Multi-Modal Texts: Texts Which Combine Written and Visual Communication

Year 10 English revision

Multi-modal texts: texts which combine written and visual communication:

1. Make a list of different types of multi-modal texts: Webpages, Prospectuses, Movie trailers, DVD/book covers, Menus, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Maps, Diagrams, Graphs: Cereal boxes, Magazines, Billboards/posters Leaflets/pamphlets/ Brochures, Business cards, Advertisements

2. What do all these texts have in common? Refer to form, and purpose and style: All non-fiction, All combine images, colour, written text, All to persuade, All to inform.

Multi-modal texts are made up of 2 components:

1. Presentational devices

2. Linguistic devices Make a list of presentational devices

 Colour- background + images + headings/subheadings

 Layout

 Captions

 Font

 Size  Bullet points/columns

 Images

 Emblems including maps, icons, arrows, graphs, logos

Practice Examination questions:

1.How have the presentational devices been used to make the Brean Splash Waterpark appealing to the target audience? (9 marks) 2. Identify the persuasive language techniques used in the leaflet. (15 marks)

Make your own glossary of key terms below: