A Newquay Night Commentary AS

There are many purposes to the magazine article I have written. One of the purposes is to inform and warn readers of the events that can occur during a Newquay night. I have mentioned ‘Getting drunk, dancing with strangers and raving to ear-killing music’ as one of the examples of what young teenagers get up too. I have also said ‘teenagers roamed the streets’, giving the reader an idea of how many young people are around at that time. I have also talked about the ‘Under 18 foam parties and nightclubs’ to give them a sense of the things the visitors of Newquay do. I decided to inform the reader about these events to give them an idea of what can go on during the few days that teenagers go to Newquay after their GCSE’s. I also tried to entertain the reader by using some language techniques such as alliteration and personification. I used phrases such as ‘giggling girls’ and yelped with excitement’ to amuse to reader and I also said ‘adrenaline rushed through my veins’ to excite the reader. I wanted to include some entertainment in my magazine article to intrigue the reader and make them want to find out about the outcome of the experience which I wrote about.
I aimed this audience at teenage girls who are involved in the idea of going to Newquay after exams are over. This age would be around 15-18 years old. As my article is about Newquay, I aimed it at the age group who I thought were most likely to go there. I used terms such as ‘fake-tanned legs’ to relate to the girls and I described a club as ‘the place to be’. I also stated that ‘we tried to look as cool as possible’ when we went to buy ‘soft drinks’. I felt that these sorts of sayings would relate to the feelings of an average teenage girl. However I also decided to consider aiming the article at parents also. I thought that if parents read the article they could get an idea of what Newquay is like from an experience of someone who has been rather than listen to rumours. So I included information such as ‘we nearly lost a friend’ and ‘she began to lose ability to control each movement’. This would show some parents how dangerous Newquay may be.
The format of my article is a teenage girl’s magazine article. I decided to use bright, bold colours to make it appealing to the reader and make the page look more interesting to read. I also decided to use photo’s that are relevant to the story to create a more visual image for the reader. I also put some quotes in a bigger font extracted from the story to stand out to the reader before they start to read ahead. This would interest the reader and make them feel intrigued as to what happens next.