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Horrible history the stone age
How are ideas presented
The ideas of the article are presented through the use of a transcript of a TV programme which is aimed at engaging the audience and teaching them of- in this case- the various ages which have occurred during britains history, predominantly focussing on the stone age.
Context
It is a transcript of a HHTV news sketch from the bbc childrens programme, horrible histories. The programme is described as live-action historical sketch comedy. They are created with the aim of teaching children history in a fun, interesting and engaging way.
Purpose
The purpose of the programme is to teach the younger children about Britain's turbulent history and all that has occurred to result in us being here today. As well as educating the young ones, it also entertains the older audiences who may be watching as it contains clever humour, plays on words, word manipulations which are aimed at the older audiences who may be watching.
Audience
mainly for children to learn about history, however the humor in it is more focused towards the adult audience who would be watching the shows with their children
Language
For children- the rhythm, rhyme, play on words, exaggeration all make it more appealing for children.
A lot of humour- included for the reaction of adults watching.
The humour would go over the childrens heads
'tatadada'- it's a joke but also the children would expect something.
The continual inclusion of animals make it more attractive to children.
Great, great, great a million times grandfather- hyperbole- how children speak
Someone runs into it!- Exclamative- reflecting childlike excitement
'big brow, big nose, big news!' tripling, repetition.
'we have guests, starting with, ta-ta-da-da'
the synthetic perosnalisation and non-verbal sounds imitate a circus environment
hUMOUR AND APPEALS TO CHILDREN
Supported by the use of phrenology "hooray!"
'homo spapiens
the technical term adds facts to the humorous piece