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Multimodal Project

Multimodal 

"refers to the various resources—among them, images, sounds, document design, and graphics—that authors tap to create meaning in all kinds of texts. Writers from earliest times drew on multiple modalities when writing, whether they were composers using color and design on cave walls; medieval scries using layout and iconography on manuscripts; writers of manuals using tables and charts to share information; authors of presentation slides using video to provide dynamic evidence; or web designers using layout and font size and style to assist readers with navigation. Multimodality thus doesn’t refer specifically to creating texts with digital technologies, but many say that digital technologies can make multimodality both more visible and easier to employ” (Yancey, CCC 2014). 

Mode 

In the context of multimodal compositions, a MODE is one way to present the content. For example, text is a mode, as is image. Other MODES include video and audio, both of which can be broken down into their composite modes. Video can include audio, text, and image. Audio can include both spoken work and instrumentation or other types of sounds. To be MULTIMODAL, a project would include at least two types of modes—i.e., text and image or text and image and sound.

Assignment Guidelines

  • This project can be done in a group project with no more than 3 people.

  • Use at least two modes.

  • I want you to collect everything in a folder(s) on Drive before you start building your site. Include website links, articles, images, sketches, prewriting, etc.

  • If you building a website, please use a free website builder, such as WIX, GOOGLE SITES, WEEBLY, or WORDPRESS.  Make sure that you email me the link to the site and let me have access to it so that I can help you.

  • If you are building a video, the video should include sound, image, and video clips that fit well together that tell the story. Try to be informative, allowing your audience to gain an understanding of the topic you are trying to approach. Videos should be at least 5 minutes long, but not more than 15 minutes. Remember to edit for choppiness, sound, volume difference, and check spelling and capitalization.

  • Please avoid doing a Prezi or slideshow (PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides). Your project should be able to stand alone. It is not a presentation (despite that you are presenting it during workshop).

  • If you are building a nondigital project, come talk with me to negotiate requirements and examples. I am open to allowing you to explore many options.

  • Annotated Bibliography:  You will turn in your Annotated Bibliography in two parts—five sources each time. You should include the source citation, 2-3 sentences summarizing/describing the source, and 1-2 sentences about how you plan on using the source. See the Schedule for due dates.

  • Please also include a SOURCE page and cite all media (that is everything) in 2016 MLA.  I can help you with this, and the Student Writing Center (one visit required--up to four for extra credit--and I cannot tutor you) can help you with this.

Assignment

For your Multimodal Project, you will be looking at how an Environmental Sustainability issue affects one or more Indigenous people. Some examples include permafrost melting in the Arctic, deforestation, poisoned water supply, mining on reservation land, and seed sovereignty. There are many more issues. Your Multimodal Project should inform your audience of the issue and the people in as much detail as possible and as objectively as possible. Please use a variety of sources. 

Dates to Remember

31 Jan.     prewrite/storyboarding

5 Feb.       first 5 annotations of Annotated

                  Bib due

7 Feb.      second 5 annotations of          

                 Annotated Bib due

                 Work day: bring computers

14 Feb.   Work day: bring computers

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19 Feb.    Workshop 1

                  Be prepared to present

26 Feb.    Work day: bring computers

5 Mar.     Workshop 2

                  Be prepared to present

19 Mar.   Project and Reflection due

Reflection

The Individual Process Paper for your Multimodal project should be 500+ words and should focus on your decision making and your goals for your project. Take your audience through the details. Use the student example (statement of goals and choices) from Shipka as and example. You should also have a paragraph that focuses on how your group worked and how each member met their responsibilities.

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