Text A-
-Relates to children
-Primary Purpose to inform
Text B -Rain Forest Solutions
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/rainforest_mad_about.pdf
Text C -Swine flu
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Documents/Swine%20Flu%20Leaflet_Web%20Version.pdf
My Response -
I am grouping texts A, B and C together as
they all have one thing in common, its purpose which is to inform the reader,
the analogy of these texts do this through factual linguistic features, use of
formal language and is structured. Text A is an informative leaflet as it
offers details about a challenge that is going to take place that is aimed at
kids, due to the challenge, the text is involves discourse structure as uses a
heading to state its topic, its opening paragraph gives information about the challenge
at hand which is to create a wildlife film such as "The chance to direct
and star in their very own nature film. With tips from a filmmaker" which
means it can control topic change through the different stages of the
informative leaflet. The text uses low register lexis such as 'flip camera' and
'filmmaker' so it is able to inform older and younger audiences. The text also
is in a formal register a .The text is also written in the future tense, which may be
to give the audience a sense of option as they can choose whether
they would like to take part and relating to this, as it is to inform it is not
commanding or persuading you to commit to the challenge but just offers
information on what the challenge will be like to let the audience decide.
Similar to 'text A', which uses is a
fairly low register lexical field through the use of basic language, Text B
uses a similar approach as it has a tendency to replace jargon with more reader
friendly trees such as 'important trees' but also has characteristics of a high
register lexical field as it contains jargon's that are specifically related to
the topic/genre of the text such as 'sustainable' and 'logging' this represents
that it is trying to serve for all literate ages so it can inform all of the leaflets
purpose which is to inform the audience about the environment and how the human
race is damaging it but offers solutions to how individuals can help. As well
as this 'text B' uses high amounts of graphology to inform through the leaflets
quantity of images used to explain what is being said in a cartoonist
manor suggesting it is trying to compensate for the less illiterate age groups.
also the leaflet goes through a structure as it opens with what the leaflet is
about, then goes into facts about the rainforest such as 'why trees are
important' and then balances on benefits of the rainforest and how it is being
affected, in this part of the leaflet facts are used to state a point and
inform the reader and statics are given to explain the quantity of those being
affected 'in 1900 Brazil had one million tribal people, now there are less than
200,000.' this may be shown to represent a state of emergency, wants people to
get involved by quoting how they can become part, As it is written in a present
tense involving minor factors if present tense.
Text C is directed to older literate
groups of around 16+ as it uses more complex vocabulary such as 'vaccinations'
as it is trying to offer information about swine flu, like 'text A' and 'text
B', Text C is structured in a clear manor, this specific texts gives
information on what is swine flu, symptoms, how it spreads and treatment, it
was created on the computer suggesting it has a higher status like 'text B'
as it is talking about current events that need/require action, the text
is in a present tense and 'text C' is discussing present issues at that time of
production, as well as 'Text A' and 'Text B', graphology from the graphics
chosen display what the leaflet is about and what the information will contain.
Text C, as well as 'Text A & B' all three texts are written in 3rd person
as all three state options about how it affects you which suggests the
producers want to make you feel as if you are a part of what the text is
explaining to create an attachment so it the information being said is likely
to sink in more and to stay with you. Also its discourse structure is similar
to text A & B as it includes headings to state its topic and then uses
Sub-headings for a noticeable change in topic, so it is easy for the audience
to read as they can find information easier on specific topics they would like
to know about, evidence of this are 'what have governments been doing to
prepare' and 'is there a vaccination I can have?' however, although it relates
to text A&B some characteristics thought trying to inform the audience it
also uses a high lexical field as it relates to specific terms such as
'symptoms' and 'GP surgery'.
All three texts are fairly relaxed in the
sense of emergency as there is less use of imperatives between the three texts
and high amounts of factual and statistical data. although imperatives are
present which is included in all three texts showing that all of the 3 texts
are to persuade the audience.
