This free resource is available at www.teachit.co.uk. Copyright 1999 Teachit READING MAGAZINES: FRONT COVERS Look at the selection of magazine covers and answer the following questions 1. What is your first impression of the cover as a whole? 2. What do you learn about the contents of the magazine from a) the magazine title b) the graphics (pictures) c) the copy (words)? 4. Some magazines are sent directly to people’s home or business instead of being sold in a shop. Researchnews is an example of this type of magazine. How is its front cover different from the others? Why do you think this might be? 5. If you saw all the magazines for sale which one would you want to read? Why? 6. Every magazine has a catch-phrase which describes the magazine in a short and snappy way, for example ‘The Ultimate Fan’s Mag’ or ‘The authority in personal computing’. Think up your own catch-phrases for one or two of the magazines! 7. Design an alternative front cover for one of your catch-phrases. Make sure that the cover will attract a readership through its title, graphics and copy! 3. What do you learn about the readers of the magazine from a) the magazine title b) the graphics (pictures) c) the copy (words)?

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READING MAGAZINES:

FRONT COVERS

Look at the selection of magazine covers and answer the following questions Ü

1. What is your first impression ofthe cover as a whole?

2. What do you learn about the

contents of the magazine froma) the magazine titleb) the graphics (pictures)c) the copy (words)?

4. Some magazines are sentdirectly to people’s home orbusiness instead of being soldin a shop. Researchnews is anexample of this type ofmagazine. How is its frontcover different from theothers? Why do you think thismight be?

5. If you saw all the magazinesfor sale which one would youwant to read? Why?

6. Every magazine has a catch-phrase which describes the magazine in ashort and snappy way, for example ‘The Ultimate Fan’s Mag’ or ‘Theauthority in personal computing’. Think up your own catch-phrases forone or two of the magazines!

7. Design an alternative front cover for one of your catch-phrases. Makesure that the cover will attract a readership through its title, graphicsand copy!

3. What do you learn about thereaders of the magazine from

a) the magazine titleb) the graphics (pictures)c) the copy (words)?