board, you also have the ability to follow other peoples board which keeps you updated if you like a certain thing that they have pinned.  You can also leave comments so the user can see your opinion.

Constraints of Pinterest are that there is no face to face communication and you could hide behind your personal profile which might not be such a bad thing if you want to keep your identity hidden for various reasons. In my opinion there aren't many constraints of pinterest, even though you can comment many people rarely do and many comments just say "nice" or "what a great idea" it is very rare that you would ever come across an offensive comment. Pinterest is different to other social media sites as it is more focused on your interests, not because you want to communicate with your friends as you cant talk to people on pinterest.

I think the audience is from teenagers and upwards as it would be too hard for someone younger than a teenager as they wouldn't have enough time or have enough interests to have their own pinboard. Pinterest is easy to use and a great way to keep your ideas or interests organised in one place.

Tony Thorne's Slang Theory

In class we have been looking at language and the internet, we were given a sheet which provided us with a lot of information about how language is changing. I decided to do some further research on Tony Thorne and this is what i got...

Tony Thorne is an author, linguist and lexicographer who specialised in slang and jargon. He talks about how language is changing and how we use language in our lives. Thorne’s theory was that more articulate children use internet slang as acronyms and initialisms, this is called code switching. He believes that teenagers are the ones that are responsible for new words and phrases as they use special terminology to exclude outsiders from conversations and so they have their own identity. He also said that prisons and schools create new languages; he said that new words are formed when you adapt and play with existing language.

Transcript

K: right(2) in the middle of the page(1) but more towards the left(1) draw a capital z but(1) on a slant to the left hand side.
E: how big?
K:(2) quite big
L:(4) im done
E: same
K: ok in the top left hand corner draw three lines(2) as if your playing the game when youre filling in missing letters.
L: which way are they going?
K:um, pointing down towards the z
K: then in the left hand side towards the bottom(2) but not directly at the bottom drawfour circles(1)in the shape of a slanted square
E: which way are they slanting?
K: more towards the right
L:(4)done
E: yeah

This is a small snippet from our transcript, i found it really challenging to try and explain to louis and ellie where it would be on the page from their point of view. I could havesaid things in more detail for example i could have said whether the lines were horizontal or verticle. I also noticed that i pause alot which was because i was trying to think of the best way to explain it to them.

Mini Saga

                                                                 Roller coaster




I squeezed my eyes shut.
I screamed until i lost my voice.
UP..UP..
My hands tightly squeezed the bar. White knuckles.
My stomach was in my mouth as butterflies danced inside.
My mother reassured me that everything would be fine.
My eyes opened- it was just a roller coaster.

Gods Among Us#13 DICAPRIO

Gods among us #13 DICAPRIO

A gentleman so gorgeous he must have been sculpted my angels (deep sigh)

Leonardo Dicaprio- Our real Romeo. Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion but come on! How can anyone resist this charming heartthrob with his sparkly deep blue eyes and floppy hair?

Coming in at number 13 in the top 100 sexiest movie stars it is baffling that he wasn’t closer to number one, but some people don’t know a god when they see one. Thankfully in 2013 and 2014 he was selected as the sexiest man alive by glamour magazine.

Leonardo has become a huge icon with an amazing film career, he has worked his way from the bottom as a child actor to an irresistible teen actor to then progressing into one of the most accomplished and versatile actors of his generation. Additionally,( as if this charming man couldn’t get any better ) he has donated a huge amount of money to many charities protecting animals and oceans along with donating money to those who were affected by natural disasters

It’s hard to believe that this infamous actor, despite countless nominations, in which his first was at the age of just 19, has never won an Oscar to the outrage of his fans.  This raises a serious question; maybe Leonardo Dicaprio is too marvellous to win an Oscar? We have seen many sensational actors go through the same pain: Tom Cruise, Amy Adams, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel. L Jackson and that’s just a few, maybe it’s a curse for being too cool? Who knows maybe they are being singled out because they are ridiculously good looking and everyone is just jealous, it could be that they are waiting until the actors are all old and wrinkly and lost their good looks(which will probably never happen).

Being a vegetarian...Well almost (witty writing)

Meat. It’s something that almost everyone loves right? I mean how could you not? The mouth-watering smell of a big juicy steak, sizzling away in the pan- that’s heaven to many people. Numerous people always ask the same question... How can you not like meat?!

In my own world I would say that I was a vegetarian but like most relationships I know that I am not yet 100% committed. There are very few meats that are lucky enough to be accepted into my mouth these include: Chicken, sausages and the odd rasher of bacon (come on! How can anyone not like a good old bacon sandwich smothered in ketchup? Mm just writing me this makes my stomach grumble and my mouth water).

I don’t know what it is that I don’t like about meat, maybe it’s the smell or maybe because I know that a few months back the animal would have been merrily dancing around in the (not so) safety of its field but nonetheless everyone in my family worships meat like it is some sort of god that they can’t live without. Which normally results in me being the ‘difficult one’ although I don’t see what is so hard about just leaving my portion of meat off the plate, I don’t need a substitute. It’s especially hard when we are invited to a barbeque with the rest of our family as my mum frantically raids asda for something I can eat whilst the rest of them feast on the poor chargrilled bodies of innocent animals. The worst possible experience for me is when watching my sister feast upon a steak or gammon I can’t help but watch her with a disgusted look on my face -the way she rapidly gobbles up the meat like someone is going to run up and take it off of her, it actually makes me sick in my mouth (which probably tastes more appetising than the meat itself).

Food shopping is difficult for my mother, so against my will I normally get dragged along for what is normally at least a traumatic two hour trip. Generally my mum tells me what meals for the week she is planning to do, then she tells me to go and find something instead of meat. There I stand in the freezer section, staring into the veggie section of the freezer there are so many delicious sounding foods: broccoli and cauliflower tarts, falafels and of course quorn – they are all so tasty! Unfortunately, when I am not food shopping with my mum she forgets that I dislike meat so you can imagine my horror when I arrive home for dinner and find a piece of meat on my plate!

This summer I went to France for just over a month, I was staying with my Nan and granddad- both meat lovers too. As it is France we were invited to many barbeques, I love the atmosphere but I especially dread the food part. I felt especially bad when I found out all the trouble they went to, to find nice meat for us. They had so much… there was beef, lamb, pork but to my dismay no chicken!!! So I was left so sit there with two lettuce leaves and four tomatoes on my plate. They couldn’t understand,(despite all of my attempts to explain) why I wouldn’t eat the meat, my nan tried to bribe me to eat some of the food but I know that it wouldn’t go down well, so instead she whispered in my ear to eat the silly salad attempt and that I could have some proper food when we went back home. Little did I know that it would be six hours away, the French love good company along with good wine.

At times I do feel as though I should eat meat, but I know from experience that it never goes well. Due to the demands of my sister my dad took us out for a meal where my sister(as always) ordered a burger with cheese and bacon it looked glorious so I thought I would be brave and I made the decision to order one myself- I suppose you could say I was peer pressured my dad and sisters. Eventually the beastly burger was placed in front of me, it smelt nice enough to I took a bite and swallowed. I could feel the cow helplessly mooing along with the squeals of the pig as it made its way into my stomach once they landed into the deep pit I felt a strange feeling in my stomach and before you know it I was sick. Yep. Sick in the restaurant on my plate. Absolutely delicious. Once I was sick I instantly felt better unlike my dad who then reluctantly and carefully took my plate of spewed up farmyard animals back to the restaurant kitchen. I don’t think my dad or me have ever felt so embarrassed in our lives.

So it’s safe to say that I am a vegetarian... well almost.