Water safety II

Water safety II

Pencil and paperOnline interactive
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
This task is about interpreting visual and written features on a poster.
Read the words and look at the picture, then answer the questions.
Water safety poster. It reads "Hey - Big person! Keep an eye on kids around water"

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a)  Give two ways that the whole poster has been designed to catch your attention.
1.
2.

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b)
i)  What target audience is this poster directed at?
ii)  What evidence can you give to support this answer?

Question

 c)  What is the photo angle? Choose one

    • Medium shot

    • Wide angle

    • Close up

    • Establishing shot

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Water safety logo
d)  Study the water safety logo above. What are three ways the logo shows a connection to water?
1.
2.
3.

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Have fun in the water logo
e)  Consider this "Have fun in the water" logo. Identify a visual feature and a language feature which reinforce the poster's message.
Visual
Language
Task administration: 
This task can be completed using pencil and paper or online (with SOME auto marking).
Copyright: 
Copyright: Water Safety New Zealand. Permission to use for educational purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand (June, 2008).
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Viewing
Keywords: 
advertisement, poster, target audience, logos, camera angle
Description of task: 
Students look at a water safety poster and answer questions relating to the posters construction.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y10 (07/1999)
a)   Any 2 of:

•   Hey – Big Person! Direct imperative to
     stop.
•   Eye contact and finger directed at viewer.
•   The use of white on black lettering.
•   The use of large lettering.
•   The use of an exclamation mark.
•   The choice of a child to be the model.

 2 correct – easy

1 correct – very easy
b) i)

ii)

 Teenager or adult.

Reference to the text, "Hey big person".

 very easy

very easy
c)   Medium shot moderate
d)   Any 3 of:

•   Hand over the head for help.
•   Words – "Water Safety".
•   Swimmer.
•   Wave image.
•   Makes an 'S' for safety.
•   Could be a swim ring.

 3 correct – easy

2 correct – very easy

1 correct – very easy
e )

 

   Any 1 of:

•   A wave going through a water ring.
•   Lettering giving an indication of water movement.
•   The use of capitals.
•   The wavey part is a 'w' shape (water).

Any 1 of:

•   The informal/slangy choice of words – wotcha/oughta.
•   Rhyme – water/oughta (must quote an example).

 moderate

 

difficult