<p><strong>Learning Objective:</strong><br /> To identify a range of features on a magazine cover and evaluate the impact of the typography.</p> <p><em>Target Audience:</em><br /> This was aimed for a high ability Year 7/8 extended curriculum module but would also work for Year 9 or beginner GCSE Media students.</p> <p><em>Overview:</em><br /> It guides the students through the visual conventions of a magazine cover and introduces them to key Terminology:</p> <ul> <li>Connotations</li> <li>Denotations</li> <li>Typography</li> <li>Masthead</li> <li>Tertiary</li> <li>Analogous</li> <li>Chromatic</li> <li>Cover lines.</li> </ul> <p><em>Additional Resources:</em><br /> There are optional extra resources in the reading notes to extend certain activities and guide with teacher questioning.</p> <p><em>Note:</em><br /> I will be adding more to this series as I make them.</p> <p><em>Some images have been taken from Google</em></p>