Reading+Media+RJ13


 * 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 this ad by going to this page.It's the first ad there. (may move)
 * Link:** @http://www.madmagazine.com/?page=2


 * 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:**


 * Subject: Answer: **
 * **Color** || Dark Blue ||
 * **Framing** || No Framing ||
 * **Composition** || Felix diving in outer space ||
 * **Size** || Text is small compared to picture ||
 * **Type of shot** || Distance ||
 * **Subject matter, including people** || Felix diving into Earth ||
 * **Setting** || Space ||
 * **Lighting** || A Lot ||
 * **Pose** || Diving into the Earth ||
 * **Text** || Small Text ||


 * Paragraph Here:** (summary of the above)


 * D.** **Think about the connotations that you find in the images.**


 * Q: ** 1. **Do you find these appealing?**
 * A: ** Yes, I do find this appealing because it's telling me interesting fact about Felix's jump.


 * Q: ** 2. **How do you feel they will appeal to other people, of different ages and gender?**
 * A: ** This will appear to people of all ages, male and female.


 * Q: ** 3. **How do the images relate to the product that is being sold?**
 * A: ** The image relate to the product being sold because the ad gives you weird facts about Felix's jump. It relates because **//MAD// Magazine** is all about weird thing related to the thing that are happening in the world today.


 * E. Connotations here:**


 * Q: 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.**
 * A: ** The expression "//reading//" is used here because we are actually //Reading// the media. We're not writing it, we're //Reading// it. We need to //Read// in order to find and learn new things.