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 * Copy the information below. Create a link on your Table of Contents page called Reading the Media initials.**
 * Past the information below onto your new page.**
 * Then complete the assignment.**


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

http://www.teenvogue.com/
 * 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: A popular magazine for teenage girls called Teen Vogue: 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: **Demi Lovato is not the main subject although she is in the image. The text next to her is what the ad really means. She is looking directly at the camera, fully aware that it is there. She is smiling like she's fond of it and very strong in its presence. Demi appears proud and spunky based on her pose, but this is just to display another of their articles. The real looker is the text where they try to persuade you into buying and subscribing to their issue. The words help to emphasize their point.**
 * 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- **mostly pastel colors such as yellows or a soft pin****k**
 * framing- **picture takes up one third and text has two-thirds**
 * composition- **spunky girl(Demi); very relaxed, standing up**
 * size- **Text takes up most space, girl is much smaller**
 * type of shot- **medium distance**
 * subject matter, including people- **pretty outfit on a healthy girl looking in camera**
 * setting- **standing in an unrecognizable room with questionable background. Something shiny behind her**
 * lighting- **Bright lighting but modest**
 * pose- **confident**
 * text- **"Subscribe & Get A Free Year Plus A Free Bag! Click Here"**


 * D.** Think about the connotations that you find in the images.
 * 1) Do you find these appealing? **I do find these images appealing because I feel bright and happy when I look at them, and it makes me want to actually subscribe(which would never happen in a million years).**
 * 2) How do you feel they will appeal to other people, of different ages and gender? **I think the market this will** **appeal to is preteen and teenage girls because of the news that mostly pertains to this age group. Boys and older women may not care for this type of info because this is not directed to them.**
 * 3) How do the images relate to the product that is being sold? **The image relates to the product being sold by an old magazine being shown in the ad. This is most likely their most popular issue.**

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: **Reading the media, I think, is just another way of saying //understanding// the media. We have to be able to //realize// why this particular image relates to the ad or how they are able to show what they are selling. The text is just to express it in the written word.**
 * E. Connotations here:**