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Evaluate the Article: (M4, D2)

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M4:  Mode of Address:  The main purpose of my article is to increase awareness of the impact and challenges female athletes face and also to explain the impact these injuries have on the game itself. The article is made for an audience of 16-25 year olds, which is an age category that includes but active players of the game as well as hard core fans. By discussing the mental challenges footballer have to face and the lack of female specific equipment the article encourages readers to empathise with the well known players such as Leah Williamson and Beth Mead. The language I have used is balanced as I avoided the use of too much medical terminology and instead used terms which are accessible for the young readers while ensuring the knowledge is still scientific.  Structure: When structuring my article, I gain the attention of the young audience through the use of narrative driven content for example I began with attention grabbing sentences such as "horrific sight" of the ...
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Editing Material (U7:P6)

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The Invisible Opponent: The ACL Pandemic  Women’s football has been captivating audiences globally and rising  in  popularity within the last couple of years. However, underneath the power and brilliant performance there is an overwhelming injury which has been affecting the beauty of the sport. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL ).  This  injury hasn’t just affected a player physically but is an overwhelming  challenge that has been affecting  the whole game and impacting even the highest level of players such as Leah Williamson and Michelle Agyemang.  This, intern, has also affected   the biggest leagues such as the Women’s Super League (WSL).  The horrific sight of a player falling to the ground and clutching their knee is unforgettable.     You never  forget the look on their  face when they know what has just happened as everyone in the stand, no matter what team, watches the heartbreaking scene which ...
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Creating the Material: (P5)

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Women’s football has been captivating audiences globally and rising popularity within the last couple of years. However, underneath the power and brilliant performance there is a silent dark injury which has been affecting the beauty of the sport. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), this injury hasn’t just affected a player physically but is an overwhelming challenging that has been altering the whole game and impacting even the highest level of players such as Leah Williamson and Michelle Agyemang but also affecting the biggest leagues such as the Women’s Super League (WSL).   The horrific sight of a player falling to the ground and clutching their knee, you never forget their face when they know what has just happened as everyone is the stand no matter what team watches the heartbreaking scene is one of the worst sights in women’s football. For example England captain and Arsenal vice-captain ruptured her ACL weeks before the 2023 world cup this sent revelation within the sport...
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Researching & Planning: (U7: P4, M3 & D1)

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ARTICLE NO LESS 400 WORDS   P4:  News Genre and Topic: Many news platforms produce articled based on sport like printed, digital and social media news, the one I've chosen is from ESPN, 'FIFPRO on women's ACL tears: Fix pitch, shrink calendar'. The news genre I've chosen to write about is the increasing ACL crisis within Women's football its a news article of sports coverage and concerns of the health and protection of players. Within Women's football there have been increasingly more cases which are growing  and women being more susceptible to the injury and the injury also being reoccurring causing players to retire early. It has been proven that compared to men, women are more likely to gain this serious injury. This topic is an important as audiences need to understand the severity of the injury in the women's sports game as it causes changes to teams and changes the winners are cups and tournaments.  How Does My Article Meet News Values:  My news ar...
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Structure, purpose and language of news articles: (U7: P3, M2)

P3: (U7) Describe the structure and purpose for different news articles  M2: (U7) Analyse the linguistic conventions used within different news articles  Mead Sparks Arsenal’s win at Chelsea and Bompastor accepts WSL title has gone - The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/24/chelsea-arsenal-wsl-match-report Structure: The first paragraph summarises the outcome and the major implication of the title race shifting this helps to intrigue the readers so that they want to continue reading the rest of the article. It flows from tactical analysis and goal descriptions to post-match reactions from manages which helps to give fans more understanding of the match as a whole. Then the article concludes with match states and lineups for a quick reference to the viewers helps for wider understanding from the use of statistics.  Purpose: This article is serious reportage, this means it is designed not only to inform the reader of the final score of the game bu...
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