VT question types

Types of Visual Text question Monday, 8 January 2018 8:38 AM Question Type What to include? Target Audience Be specific: Age? Nationality? Any specific description? Purpose What is the text trying to do? • Verb (convince, encourage', persuade, warn, scare, intimidate) • Target Audience • Outcome Message What is the text trying to say? Intended message (general) • Purpose (target audience + outcome) • Message Eg: It is to encourage(V) parents (A) to buy the coffee (O) by saying that coffee is effective in keeping them awake Effect What is the text trying to make you feel? (Use emotion words such as angry, happy, etc) It evokes a sense of _____________ Intended effect Purpose + Message + Effect( evoke a sense of… ) With reference to photograph, how does it support the message? Description of photo/image + explanation of support (definition) Description of photo/image suggest that [explanation] (connotation) [Denotation] shows [Connotation; message/intended message] Persuasive techniques • Alliteration • Pattern of three • Emotive language • Exaggeration • Short & powerful sentences • Imperative commands