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Structure / presentation of a media text

GCSE · English Language · CCEA · U1 — Unit 1: Writing for Purpose & Audience; Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media Texts

Question

Question (6 marks): Source B is a campaign leaflet. How do the presentational features combine with the language to influence the reader?

Mark scheme (AO2):

  • Reward analysis of layout (column structure, white space), typography (masthead, sans-serif fonts, capitalisation), images (denotation vs connotation, gaze, anchorage), colour (semiotics — red = danger/urgency).
  • Must link presentational choice to effect on target audience.
  • Top responses use Barthes' anchorage to explain how the caption fixes meaning of the image, and Kress's multimodality on image–text interplay.
  • Grade 9 indicator: integrates language and presentation in every point rather than treating them separately.

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