Stress Mess - Article Plan

Stress Mess

	Planning Comments
article genre (purpose, type)	The purpose of my article is too help increase awareness as what stress can cause and therefore I am writing an article as too how to minimise your own stress and stressful environments. This will appeal to the majority of my target audience as they are in either work, college or both and therefore stress is something they will come across quite often, especially during exam time.
Narrative voice (1st, 2nd or 3rd person)	I will write my article, again, in 2nd person as this will be the most appropriate for my genre of magazine. This narrative voice involves the reader within the article making them feel as though this article is aimed at them. It makes it much more personal.
Register (informal/formal, colloquial, dialect, taboo words?)	The register for this article will again be fairly informal as this will create a stronger relationship wit the reader wont be including any taboo in this article as I don’t think it will be appropriate due to the fact it is quite a serious subject and I don’t want the reader to feel as though it isn’t taken seriously.
Stylistics (repetition, strong verbs, adjectives, alliteration, similes, metaphors, sentencing, rhythm)	Again I will repeat strong words to emphasise each paragraph of advice. This will give the pointers a powerful feel and therefore the reader is more likely to follow them. Short to medium sentencing will give a medium read speed and therefore keep the attention of my target audience.
Tone of address (hectoring, sarcastic, ‘matey’, ironic, etc)	I will use a chatty, ‘matey’ tone of address, which would involve the reader in the article making them feel more included.
Structure and pace (discourse structure, logical paragraphing, conclusion)	The left hand side of the page will include one large image, the header and the introductory paragraph. On the left hand side will be the many body of text which will cover over 4 columns in an unusual way. Each paragraph will be separated by guide lines to make it clear and easy to read.