1. Presentation Devices

2. Headlines Grab attention Are at the top of the page Use wordplay: “Rooney Scores Again” “Barak Battles Back” May use humour “Ready Steady Crook” “I’ve Been Edam Fool” (When TV chef Antony Worral Thompson shoplifted cheese from Tesco)

3. Subheadings and Straplines Subheadings split the story up Straplines add a little more information Terry Turns it Around Chelsea’s troubled skipper gets goal

4. Graphics and captions Photos Illustrations Diagrams Charts Graphs Grab attention, back up story, give extra information A caption explains the graphic

5. Text columns and boxes Text can be broken up into columns or put in boxes - this makes it look shorter and easier to read Text boxes might be coloured to stand out

6. Bullet points and numbered lists Give information in step-by-step points Numbers might show order or importance Bullet points can be dots, dashes or other symbols 1.One 2.Two

7. Colour Colour can affect how we read a text Bright colours might suggest fun Dark colours might be serious Green might suggest the environment What other colour connotations are there?

8. Typography (font styles) Different fonts have different effects Serious Fun Scary Traditional Modern Arty Child friendly