Creating a Leaflet for the local Scout Group
Identify The problem I intend to solve is the local scout group will close unless they get more members so he approached me to organize a leaflet to promote the scout group. The leaflet will be down on the computer so it looks professional as doing it manually will be time consuming and expensive with photocopying. I will be doing a leaflet for my local scout group to boost their attendance. I will include simple information about the group and what they do on scout nights and how to join. This will be technically an advertising campaign to make people join. Using DTP as this provides me with all the software I need to make this leaflet successful for the scout group will make this. I will be targeting 13-14 year olds and will be using Microsoft publisher as I can add borders to make it look attractive or Word as this contains clipart and word art. Doing it on the computer is an advantage as it produces leaflets quickly and excellent quality. I will use colourful scheme to make it look interesting to young boys. I could use Microsoft word but Publisher specializes in DTP and has additional features or word as this is also a DTP package and has many extras, which I can download from the Internet eg. New clipart pictures. I intend to: a) Boost attendance b) Give the boys and girls in the local community something to do on Friday evenings. Analysis The leaflet's
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How Does Harper Lee Create Tension In Chapter XV Of "To Kill A Mocking Bird "? There is plenty of tension in this chapter and Harper Lee expresses this very well through the setting, the discomforting and yet calm dialogue between the characters and how scout reminds us of her concern for the safety of her father. Chapter XV is split into two parts really and both of these parts are set both in the evening and very late at night. This is very effective in any novel or film as darkness shows suspense. It also gives the reader an eerie sense of the environment surrounding and how characters' moods differ from their usual daily attitudes. "The south side of the square was deserted. Giant monkey-puzzle bushes bristled on each corner..." Alliteration was clearly used during this sentence which also proves very effective when creating tension. For example: "He swept silently across the floor." As previously mentioned, the eerie darkness does change people's moods and in this chapter especially, proving successful when maintaining the suspense so in order to keep the reader glued to the page. This chapter is basically just about the transferring of black defendant Tom Robinson to the county jail to which nobody agrees is the right course of action to take. The dialogue to express their concern for the safely guarded whereabouts' of Tom Robinson is all but aggressive. It's night
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How is the character of Serena Joy presented in chapter 3?
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