EXAM REVISION QUESTION 1

Question 1:

Explain TWO ways the extract fits the genre of lifestyle magazines. Use examples from the extract.

Conventions:

·      Direct mode of address: coverlines use pronouns “You” or “Your” giving advice to the reader as if they are a friend. Model/celebrity is looking directly at camera/reader, engaging the reader.

·      Hybrid contents: mix of contents in the magazine, such as fashion, beauty, health, relationships, celebrities. The mix of coverlines shows an aspirational tone so the reader aspires for their lifestyle to be like the one represented in the magazine by the coverlines and model/celebrity. The mix of contents shows that this magazine belongs to (teen, middle class, upmarket) segment of the market (Also mention who the target audience would be)

Use EXAMPLES from the magazine that us given to you in the exam.

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