Reading+the+Media+BI


 * Resources:**
 * Magazines for teens
 * World Newspapers and Magazines for Teens
 * RefDesk World Newspapers

**Teen Vogue Magazine Subscription**
 * A.** Choose an advertisement from a magazine or newspaper that interests you or is particularly striking in its impact on you. Make sure it contains words as well as images. Name the product:

Context: I found this on the online Teen Vogue Magazine as a pop-up Link: http://www.teenvogue.com/
 * B.** Describe briefly the context in which you found it, e.g. upmarket magazine for girls, sports magazine, newspaper, etc. Provide a link to the advertisement.

Paragraph Here:
 * C.** By paying particular attention to the visual images in the advertisement and the way in which these link to the written words, write a paragraph explaining how you "read" the advertisement. You may find it useful to consider some of these factors:
 * color - mainly pinks and blues
 * framing - the bottom third draws your eye to the purse which leads you into the magazine which is on the right third
 * composition - just the magazine with the purse layered over top of it
 * size - medium, doesn't fill up much space
 * type of shot - medium
 * subject matter, including people - Teen Vogue magazine and red purse
 * setting - half pink, half yellow checkered background
 * lighting - a bit soft, not super bright like sunlight but not dim either, it's in between
 * pose - magazine is in the bottom right corner and is straight, and the purse is horizontal and half of it is overlapping the magazine
 * text - in pinks and blues talking about subscribing to the magazine for the free gift and such


 * D.** Think about the connotations that you find in the images.
 * 1) Do you find these appealing? Yes, I do find the connotations that I find in the images appealing because I like the purse and it's telling me i could get the purse if I subscribe. I also love Demi Lovato who is on the cover and it's like the magazine is begging me to subscribe so I can read it.
 * 2) How do you feel they will appeal to other people, of different ages and gender? I think they will appeal to all ages of girls for there is a purse and a famous singer. For boys or men it won't really appeal to them as much because there are more girly items as the images.
 * 3) How do the images relate to the product that is being sold? The images relate to the product being sold because the product being sold is a subscription to a magazine and that if you buy it you get a free little purse, and the images are of the magazine you would be subscribing to and the purse that's the free gift.

You will hear the expression that people are said to be "reading the media". Talk about why you think the expression" reading" is used here, when you usually associate it with written words. Answer here: We usually associate reading with words, but here we use reading to analyze the picture. We used it s we can understand what it means and how it's associated with the product and what the advertisement is trying to tell you.
 * E. Connotations here:**