DP2: Online Articles (Travel + Opinion) by

Instructions

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

For today’s lesson you will be going through the following slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/151UhiefMAkkr6c0u8D3pdSeytWfUuWym62mP4yQFxJ8/edit

Use these slides to help you annotate + answer questions about the different articles posted.

You may work in pairs or groups of 3 - make sure you mention your names on the post you publish.

1) Website

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

Website: https://australiacan.org.au/pet- projects/aging-with-pets/

Guiding question: How do the text creators use layout and website features to create a call to action and promote its mission?

1) Website Questions to Answer

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

Please answer the following:

1) What is the purpose of the website?

2) What key conventions of a website are you able to find? Identify and describe the effect the feature would have in creating a call to action and promoting its mission.

2) Travel Writing

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

Article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RboD2o9hzBvQAM0aCIYPnO4a3OLd5law/view?usp=drivesdk

Guiding question: How does the website combine elements of advertising and travel writing to encourage the audience to visit Spain?

2) Travel Writing Questions

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

Please answer the following:

1) What modes of persuasion are used in this text?

2) What key conventions of travel writing can you identify in this text?

3) Opinion Columns/Blogs

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

3) Opinion Columns/Blogs

sana84166 — 2023-12-04 06:09:39 UTC

Please answer the following questions:

1) What is the author arguing in her opinion piece?

2) List all the conventions of an opinion piece that you can find. What examples illustrate your key features?

3) Can you find examples of modality? What is the effect on the tone of the piece?

4) Read the anecdote in the 5th paragraph. What sort of language does the author employ and with what effect?

Ayan, Faatir, Khizer, Moosa

khizer5820 — 2023-12-04 08:10:12 UTC

The website functioned as a platform through which individuals may be convinced of adopting pet animals as opposed to purchasing them from illegal and unethical sources. The page convinces the audience of such a decision via the utilisation of layout and website features. For example, as soon as the page is opened you are met with a closeup image of a cute kitten which appeals to the psychographics of the target audience — Australian pet adopters. Moreover, the text is laid out such that we are shown reasons why pet adoption works, then why the pet needs to be adopted, and the benefits for adoption for their animal and the carer. This showcases adequate arguments to convince people to adopt pets.
As we go through the article we can see key conventions like the ‘Find a Friend” hyperlink that functions as a Call-To-Action button urging people to consider adoption, since it redirects you to their website detailing where to adopt a pet from in Australia. The headings, like, “Benefits for the animal and the carer” help with the readability of the article by distinguishing certain sections from others, allowing it to flesh out its features in a clear manner. Furthermore, the use of a clear orange font helps make the text readable. Together, these features contribute to the website and its persuasion of information regarding the adoption of pets.

opinion column/blog anha and haya

2023-12-04 08:11:13 UTC

1) The author is arguing that it's difficult to have freedom of speech and expression in a society where political correctness is something everyone is so conscious of and holds in such high regard and importance.

2) card stacking

anecdotal, statistical evidence

ethos, logos

syntax, cumulation,

colloquial language

undertone, tone

diction

euphemism?

lexical cluster

analogy

rhetorical question

testimonial

3) examples of modality

and its effect on the tone of the piece

4)language in the anecdote of the 5th paragraph