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1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? It's easy to read about gossip, celebrities, sports, crime, drama, and entertainment. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? serious—business, politics, and formal tone 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The Mirror: The Labour Party 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?   The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Conservative Party 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years? Newspapers started to lose their usefulness as the internet grew in the 2000s because digital news, streaming, and videos were so easily accessible, and younger people who grew up with this technology were less likely to look at newspapers. 6) Wh...

Blog tasks: Daily Mirror case study

Language   1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine Pug: used to promote exciting news or promotions Splash Head: the lead story of a newspaper Slogan:  a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising Dateline: when the newspaper was written or filed By-line:  a  line  at the  top  or  bottom  of a  newspaper  or  magazine   article  giving the writer's  name : Stand first:   a  short   piece  of  text  in a  newspaper   article  below the  headline   (=  title )  that gives the most  important   facts  and  ideas  that are  contained  in the  article   2)Gary linkers feud with BBC and the government 3)2 conservative ...

December mock exam: Learner Response blog tasks

  1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/EBI yourself based on your scores. www-this is a mock exam so we still have time to put things right but we need to use this as a lesson before February. ebi-you need to have a go at every question. The more you receiver and learn the material the more you revise and learn the material the more more confident you will be in this 2) Use  the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for . First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  a.all sounds generated within the world of the drama b.any example of dialogue from the extract such as ‘When Lyra says, “So you’re a kitchen boy then?” 3) Next, identify  three  points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in...