Over the past few weeks I have read the book 'The Princess Diaries' by Meg Cabot. I am going to review this book on how suitable it is for a 12 year old audience.
'The Princess Diaries' is about a fifteen year old girl - Mia Thermopolis - who is dealing with life itself, but then everything becomes a whole lot more complicated when she finds out she is the heir to the throne in a town called Genova. The book covers typical topics such as; school life, crushes, rejection and betrayal, and friendship and family. Mia has to learn how to deal with her new life by making some changes for both good and bad. She finds it very hard to adapt to the princess life.
I liked this book because it is not just straight text, it has a mixture of letters and notes as well. It makes it an easier read, especially for the 12 year old audience. The book resembles the dream that many little girls have - they all want to be princesses - but in this case, Mia doesn't wish for this.
I recommend this book to anyone, but particually girls around the age of twelve. It is an interesting book and has 9 sequals to it. It will be enjoyed by anyone.
Kids Advertisment
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I have created this blog for a Year 10 english assesment. This task is to analyise an advertisment suited for a 12 year old. The advertisment I have chosen is the 'Aero - Feel the Bubbles' ad. In this task, I also have to read a book well suited to a 12 year olds ability, and analyise it. The book I have chosen is 'The Princess Diaries' by Meg Cabot.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
'Aero - Feel the Bubbles' advertisment.
After a careful and detailed examination of the 'Aero - Feel the Bubbles' ad, I have gone into more depth of the real meaning and techniques used in this advertisment.
The purpose of this advertisment is to create a bigger and more fun version of the Aero chocolate bar. The ad makes children want to get involved and have a go at being in the 'bubble-filled' environment. The environment is created by using chocolate coloured balloons to symbolise the bubbles in the chocolate bar. The slogan 'Feel the bubbles' is cleverly used as the balloons are felt when skateboarder Bob Burnquist rides through the balloon filled bowl.
The advertisment is structured by showing a close up of Bob Burnquist taking a bite of the Aero bar at the very begginning of the commercial, and then venturing through the skate park filled with balloons for the remainder of the ad. There are limited words in the ad, and the commercial is ended with the slogan 'Feel the Bubbles' and then the brand 'Aero'.
Some say that the music in the ad - ABC by Jackson 5 - is used also as a tribute to Michael Jackson's death, as it is linked because Micaels pet monkey was named 'Bubbles', but I feel that the music is used purely because it has a happy, fun feel to it.
With skateboarding being a popular sport for young teenage boys, this ad seems to be more appealing to them than to any other age group or gender group. The two previous advertisments for Aero chocolate bars have been more dedicated and targeted towards women, this ad has been dedicated towards the boys by using what they love best.
The visual techniques make this advertisment an effective advertising tool because it makes us want to get involved and have a go. I would definately buy this product.
The purpose of this advertisment is to create a bigger and more fun version of the Aero chocolate bar. The ad makes children want to get involved and have a go at being in the 'bubble-filled' environment. The environment is created by using chocolate coloured balloons to symbolise the bubbles in the chocolate bar. The slogan 'Feel the bubbles' is cleverly used as the balloons are felt when skateboarder Bob Burnquist rides through the balloon filled bowl.
The advertisment is structured by showing a close up of Bob Burnquist taking a bite of the Aero bar at the very begginning of the commercial, and then venturing through the skate park filled with balloons for the remainder of the ad. There are limited words in the ad, and the commercial is ended with the slogan 'Feel the Bubbles' and then the brand 'Aero'.
Some say that the music in the ad - ABC by Jackson 5 - is used also as a tribute to Michael Jackson's death, as it is linked because Micaels pet monkey was named 'Bubbles', but I feel that the music is used purely because it has a happy, fun feel to it.
With skateboarding being a popular sport for young teenage boys, this ad seems to be more appealing to them than to any other age group or gender group. The two previous advertisments for Aero chocolate bars have been more dedicated and targeted towards women, this ad has been dedicated towards the boys by using what they love best.
The visual techniques make this advertisment an effective advertising tool because it makes us want to get involved and have a go. I would definately buy this product.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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