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L ook at the advertisement above and discuss within your working group:-
 * What is the advertisement for?
 * Which group of people do you think it is aimed at? Why?
 * How does the advertiser make the advert appealing visually?
 * What literary devices does the advertiser use in the wording of the advertisement?
 * What visual language devices has the advertiser used to capture interest?

N ow it's your turn.

D esign a poster that uses many of the features that you have discovered in this advertisement to advertise a nutritionally sound food for children. Think about how you are going to promote your product to ensure that you entice your audience to get excited about the product and buy it. Remember to think about layout, colour, font and font size.

Y ou may use computer software to generate your poster which you will eventually print for assessment as well as upload to a wiki for student critiquing.

HAVE FUN WITH THIS ONE!!! 00  000000000000 0000000000 

There are a range of publishing tools that can be used when creating a poster. iWork trial available here. || Don't forget to use your digital camera to capture some great images.
 * Suggested ICT Tools:**
 * [[image:Comic_Life1.png link="@http://www.plasq.com/"]] || Comic Life is out now as Comic Life 2 which has a free 30 day trail period, however once you have tried this software with your students you will probably be begging the IT guru at your workplace to get a site licence. Available for trial download from [] ||
 * [[image:Print_shop.png width="89" height="66" link="@http://www.mackiev.com/print_shop.html"]] || Printshop is an exciting desktop publishing tool that has several ready to use templates to make designing that much easier. A very simple to use software package. ||
 * [[image:Keynote_1.png width="63" height="70"]] || Keynote is a very effective publishing tool for MAC computers and with the added benefit of Instant Alpha it can bring your posters and powerpoints to life. MAC uses may download a 30 day trial of iWorks which features Keynote.
 * [[image:Prezi.png]] || Prezi allows you to create non-linear presentations on line. ||

References: //McDonalds Asian Salads.// (Poster). (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2011, from []