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Representation of Teenagers

Story 1:Why's THAT in the test? Britain's stressed out teenagers complain about the impossible GCSE questions they couldn't possibly have prepared for. The Mail online have posted pictures of tweets that teenagers have put up about GCSE exams. This tells the audience that they are kind making a joke about how they feel about the exams. The students said that they got impossible questions that they couldn't possibly prepared for. This lead to them making ''memes'' about the questions that they got given. Teenagers are represented as a bit immature as they are making it into jokes, however they are also represented as humorous as these jokes could be seen as fun to other teenagers that had the same exam or the same age as them.

 Positive words and phrases used: none 
Negative words and phrases used: stressed out teenagers, complained, tricky GCSE questions, annoyed, bizarre, confused.

 Story 2:Teenagers are going to school high on DRUGS or on a comedown.
The Mail online posted a photo of one teenager passing over drugs to another teenager which they take before going to school therefore this creates a massive impact on the person and their learning at school and is breaking the law. This gives the audience a negative view on teenagers which could lead to people stereotyping all teenagers. The teenagers in this photo are represented as ''chavs'' as one of them has their hood up and the background of the photo suggests they are in a rough area or somewhere that they shouldn't be.

Positive words and phrases used: must do more to help these teenagers
Negative words and phrases used: high on illegal drugs, worrying,  dangerous substances, drugs, cocaine, cannabis, Cannabis is currently a Class B drug.

Story 3:Classroom horror as Indian teenage pupil pulls handgun from his backpack and SHOOTS another schoolboy in front of terrified students.
The Mail online posted photos of the CCTV footage of the horror happening in a classroom, there was about 6-7 people in the room at the time. This tells the audience that the school might not be safe as the pupil with the gun didn't get caught with the gun until he had shot another person. This also tells the audience that some teenagers are very violent which makes the audience feel sorry for the victim. The victim is presented as innocent and the teenager that shot them is presented as nasty ad violent. Classroom horror as Indian teenage pupil pulls handgun from his backpack and SHOOTS another schoolboy in front of terrified students.

Positive words and phrases used: none
Negative words and phrases used: horrifying moment,minor disagreement, terrified students, handgun, victim then fell to the floor and struggled to get up, smuggled a gun into school, critical condition.

Story 4:Teenager escaped from 13th floor of blazing tower with her revision notes then went to school to sit her chemistry GCSE the NEXT MORNING.
The Mail online put up photos to go with the article named above of the teenage girl that was in the Grenfell Tower fire and managed to escape and get to her exam the next day and the other photo is of the fire. The images tell the audience that she is young and very brave for being able to escape the fire and also still have the motivation to do her exam and it also gives a positive view of teenagers unlike some of the other stories that are negative things about teenagers. She is represented as independent and dedicated young teenager.

Positive words and phrases used: brave teenager, survived, determined to sit the test after studying hard, I think the exam went OK,  she insisted.
Negative words and phrases used: Ines's family have lost almost everything they own, 17 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, blood on their hands, Families were burnt alive as neighbours watched in horror, Furious, spiral out of control.

Story 5:Nearly 2.2m teenagers are concerned they will become a victim of crime with one in three girls fearing they will be stalked by a stranger.
The Mail online had a this photo of a teenage girl on the phone to someone looking sad and worried which links very well to the name of the article. This tells the audience that there are innocent teenagers out there that get targeted and victimised for not doing anything wrong, and that there are people committing all different crimes victimising teenagers. This image represents teenagers as being in fear because of other peoples actions and hearing about what is going on in the world and what is happening so this makes them think that it is going to happen to them.

Positive words and phrases used: none
Negative words and phrases: Fear of crime, one in three scared that they will be attacked by a stranger, victim of crime or anti-social behaviour, assaulted, alarming, worries and anxiety.

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