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Module 1, Activity 8.4 - Types of Magazine Articles
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Introduction:

Each page of a magazine is filled with information for its intended audience. While many pages of a magazine may be dedicated to advertising, there are also many different types of articles that are written for the readership. In this lesson, you will learn the different types of magazine articles and be responsible for finding examples of each.

Activities:

Task One - Can we categorize?
While it may seem that most of the articles in a magazine fall under the umbrella category of features, there are actually approximately seven different types of magazine articles.

Read the following information on Types of Magazine Articles and prepare to play the Article Idea Game.

Task Two - Ready, Set, Go

To see if you have an understanding of the types of magazine articles, prepare to play The Article Idea Game.
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Objectives:

You will be able to
- understand the organizational patterns of magazine articles
- compare, contrast, and evaluate texts

Resources:

- access to computers
- magazines

Task Three - Finders, Keepers
With a clear understanding of the types of magazine articles, you will now search for examples of the seven different types.

Using the magazines in class, or magazines you have access to from home, you must:
1. Hand-in examples of at least five of the seven different types of articles.
2. Write a brief explanation of why the article is an appropriate example of the article type you have chosen.

You will receive marks for the articles and the explanations.
 
   

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May 30, 2005

 
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