How does your product use or challenge conventions and how
does it represent social groups or issues?
Instead of challenging, my product utilizes conventions that are normally used throughout various types of kids magazines. I chose to use conventions due to the fact that they have had the ability to produce interest in readers. Following this creation of interest in the reader, a profit would thus be able to be made as many would be intrigued and want to purchase the magazine issue. Junior Scholastic, ScienceWorld, as well as an Upfront magazine were examined during the research process. In this process of researching different science kids magazines, I observed several different conventions that were common throughout each issue. I realized that these should then be integrated into my magazine in order to develop a product that was authentic, yet unique to grab the students' attention. These conventions include the large text size, bright colors throughout the entire magazine, and a large, "fun" front cover image. The large text was chosen to stand out to readers, bright colors to attract the readers, and the large front cover image to appeal to the students' interests.
This product represents social groups and social issues. As previously stated in prior posts, the magazine is aimed to interest kids/students' in the science field, therefore making them more likely to pursue a career in the field of science. This is my main goal as everything revolves around science. Not only this, but science is extremely essential to the world, and it can simply be fun to learn about and experiment with. Connected to this is the representation of the social issue of desalination portrayed in the magazine. Water scarcity is a major problem in many third world countries. Although there are several techniques to remove salt from water, they all use ample amounts of energy and are highly expensive. My two page article focuses on an innovative method for desalination, which could potentially cure the costly methodology that occurs today.
This product represents social groups and social issues. As previously stated in prior posts, the magazine is aimed to interest kids/students' in the science field, therefore making them more likely to pursue a career in the field of science. This is my main goal as everything revolves around science. Not only this, but science is extremely essential to the world, and it can simply be fun to learn about and experiment with. Connected to this is the representation of the social issue of desalination portrayed in the magazine. Water scarcity is a major problem in many third world countries. Although there are several techniques to remove salt from water, they all use ample amounts of energy and are highly expensive. My two page article focuses on an innovative method for desalination, which could potentially cure the costly methodology that occurs today.
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