, ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE
VISUAL LITERACY: ADVERTS AND POSTERS
STILL CORONA TIME!
Instructions
• Carefully study the adverts and posters below together with the questions.
• Before answering, ensure that you pay attention to mark allocation.
• Number each activity carefully.
Activity 1: CORONA VIRUS
Study the poster below and answer the questions that follow:
1.1 What is the purpose of the poster above? (1)
1.2 Identify who created the poster and where this poster can be found. (2)
1.3 Explain who the target audience of this poster is by referring to the use
of graphics and design (2)
1.4 Is it important that such posters are distributed? Why? (2)
1.5 Discuss what the poster suggests must be done if you have any of the
symptoms of the Corona Virus? (1)
English Home Language Senior Phase – High School Visual Literacy
Teacher D Resources 1 Analysing Adverts
, Activity 2: HAY’KHONA CORONA
Study the poster below and answer the questions that follow:
2.1 State the purpose of this
poster. (1)
2.2 Who do you think the
target audience of this
poster is? Explain your
answer. (2)
2.3 List at least three things
people will need to
make the tap in the
poster. (3)
2.4 Do you think that this is a
good idea? Explain your
answer (2)
2.5 Why are people taking
extra precautions such
as these? (1)
2.6 Refer to the final frame of
the cartoon in the poster.
Discuss why people use
their feet instead of their
hands to access the
water. (1)
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Pro-Tip
Not all posters are created to sell
a product or service. Some
posters are created to be
informative, provide useful
information or even instructions to
readers. Such posters often make
use of fun and easy-to-understand
graphics that will attract readers.
It is important to consider the
target audience of such a poster.
Creators of such posters often use
simple language with a casual tone
to make the poster relatable to
readers and avoid confusion.
English Home Language Senior Phase – High School Visual Literacy
Teacher D Resources 2 Analysing Adverts
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