Textual Analysis Paper from 3-5 pages

Situational Memo

The author praises the football fans by having their portraits taken by the football

club. More than 1500 people turn up at the Timbers Downtown Team Store so that they can

have the images. The starts by making praises about the football club in order to demonstrate

its importance and success in their matches. In addition, the writer describes the presence of

portraits implying that the football club has a large number of fans and supports from men,

women and kids. The number who turned up for portraits shows the solidarity that the fans

have with the club.

The author majorly focuses on the supporters for the football club and outlines the

achievements of each of the supported and the contributions they made. The wording chosen

by the writer are mean to create a big impression of the football club and its supporters. The

tone specifically aimed at making praises to the company and its fans. The tone is obvious

since the writers seems to be affiliated with the football club and wants to set out hopes high.

The intended audience are the potential supporters for the football club. If this article is

presented to a non-supported they would not be offended since the words in the text are not

offensive. By presenting the contributions of each supporter, the author targets potential

followers by appealing to them that they can too support the club. The target audience are the

football fans who can support the club.

This article is aimed at creating a positive corporate image that the football club and

its large public support. The viewpoint is from the club supporter therefore it could be biased.

The writer could have focused on the achievements of the football club but decides to analyze

the support that the club has. Some supporters maybe associated with the club since it is

linked to the logging industry. From this analysis, we can conclude that the football club is

loved and has a lot of support from loyal football fans. The statement that we are the timbers

indicates that the writer is one of the supporters of the club hence he or she is trying to paint a

positive image about the club.

Big/Little Memo

The writer starts by promoting the football club and company through stating its

accomplishments, the places their works have been featured. The topic for the article is more

of a slogan for the club than the event that was held on January 2011. The company

welcomed the public to have their portraits taken. Approximately 1500 people had their

portraits taken and the portraits were posted in the company’s website. The website has over

1000 images from the event in their website that can be downloaded. The writer encourages

the public who had their portraits taken to download them and share them on various social

platforms.

The writer then lists the works that it has done with various people. Their achievements and

what they have been doing is stated in the article. The writer has decided to ignore the usual

format of an article. Only an introduction of the company’s milestones are introduced then

the list of people who are highly anticipating the beginning of the season. Some are just

stating their love for the game and how they are related to the logging industry. The football

club is obviously loved and has some loyal supporters.

Its supporters also seem to be very involved in the logging industry. One such supporter is

Katie Dobie who loves to play football and being in a football environment. She is just in

love with football. The club is involved in the major league, MLS which has various clubs

and sponsors. There is no conclusion to the article. The article is more of an

appreciation for the support the football club receives from the fans. The event that was held

was held to appreciate their support.