1. Why's THAT in the test? Britain's stressed out teenagers complain about the impossible GCSE questions they couldn't possibly have prepared for
The images in this article are examples of Twitter posts created by teenagers after their GCSE examinations. It creates the impression that all teenagers were having these feelings and thoughts towards the exam questions. It makes it seem as though teenagers all had a pessimistic view towards their exam. It tells the readers of the article that teenagers are full of negativity.
Positive words and phrases: None.
Negative words and phrases: stressed, annoyed, bemused, dumbfounded, fuming.
These words are stereotypical for the representation of teenagers because they are negative. In the media, especially news, teenagers are portrayed very negatively.
2. Father-of-three, 31, was burned alive when two teenagers threw a flare into his car as he slept in it while waiting to see his children
The image used in the article is a very unflattering photo of the teenage girl. This is to make her seem unpleasant due to the nature of the article. The purpose of this bad image is to demonise the teenager that killed the man and demonise her so that the readers do not feel sympathy towards her. The image is used to represent the teenage girl in the way that the story wants. A good quality, flattering image is not used because it would enable some readers to possibly sympathise with the girl and maybe feel sorry for her.
Positive words and phrases: loving (father that was killed), much-loved (father).
Negative words and phrases: shown no remorse.
The positive words used in this article are stereotypical because they force the reader to sympathise with the victim and feel emotional about his death. There aren't many negative words to do with he teenagers because they were charged as the death being accidental. This means the teenagers are not being as scrutinised for their actions as they would be if it was on purpose.
3. Teenagers are going to school high on DRUGS or on a comedown, worrying report shows
The content of this image makes it seem as though all teenagers are going to school high in drugs. This is because the boy featuring in the image looks like an average person that could be anyone. The title of the article also makes it seem as though all teenagers are on drugs.
Positive words and phrases: None.
Negative words and phrases: High on illegal drugs, Dangerous.
The words used in this article were chosen to make the story dramatic and engaging. They are used to make teenagers seem like as a collective they are constantly breaking laws and are dangerous. This is stereotypical as teenagers are often represented in this way.
4. Why teenagers should NEVER get drunk: Excessive booze thins developing brains and may increase their risk of alcoholism
This image portrays the typical teenager as an irresponsible binge drinker. It makes the reader think that all teenagers regularly get extremely drunk to an unhealthy point. This shines a bad light on teenagers and gives the combination off teenagers and alcohol a bad reputation.
Positive words and phrases: None.
Negative words and phrases: brain alterations, alcohol use disorder.
There aren't many negative words to do with teenagers in this article, however it does name some bad effects of teenagers drinking. The content of the article Don's give teenagers a bad reputation it gives drinking one. However, the article title and the image used do give teenagers a bad reputation.
5. 'Beautiful and caring' teenage cyclist is killed in collision with a lorry: Friends pay tribute online and launch campaign to raise £1,000 towards her funeral
The image used in this article is a good, flattering photo of the victim of the crash. This article has a positive outlook on teenagers for launching a campaign rather then being negative towards them like most news articles.
Positive words and phrases: Beautiful and caring.
Negative words and phrases: Tragic
The negative words in the article are only used in relation to the accident and not to describe the teenager. The positive word are used in the title and the content of the article as a description of the girl. This kind of description of a teenager is atypical because normally teenagers are presented in a negative way. However, a story of this nature would stereotypically present the victim in this manner.
The images in this article are examples of Twitter posts created by teenagers after their GCSE examinations. It creates the impression that all teenagers were having these feelings and thoughts towards the exam questions. It makes it seem as though teenagers all had a pessimistic view towards their exam. It tells the readers of the article that teenagers are full of negativity.
Positive words and phrases: None.
Negative words and phrases: stressed, annoyed, bemused, dumbfounded, fuming.
These words are stereotypical for the representation of teenagers because they are negative. In the media, especially news, teenagers are portrayed very negatively.
2. Father-of-three, 31, was burned alive when two teenagers threw a flare into his car as he slept in it while waiting to see his children
The image used in the article is a very unflattering photo of the teenage girl. This is to make her seem unpleasant due to the nature of the article. The purpose of this bad image is to demonise the teenager that killed the man and demonise her so that the readers do not feel sympathy towards her. The image is used to represent the teenage girl in the way that the story wants. A good quality, flattering image is not used because it would enable some readers to possibly sympathise with the girl and maybe feel sorry for her.
Positive words and phrases: loving (father that was killed), much-loved (father).
Negative words and phrases: shown no remorse.
The positive words used in this article are stereotypical because they force the reader to sympathise with the victim and feel emotional about his death. There aren't many negative words to do with he teenagers because they were charged as the death being accidental. This means the teenagers are not being as scrutinised for their actions as they would be if it was on purpose.
3. Teenagers are going to school high on DRUGS or on a comedown, worrying report shows
The content of this image makes it seem as though all teenagers are going to school high in drugs. This is because the boy featuring in the image looks like an average person that could be anyone. The title of the article also makes it seem as though all teenagers are on drugs.
Positive words and phrases: None.
Negative words and phrases: High on illegal drugs, Dangerous.
The words used in this article were chosen to make the story dramatic and engaging. They are used to make teenagers seem like as a collective they are constantly breaking laws and are dangerous. This is stereotypical as teenagers are often represented in this way.
4. Why teenagers should NEVER get drunk: Excessive booze thins developing brains and may increase their risk of alcoholism
There aren't many negative words to do with teenagers in this article, however it does name some bad effects of teenagers drinking. The content of the article Don's give teenagers a bad reputation it gives drinking one. However, the article title and the image used do give teenagers a bad reputation.
5. 'Beautiful and caring' teenage cyclist is killed in collision with a lorry: Friends pay tribute online and launch campaign to raise £1,000 towards her funeral
The image used in this article is a good, flattering photo of the victim of the crash. This article has a positive outlook on teenagers for launching a campaign rather then being negative towards them like most news articles.
Positive words and phrases: Beautiful and caring.
Negative words and phrases: Tragic
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