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 * Copy the information below. Create a link on your Table of Contents page called Reading 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


 * 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:
 * 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.

Context: I found it in a magazine called J-14 Magazine Link: http://www.j-14.com/

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: Paragraph Here: The colors in this image of the album in a magazine has bright colors (shades of blue, orange, white, gray, green, beige, yellow, black). The framing didn't change and wasn't cropped. The composition was big, bold, white letters emphasizing the name of the band. Underneath that is the name of the number one hit single "Live While We're Young" in a smaller font of white letters. In the top left corner of the album image is the nickname of the band in white and red so it can stand out. The photo was taken at a medium distance. The photo of the album cover includes the singers of the band ( Harry, Niall, Liam, Zayn, and Louis). It looks like they are camping. They are laughing and having a good time in the sun. The setting takes place outside on a sunny day and three of the singers are in the front smiling and laughing. The other two are in the back laughing and goofing around. The sun in the picture is hitting them at a direct light from all angles since the picture was taken outside on a sunny day. Three of the singers posed in chairs laughing and the other two are standing behind them. The main text (One Direction) are in big, white, bold letters and the text underneath it is also in white, but a smaller font.
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter, including people
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text


 * D.** Think about the connotations that you find in the images.
 * 1) Do you find these appealing? I find the reason behind the song "Live While We're Young" because every child and teenager wants to have a good time while their young. There is so much fun stuff that children do that adults can't do. Children and teenagers want to live meaning having fun like going to parties, and amusement parks.
 * 2) How do you feel they will appeal to other people, of different ages and gender? I think that people of all different ages and gender will like this song because it speaks to them (depending on the person). It tells them that to do all the fun stuff they might not get to do in the future.
 * 3) How do the images relate to the product that is sold? The image is saying to go out into the world and have fun. You are only young once and take chances. Go to as many parties, amusement parks, the beaches, or even lay in the sun with a book. All of One Directions products like t-shirts, and albums talk about when you meet your first love or to have fun while your young and to do as much as possible to make your teenage years the best.

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: When reading, people usually think about a lot of words on a page or in a book. "Reading the media" means that you're reading anything whether its an advertisement of just shoes and the name of those type of shoes. Some medias don't have a lot of words like the image above. It may just 5 or more words. You could also be "reading the media" by looking at different kinds of factors like the composition. lighting, pose, or the setting. You are basically just describing what you see when you think about "reading the media".
 * E. Connotations here:**