Pre-released media texts- Decades of devastation

What is it about?

The consequences global warmingis havingon the Alps and how dangerous these consequences are.

Fact + opinion

• Professors and scientists' views and quotes from man involved are used to create a sense of believability
• Quotes very long - they have a lot to say
• Technical + scientifical language- some readers may not understand, so they think its true
  • 'permafrost'

Language

• Lexis of war - losing battle
  • 'cowering'
  • 'threatening'
  • 'ricocheted'
  • 'triggering'
  • 'survived'

• Powerful/emotive words
  • 'falling apart under their feet'
  • 'betrayed'
  • 'devastation'
  • 'I have never seen'
  • 'remarkable enough incident on its own'
• survival story-'The pair survived by cowering under an overhang as a rain of boulders...'
• 'crown jewel'extremely precious
• 'hanging like a cargo of fragile china dolls'-literally ends on a cliffhanger, precarious

Effectiveness of headlines, images and layout

Headline

• 'Decades of devastation'
  • alliteration-memorable, dramati
  • sibilance shows how long it is for
• 'as global warming melts the Alps' future + present tense combined - happenig now and will continue to happen