P.E.E.

• POINT – Identify the

convention/element
Annotated Comic To get a C you To get above a C
Strip should you could
Conventions Identify most Identify all
clearly identified conventions conventions and
and their purpose correctly and say explain their

• EXAMPLE – Describe explained using

P.E.E
how they are used purpose

what is denoted in detail

Identify target Use specific Identify target
audience and examples from the audience in a
explain how comic to identify number of
conventions are audience categories and
used to appeal to explain appeal of
Show
them Pick out two Identify four
conventions

• EXPLAIN – Analyse what

understanding of features of the features and explain
denotation and comic book and what is denoted and

that feature
connotation identify what is connoted
denoted and explain
what it connotes
connotes/it’s purpose Correct
terminology used
throughout

ONE POWERPOINT SLIDE FOR EACH ROW

THIS STRUCTURE SHOULD BE USED WHEN
DISCUSSING CONVENTIONS, TARGET AUDIENCE
& TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
This comic clearly
appeals to a target
audience aged between 5
EXAMPLE – T.A. This comic is clearly
aimed towards a
and 11. We see a small male target
boy talking boy, who is audience. In this
clearly the main frame we see four
character as he appears characters, all of
in the majority of whom are male. A
frames. This would male audience would
appeal to the 5-11 year identify with and
olds as they will be able relate far better to
to identify with the key these characters
characters behaviour and than a female
actions audience.

This comic clearly appeals to This comic is clearly

a target audience who are aimed towards a
active and interested in white target
adventure. In this frame the audience. In this
key character is pictured frame we see four
skiing, with the word ‘ZIP’ characters, all of
connoting that he is going whom are white. A
very fast. This is an white audience would
adventurous and active sport identify with and
and so would appeal to those relate far better to
who are interesting in these characters
extreme or active sports or than an audience of
like media texts with a black or Asian
elements of adventure. background.
TASK 1
ALSO:
-ANNOTATE ALL
CONVENTIONS
-EXPLAIN THOSE
MISSING
UNDERNEATH IF ALL
SEVEN ARE NOT
PRESENT
-TEXTUALLY
ANALAYSE COMIC
STRIP FOR
DENOTATIONS AND
CONNOTATIONS