Magazine Target Audience Analysis ExercisePre-Lesson Reading: Please read a feature story and an alternative story form.
Here are some options for Feature Stories: Spilling Cocoa Beans Crooner Kat Edmonson Finally Finds Her Place How Ebola Took a Toll on One American Church Here are some options for ASFs: Pack Like a Pro 5 Ways to Make the Most Out of a Slow Work Week The 12 Best Taco Trucks in America Students are responsible for writing both a feature (like Hacked--to read the complete story on Wired: ht.ly/ft9qZ) and an alternative story form (like Pack Like a Pro) for their magazine, therefore, this assignment will introduce students to the two types of writing required in the course. For the following stories, please make predictions about the magazine's target audience by making assumptions about the reader demographics. Be prepared to discuss the following for each article. 1. a) What content is being communicated and what kind of audience would this information benefit? b) Give an example of how the tone and word choice within the article is suited for the preferred audience? 2. a) What kind of advertisements are in between the pages of the stories or on the article's website? b) What details within the advertisements can be used to make assumptions about the article target audience? 3. a) Overall, do you think the targeted reader is male or female? Why? b) What age range do you think the targeted reader falls within? Why? c) Does the targeted reader have a family with kids? Why? d) Do you think the targeted reader attended college? Why? If you prefer, you can use the printer-friendly format of these questions to record your answers. |
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