Textual Analysis of Secondary Teachers Magazine

Textual Analysis of Secondary Teachers Magazine

The institution of this magazine is a teachers magazine. This front cover i am anlaysisng is taken from a magazine which is aimed at secondary teachers but can also be aimed at students. The purpose of this magazine is to give advice and information to the teachers, and a view of the current education system.

The Language used on this front cover is simple but noticeable. The masthead ' SECONDARY' is written in a big, bold font, this helps catch the attention of the reader, however the word 'teachers' is written in much smaller print. I think they have done this to help identify that the magazine isn't just for all teachers it is specifically written and published for secondary teachers. we can tell this by the size of the word 'secondary' compared to the word 'teachers'. The colour and font of the 2 words in the masthead are both the same, this is so that the words are associated together and are done like this so they are not mistaken for individual words. The blue used for the masthead is bright and colourful, to catch the attention of the reader, it does not have any connection to the specific genre, but are appealing to the reader. The cover also includes small headlines in its layout, these are placed at the top of the page. some are quotes from storys included in the magazine and some are topics in the magazine. The colours of these texts are red and pink. These two colours are bright and bold are can be associated as happy colours, which can indicate of what type of story or topics are included in the magazine. Another part of the magazine that attracts my attention is the headline that is placed on top of the central image 'cook with me!' this text is also big, and bright for the same reasons as the masthead and small headlines on the cover. The colour stands out from the background image which makes it more noticable. underneath this headline is a smaller subheading 'How schools can make lessons tasty' this subheading informs the audience what is included inside the magazine and could suggest that inside there will be a more informative article on cooking in schools. The most noticable, and eye catching aspect on this magazine cover is the main image. The photograph includes a tray with two ginger bread people on it decorated as if they were in a school uniform, we can tell that one is a girl and the other one a boy by the way the uniform is presented, the left one has a skirt which is associated with girls. Both genders have been used on this front cover so that the audience know that this particuar magazine is aimed for both genders and also boys and girls attende certain secondary schools. The photograph also includes the bottom half of a student holding the tray, we can tell it is a student by the uniform, it shows a red shirt, a tie and trousers. The red shirt helps the audience notice its presents and makes the reader think more about who is holding the tray and who can be involved in this subject.