Recipe for Look Up

1.     What modes does your text make use of?

 Color, Text, Pictures, App store layout

2.     Audience

a.     Who, very specifically, is the audience for your text? NOTE: It might be worth considering if you think you fall into the author’s intended target audience for the text. If not, what are the differences between how you might read/perceive the text and how the target audience might?

 Parents of teenagers,specifically those that feel like their child isn't social enough

b.     How does the author use pronouns like “you,” “we,” and “us?” When the author uses these pronouns who is he/she specifically referring to? How do these pronouns affect the way the author is constructing an audience?

You refers to parents. Want to make them feel in control

c.     How does the author construct a relationship between themselves and their audience? 

Show them they are in control of their kids, even in a tech savvy world

3.     Authorial Identity:

a.     How does the author construct his/her own identity in relationship to the reader?

Creation of app

b.     Does the author use “I” or “me”? Why? And how does this affect  their relationship with their audience?

No. App is completely focused on consumer. Author is not necessary

4.     Purpose:

a.     What is the author’s purpose in writing? What is the author hoping to accomplish in the world with their text? How do they want people to feel, think, or act differently as a result of their text?

Want kids to interact with other people. Specifically focused at family dinners or while the children are in a public place.

6.     Organization:

a.     How does the author organize the text? How does he transition from idea to idea? 

Organized like a page on the app store

b.     What kinds of words or language does the author use to connect his or her ideas together?

Words that attract and engage

7.     Genre:

a.     How would you define or name the genre of your text. Remember, a genre is a type of thing that reoccurs, has conventions, and uses those conventsions to convey meaning.

App store page

b.     What are the conventions of this genre? 

App banner, emblem, description, screenshots

8.     Images

a.     How did the author use still images (photos or drawings) in the text?

Mock app screenshots

b.     What work are these images doing to help the author accomplish his purpose?

Show ease of use and features of the app

c.     Are they photos, drawings, charts, graphs, etc.?

Mock app screenshots

d.     Why might the author do this?

Fits with the conventions of the genre. Also a form of quick advertisement for app.

e.     How do these images work with the text or spoken speech around them? 

Shows the ease of use of the app