C1 Magazines

 What is representation?                          Tuesday 17th September 2024

L/O:To explore the concept of representation and stereotypes.

Representation is how the media offers the audience an interpretation of the world is is a re presentation of the events, people and places.

The first thing we consider about representation is if they are positive or negative?  

They are positive because they are all smiling and are together.There is no use of stereotyping.Teenagers are usually stereotyped as unhappy and rude.

Do now                                                                                                            Tuesday 24 September 2024

1)Representation is how the media presents events ,people and places on the media

2)You first notice what its telling us.If it is positive or negative.

3)Stereotype is presenting something by what people think it is like without knowing .

4)There are 3 exams in media.2 exams.

5)The thing that is missing is audiences.

Stereotype

A stereotype is a generalised representation of a person , place or thing.They are limited and often offensive or used for comedy.

Stereotypically a grandmother would have a walking stick and no teeth, be old .

Stereotypically a teenager would be messy , rude and breaks rules.

Stereotypically a private school boy would speak formally, love school and be selfish.

Students are represented as unable to follow instructions.This follows the stereotype of children breaking rules.The end stereotypes students using their own language and silly behaviour.

Teachers are represented as strict and telling students to 'tuck their shirt in'.

Stereotypes are challenged by showing that student and teachers get along.

Students are presented as breaking laws (stereotyping)

Representations of magazines

Lo: to explore and represent representations in magazines.

Masthead-The title.

Cover lines- explains what it is showing, promoting the content.

Main image-The biggest image.

Main cover line- What it is introducing(main image).

Puff-Certain features to make it stand out. to look like a sticker.

Colour palette-The colours used .

Direct address -The audience spoken to.

Star vehicle-The use of a celebrity to bring a larger audience .

Do now                                                                                                              Tuesday 01 October 2024

 1) The mast head is the title.

2)The cover lines tell you what it is about.

3)PUFF is a feature that looks like a sticker to stand out.

4)We can see if it is positive or negative.

5)Stereotypes are often used in the media.

1)In the first one she is represented as normal, brave and talented. 

2)She is represented as powerful, confident and talented.

3)she is presented as confident and elegant and popular.

The genre changes the representation.

  She is presented as perfect and uses diets to show a "casual beauty".She is presented as beautiful and that you can be too if you do the same things as her to influence the audience to do it.3 words to describe how she is presented is perfect, beautiful and inspirational.

The differences of the two magazines are the colour used are stereotypically for male and female, they have different aims ,and have a different targeted audience, the celebrities are different genders, different style, different camera shots, type of clothing.

The woman are presented as wanting to be perfect and beautiful for others and how to be perfect.It tells us methods of how to be better which suggests its the only thing women likeThe bright colours are a stereotype of girls liking them.The goal is to improve your self.The picture is of her full body suggesting it is only important.

The men are presented as liking sports and how to be greater which suggest men are only interested in this. It suggests that men like darker colours and interested in smart things.The aim is to educate people on how someone became successful.The picture is of his face.Represented as masculine.It uses a sharp font.Represented as a married man.Presenting a like of fashion and jewellery.

How do you compare representations?

L/O:To write an effective exam style answer.

Do Now                                                                                                          Tuesday 15th October 2024

1)When analysing representation you can look at if it is positive or negative.✅ Gender, age sexuality

2)Sexual objectification is representing someone as a sex object, one that serves another's sexual image.

3)The main cover line is "inside the game of thrones".✅

4)Females are stereotypically associated with pink and purple.✅

5)Teenagers are stereotypically angry and messy.✅

• 5 minutes planning.
• List similarities and differences -> judgement.
• Use structure to write it.

In the GQ cover,David Beckham is represented as sophisticated .He is wearing a tuxedo which has connotations of wealth and elegance.This contrast with the cosmopolitan cover where CU is  represented as fun and sexy.

In the first one the use of pink has been used which is stereotypically used for females.It is focused on fashion and positivity.It does not reach any stereotypes.The style of his clothes is stereotypically for females. However, his muscles are shown.

In the second one the use of dark colours is used when stereotypically females are presented with pink.

She has been sexually objectified.She is represented as powerful through the use of Medusa.They have purposely presented as medusa to be represented as powerful, beautiful but deadly.

 1. how gender is represented in cosmopolitan

2.how gender is represented in GQ

3How far the representation is similar  and different in the magazines.

In the Cosmopolitan magazine the use of bright colours  and the style is stereotypically used for females. The cover lines are stereotypically what women like so the use of a male on the main image breaks the stereotype.In GQ dark colours are used and she has been sexually objectified due to to her wearing no clothes.She is represented as powerful through the use of medusa which helps to present her as confident and beautiful but deadly which breaks the stereotype of woman being weak.

-Vogue is aimed at ABC1 fashion and style conscious women who are educated, sophisticated and wealthy.Whilst traditionally targeted an older female audience of 30-45 year olds.You could say that the audience has been broadened to appeal to inspire  a younger female audience.

-The ideology is representing a sophisticated lifestyle.The topic covered are style news, fashion, beauty, culture, living and runway.The values are superior design, innovative spirit, dedication to precision and quest for perfection.
    This shows fashion and uses female celebrity to get a larger audience .It mentions clothing, style and beauty within this

                   This talks about a sophistic lifestyle and style news.It uses innovative spirt.                          

       GQ

-GQ was launched in 1931.

-The original audience was at fashion industry insiders.

-In 1957, the publication was rebranded as Gentlemen's Quarterly and eventually shortened to GQ in 1967.

-Conde Nast produced GQ.

-GQ is a multi platform brand.

-The readership is 1.8 million and the circulation is 74387 print and 10703 digital copies.

-The target audience is men aged 20-44 usually from upper class backgrounds ABC1 .

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The tagline usually talks about fashion and sport.A GQ's catchphrase is 'the magazine for men with an IQ.It is built around more traditional ideas of masculinity.It focuses on politics, travel, entertainment, sports, technology, food, wine, fitness, health and relationships.

 Case study #1 Raheem Sterling GQ                                  Tuesday 12th November 2024

L/O: to explore the context and layout design for GQ magazines.

How does GQ target its audience?

It targets its audience by objectifying different things to get the audiences attention.The use of clothing. helps this.

How does GQ represent gender?

GQ represents gender by sexually objectifying women by making them  not fully clothed, whilst men are mostly presented as fully clothed.This tells us that women have been presented as beautiful for their body due to men still being seem as attractive fully clothes whilst women are not .

Raheem steeling

1) Sterling began his career at Queens Park Rangers, before signing for Liverpool in 2010.

2)He was signed by Manchester city in a transfer worth £49 million.

3)He won two Premier League titles with Manchester city in 2020-21.

Do now                                                                                                       Tuesday 19th November 2024

1)Conde Nast publishes GQ and Vogue✅

2)ABC1 is educated, wealthy and professional.✅

3)The age range is 20-44.✅

4)A title of a magazine is called a Masthead.✅

5)A colour palette is the colours used within something.✅

Media language

Cover star- who is it and the connotations of it

Masthead - what it is

Cover lines-

Anchorage text- anchorages the image, tells us more about the image 

Lexis-the words used and why  

Typography-How the text is made to look.

Brand identity-The brand used

Image -picture used.

Colour palette-The colours used in the cover.

Typography

Stereotypically thought to be male and female.

GQ Jeremy Strong

The style of the text used is bold and wide, even edges shows a professional impression.This makes the audience's attention draw towards the cover.The targeted audience is male due to the font used stereotypically used for men.The colour palette used is dark colours which are black, grey , white and red.The dark colours make the red stand out more.These colours usually have connotations to men.The layout follows a stereotypically 'z' layout.This is to catch the viewers' attention by the human eye travels in those directions while reading.The cover lines are placed around the image.The anchorage text "The relentless Jeremy Strong"this is located in the bottom left to show us who is is and the aim of it.It suggests that through the bold capital letters that there is power which gets the viewers' attention.Within the image it is  a medium long shot.Jeremy Strong is Looking directly at the camera and looking serious, this  use of direct address has connotations of confidence and power. He is showing his wealth through the clothing he is wearing.Through the cover lines, the lexis is suppose to look professional.

 

 Tuesday 26th November 2024

Do Now

1) Anchorage is telling you more about the image.✅

 2)In typography you see why the text is made to look like it.✅Font stye, size colours

3) The cover lines tell you what is in the magazine.✅

4)The text is Sans serif due to being plain the wide, even edges.✅

5)The camera shot used most is close up or mid shot.✅

Raheem sterling

1) Sterling began his career at Queens Park Rangers, before signing for Liverpool in 2010.

2)He had 1x FA community shield:2019

3)His father was murdered in Jamaica when Sterling was two years old. At the age of five, he moved to Neasden, London, with his mother, and attended Copland School in Wembley, north-west London. Due to behavioural problems, Sterling spent three years at Vernon House, a specialist school in Neasden.

4) On 24 March 2012, Sterling made his senior Liverpool debut as a substitute in a league match against Wigan Athletic, aged 17 years and 107 days, becoming the third-youngest player to play for the club. He made two more appearances over the remainder of the campaign, again as a substitute.

5)On 18 May 2019, Sterling scored twice as Manchester City defeated Watford 6–0 in the 2019 FA Cup final to clinch a domestic treble. In the 2018–19 season, he was named to the PFA Premier League Team of the Year and won the PFA Young Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year.

Raheem Sterling is a football player who received large amounts of racism.He noticed this by white football players being presented differently to black football players in the media.He spoke out about racism in football and how it effected people.He spoke about how the media is encouraging this and how it needs to stop.It. influenced people to say thing online and even in person .People are getting discriminated against when they are not doing anything wrong.New rules were put it place to stop this from happening however, it cannot be fully stopped due to lots of people in one area cannot be easily caught.

The mast head is in a gold , bold and large  sans serif font so it stands out to the audience.The gold contrasts with the black wings making them both stand out .The cover lines are in  a serif font which creates an elegant effect which makes it look professional.The Anchorage text "Guardian Angel"Gives the audience the impression of power and confidence.This introduces the image which the use of wings helps reflect the idea of power due to large wings towering.The use o wings helps create an idea of protecting and an angel. The layout is in  a z shape which makes the audiences' eye naturally look in the direction.The lexis talks about biblical words which helps express the anchorage.The typography is the use of large font with the use of sans serif and serif fonts to make the look around more.

  Tuesday 03 December 2024

Do now

1)Raheem Sterling is a football player who spoke about racism in football.✅

2)When analysing typography we analyse what the font is representing and what it does to the audience.What colour, font and size.

3)Raheem sterling was standing up against racism in football.✅

4)The text shown is serif due to the font having curved lines.✅

5)Anchorage is showing what the text means.✅

           Tuesday 10 December 2024

Do now

1)Cover lines tell. you what is featured in the magazine.✅

 2)The magazine cover introduces what it included and attracts a larger audience.✅

3)Raheem Sterling stood up to racism in football.✅

4)The camera is towards the floor , facing upwards.✅ Below the subject

5)Convention is the way in which something is usually done.

Assessment improvement  

Non-verbal codes-Mise en scene.

Written codes-anything written.

Gesture codes-body language.

Symbolic codes-a colour that symbolises something else.

Narrative-the story.

Colour palette- colours used.

Cover convection:

One main image.

Z layout.

cover lines around main image.

Large mast head on top left.

Colour palette of 3/4 colours.

The main image shows a low angle shot Sterling standing in a confident stance reflecting the power , with a large pair of black wings having biblical connotations with angels and the idea of power and protection .He is looking at the camera with a serious face this shows the harsh conditions he experienced .By this he is directly addressing the audiences by shows how the topic will make you feel and the effects.

In GQ's front cover of Raheem Sterling, the layout and design is used to catch the audiences attention by the ideas of power by emphasising words.On the cover 'Raheem Sterling is larger and bolder.This tells us he is the main topic and has greater power within the cover.The anchorage text 'guardian angel'

is presented in a golden text which is larger than the rest.It tells us about the image and the importance of him.This catches the audiences attention to read more.It represents the idea of biblical connections and a protector.The text is in an sans serif font which projects the  theme of elegance throughout the magazine.This matches the targeted audience which is ABC1 who are males.The text is presented in a 'z' shape.It is presented like this to attract the audience to look in those directions.

Do Now

1)Another word for connotes is suggests, shows, implies, associated with.

2)A connotation of the wings is protecting people.Freedom

3)The GQ targeted audience is ABC1 males who are 22-44.✅

4)The purpose of the cover is to attract an audience to see more within it.✅                                    

5)A convention is the way in which something is usually done.✅

GQ Representations

Gender

• His muscles being shown which has the stereotype of male being stronger and being physically fit.This is through the choice of being topless.
• Tattoos are stereotypical seen for men .
• The use of jewellery challenges this due to woman usually wearing it.
• Football in the cover lines is seen for boys.
• His black wings show power which show him as dominant.
• Jewellery show capitalist ideology that shows the thought of being successful is being wealthy.
• The men on the cover are represented as successful which reflects the genre conventions of glossy magazines.
• For modern men there is social expectation that they must 'have it all' health wealth and strength.

Ethnicity

• Ethnicity is represented in the image through the use of Tattoos.
• In the cover lines 
• He is positively represented as physically strong.
• Having wings with connotations of angels go agains the stereotype of being violent .
• Using a hugely successful black cover star(British Jamaican) As their dominant image,GQ is presenting a role model for its readers, someone to aspire to be like.

Do Now

1) Vogue's genre is fashion.✅ Lifestyle

2)Vogue's targeted audience is ABC1 Females 30-45.✅

3)Conde Nast publishes Vogue.✅

4)The purpose of the magazine cover is to draw the audiences attention.✅

5)Skinny female with perfect features. ✅

VOGUE Magazine-Case study 2

In the past, Vogue did not include a large range in ethnicity and gender within the cover images.The new covers show this a wider range of gender and ethnicity. This tells us that fashion is not for one group but for everyone not matter the gender, age or ethnicity .   

MALALA YOUSAFZAI.

1)On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Yousafzai was 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all."

2)After ten days in a medically induced coma, Yousafzai woke up in a hospital in Birmingham, England. She had suffered no major brain damage, but the left side of her face was paralysed, and she would require many reparative surgeries and rehabilitation.

3)Malala Yousafzai became an international symbol of the fight for girls' education after she was shot in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education in her home country of Pakistan.

4)After her school was closed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Malala Yousafzai and her family fled the region. In Peshawar at age 11 she gave her first speech on the school closings and began making press appearances.

5)Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai founded Malala Fund in 2013 to champion every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Together our board, leadership council, staff and champions are creating a more equal world by making sure all girls can go to school.

Malala is famous because she was shot in the head by a Taliban which stopped her passion for learning however, she fortunately survived.She had been taken to Britain for surgery  Since then ,she has became a education activist who has been campaigning for allowing girls to have access to education. She has been awarded a Nobel peace prize due to this in 2014. I think Vogue has used her as a cover star because she is an inspirational person to others for standing up for what she is passionate about. 

Media Language Analyse                                                                             Tuesday 14 January 2025

Do Now

1) Malala is known for surviving getting shot in the head and her passion for education for girls.✅

2)In the news ,in June 2021, Uk and US troops were preparing to leave Afghanistan.

3)Vogue's targeted audience is ABC1 females who are 20-44 years old.✅

4)It was not historically inclusive.✅

5)No, due to models stereotypically being on the cover.✅

1)The font is Serif.

2)This connotations with this is elegant and wealth. Sophisticated 

3)Vogue means fashion.

4)The black capitals connote 

In this edition, the masthead is laid over the forehead of the cover model, Malala   she is an unlikely cover model on a fashion magazine , but this effect immediately anchors her as a Vogue star , in combination with her caption;"Survivor, Activist, Legend.".

The use of the same silver-grey colour for this caption and the vogue masthead links to the idea of value.

1) The brightest text on the cover is the cover line which is a larger , white font which makes it stand out due to contrasting with the background. 

2) The connotations of " survivor , activist , legend " is bravery and power.

3)The main cover line shows her status by the font being larger than the text around it showing the idea of a big influence to others.

The layout is in a 'z' shape.This is typical of magazine to include this feature.

Coverlines:

The cover lines follow a white and black theme.The black is in a larger font which gets the readers attention to that.Under the title a description is smaller is lower case in italics.

The font is a serif this shows elegance.

Short titles persuades the reader to want to know more and it is black and uppercase.

They are on the left-hand side all follow the same chic, minimalistic uppercase writing show authority.

Image:

The shot used is medium close up.

What she is wearing has the connotations of religion and  her status.

She comes across as powerful and friendly.

The angle used is 

Red has the connotations of power which links to her passion to help girls get education.

Do Now                                                                                                           Tuesday 21 January 2025

1)The shape often used in magazine covers is "z" shape.

2)Anthony Joshua is famous boxer.

3)The shot that shows all of the head and body down to the elbows is mid shot.Medium close up.

4)Direct address.

5)The red symbolises passion, power, status and love.

Cover Analysis:

The main image shows us a medium close up of Malala.The use of red within this image has the symbolic connotations of passion and status which represents her passionate journey to fight for girls education.She looks friendly but power through the way she is looking towards the camera, showing her peaceful ways of fighting for girl's education.

The main cover line and anchorage says"The extraordinary life of Malala".Due to this being a large text, it stands out more which symbolises her status due to it being larger than the text around it which represents her being a big influence on others.The text being white makes it stand out due to it contrasting with its background, drawing the audience's attention. The Masthead is above Malala's forehead, she is an unlikely cover model on a fashion magazine due to stereotypes but the text anchors her as a Vogue star due to her combination with her caption"survivor, activist, legend" .This also has the connotations of bravery and power due to it telling us something major has affected her. This triplet also makes it stay in the audience's head encouraging them to discover what happened.The font is san serif which has connotations of power which is a theme presented throughout the cover.

The cover lines follow a black and white theme which contrast with the background.The black is larger font which gets the reader's attention.Under the title there is a smaller, lower case text in italics.The short titles make the audience want to know more .

Lastly, the layout is a stereotypical due to it being presented it a 'z' shape.The text are in different colours than the background causing it to contrast and standing out more.The use of the font makes it stand out representing the theme of power and passion within it.

Exam Question:Images

In magazine cover, the image uses the colour red which represents the passion.The links to Malala due to her passion for fighting for girl's education.She is passionate about this due to experiencing life changing event due to help wanting the right to have education when she was 15 years old. In the  medium close up of Malala she is seen looking powerful but friendly through the expression on her face.She is relaxed but her eyes are gently looking directly towards the camera.By doing this, it has the connotations of her peaceful methods of fighting for girl's education.

Do Now                                                                                                          Tuesday 28th January 2025

1)Representation is what is meant by an image .how the media wants us to see something.

2)When looking a representation we can look if it is positive or negative.✅

3)Malala is Muslim✅

4)Malala is not a stereotypically cover star for a fashion magazine.✅

5)Red is symbolic of power.✅

Representation

Ethnic Representations

In the past Muslims have been represented as terrorists.They are mostly seen as violent and males who are straight with no disabilities.Woman are not commonly used within this stereotype but sometimes can.

In terms of ethnicity the Vogue cover shows is diversity within it.This is seen through Malala who is a muslim who is presented as friendly which breaks these stereotypes.

Gender Representations

We know this is aimed at females by through the cover lines showing fashion, love and beauty.

This tells us women stereotypically enjoy these and will get their attention. This is a negative stereotype due to seeming like what they like is chosen for them and that is the only important thing to them.

There is an article on boxing which breaks the stereotypes due to males stereotypically liking it this has a positive connotations due to including more than just fashion, beauty or love.

Malala is made to look female through the uses of makeup and a silk headdress .She is seen swearing jewellery which is stereotypically for women.She is presented as classy and sophisticated through the cover image and colour palette.

Explain how both ethnicity and gender has been represented through the cover.Make sure you give specific examples to support your ideas and use correct terminology.

In the Vogue cover of Malala, ethnicity is shown as diverse.This is due to her being presented as friendly which goes against the stereotype of muslims being presented as terrorists and violent.This stereotype is usually aimed at men.The cover goes against both due to it including a female who is presented as peaceful through the her relaxed facial features which tells us she is friendly and has no powerful emotions. This also goes against the stereotype of a blonde white woman who is a model being on the cover.So including a Muslim woman within  the cover is not stereotypical which shows diversity.

In the Vogue cover of Malala, the gender presented is female.This is seen through the cover lines which are mostly targeted on beauty, fashion and love.These are stereotypically for women and follows the stereotype of these being essential items to females and "cannot live without it". The cover lines about boxing goes against these stereotypes due to it being stereotypically for males.This shows power and strength in women due to them being presented as weak throughout generations. 

In the Vogue cover of Malala, the gender is presented as female.This can bee shown through the use of makeup on Malala which stereotypically is one of the main things a women needs.Malala is seen wearing a silk, red headdress and jewellery  this creates classy and sophisticated.Her hands around her face make her face stand out which makes the beauty on her face stand out which is a stereotype of what a woman finds most important which is appearance.

Do Now                                                                                                              Tuesday 04 January 2025

1)Vogue shows diversity.✅

2)The cover line about boxing is anti-stereotypical.✅

3)Malala has been represented as passionate and powerful.✅

4)Malala has been represented as a inspiration figure through the anchorage.✅

5)Muslims have been represented as terrorists and violent in the past.✅

Comparing

Woman on  the covers show they are powerful. This is seen through a serious face at either a long shot or a medium long shot.In the first cover, Lizzo is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. This creates direct address towards the audience. This has the connotations of confidence and power.She is also seen as intelligent through the cover line and example is"Take your protest to the ballot box"Her body position makes her look bold.In the second cover, Kim is made to look more attractive due to it targeting her looks through a closer shot.The cover lines are targeted on fashion and beauty which are stereotypically for women.

Similarities:

-Choice of red within the cover which represents power..

-Both wearing make up (stereotypically for females)

-Both are looking at the camera is directly addressing the audience showing intelligence and confidence.

-Both have silky flowing material which show femininity and luxury. 

-Their name shows status.

Differences:

 -The cover lines are based off different things(shows stereotypes of what women like)

- The different shot types focus on either full body as confident or focuses on face which shows who a person is.

- Body positive use ofLizzo as a cover star and a positive representation of Malala.                            

-Lizzo is portrayed as more glamorous.

Do now                                                                                                         Tuesday 11 February 2025

1)Comparing is similarities and differences.✅

2)Make a judgement and opinion. 

3)You should have 3 paragraphs. 4\5

4)It will have Vogue or GQ

5)It will ask you to compare media language or representation.

25 mark Question

Similarities:

-Both have confident  facial expression showing how confident women are.

-Both are wearing sophisticated clothing which shows what is stereotypically whats important to women.

-The covers both have the stereotypically layout.

Differences:

 - Their shot type is different from the Medium long shot for Kim focuses on her body and the mid shot for Malala shows her face is important.These show beauty and intelligence.

-The white and grey in Kim's cover shows elegance whilst the red on Malala's shows passion and confidence.

-Kim's focuses on beauty, careers and confidence although Malala's also includes this it also has fighting involved.

-Their positions are different,Malala shows a more gentle manner whilst Kim shows a more elegant manner.

I believe there is more differences due to both giving different messages across to their audience .

 

Within in Vogue cover of Malala and the Elle cover of Kim show more differences between them compared to similarities. This is due to both giving a different messages to their audience.

In the two covers, the shot types are different.In the Vogue cover,Malala is seen in a medium shot. By focusing on her face it also suggests her intelligence is important.This tells us the type of topics given within the magazine.However, the Elle cover, Kim is seen in a medium long shot, showing her body which stops at her knees.This cover suggests the main topics are involved with beauty due to Kim purposely presented a sexy within the image whilst in the Elle cover, the shot is more stereotypical by showing women are focused on beauty whilst the Vogue cover shows women are intelligent and important,

In the two covers, the colour palette and cover lines used helps show us different meanings.Within the Vogue cover, the colour red is mainly used within this cover.The colour red usually symbolises passion and bravery. This has connotation of being anti-stereotypically due to women are usually represented as quiet and unintelligent. By going against this stereotype it shows us more diversity within the covers.In the Elle cover, white, grey and small amounts of pink is used within the cover.The colours white and grey usually symbolises elegance which reflects the main points featured within. it.The colour pink usually symbolises love which reflects the stereotypically likes of a female.The Elle cover shows a more stereotypical representation of women which is not often seen within media.  The cover lines in Vogue focus on beauty however, it also includes an article based on   is important due to it being seen as not for women.This shows more diversity of what women are expected to love.In the Elle cover it is more focused on self-love, confidence, fashion and beauty.This shows less diversity compared to the vogue cover due to showing a women only cares about herself.

In the two covers, Malala and Kim's positions are different.In the vogue cover, Malala is seen with a relaxed face whilst slightly smiling which has the connotations that women have a more friendly and gentle manner .By having her hands beside her head, it makes the audience naturally look at her face, showing her face is more important and needs to be remembered.In the Elle cover,Kim has her hands on her legs, facing the camera but looking away.This presents her as confident which is also involved within the cover lines.This also presents her a attractive which also links to the cover lines which are focused on beauty which women stereotypically are associated with.

In the two cover, both women are wearing sophisticated clothing, this tells us that they are presented professional.By being presented as professional, it  has the connotations of having intelligence which involves more diversity within the cover.By including this is gives a connotations of women are not just for their appearance but for more.In the vogue cover,Malala is wearing silky clothing which shows wealth showing women can be successful.In the Elle cover, Kim is seen wearing a short dress in a fancy material.By including this it shows her confidence due to showing off her wealth within the image.

Overall,The two covers both. have the connotation of women being represented as as confident, sophisticated and intelligent. However, it tells us separate messages.

Tuesday 4 March 2025

DIRT

25 MARK COMPARISON Q: 18/25 Good work!
WWW: you’ve clearly identified differences and analysed them
EBI: try including CONNOTATIONS in your explanations
TARGET 1: Add more detail to your answer
DIRT: Add in CONNOTATIONS throughout your answer

Tuesday 1 April 2025

Assessment DIRT

Question one:

5 mark questions=2 points.

The Vogue magazine cover communicates meaning through the language .Within the cover, the cover lines say"survivor, activist, legend," the highlights the importance and confidence of Malala .This links to what she experienced to gain this title, making her gain a higher status.This links to her past through her being shot is influencing her to her being passionate to help which influenced these titles.Another cover line says" The extraordinary" suggests her life had an impact on her future which has created her to be seen as a role model.

2a)

Social context  = what was going on in society the time the text was written.

The social context influences magazines due to the something happening within the country Malala is from.This allows the audience to feel sympathy towards the events stated within the magazine and Malala can relate to the themes featured within it due to being shot in the head as a child from those who are within her country at the time.During the time, women were not allowed many rights which include education, due to Malala's experiences with being declined education it had inspired her to stand up against this which she had done speeches and peaceful protests to get a message across.This is relevant due to Malala representing this through being on the cover.

2b)Comparison 

-You must make a judgement.

-Both similarities and differences.

-Focus on question and representation.

What is ethnicity?

-Ethnicity is a characterisation of people based on having a shared culture.(race)

-stereotypes