Let me ask you a question.
How often have you created a multimodal composition? No really. Outside of class, for your projects, at work- do you ever recreate your topics digitally? In fact, what does “multimodal” even mean?
My Definition:
Using various forms of digital media to create a new topic.
Why is it important?
Creating something that is multimodal allows you to truly connect with your audience in ways never seen before. In writing classes, it can be easy to fall victim to writing an essay for the sake of writing an essay. But the moment you put your audience into perspective, it becomes all the more real. And that’s exactly what a multimodal project does.
With finals just around the corner and summer right behind it, I’m quite honestly feeling pretty unmotivated. What can you expect? All my semester friends are out and high school graduations are happening while I’m staying inside studying my a** off. However, this is exactly when its MORE important to find a true purpose. Persistence is going to get us all through the final week. If we can see the purpose of our hard work, sweat, and tears, it makes it all the more bearable. Suddenly, writing a blog post (ha) is less difficult. Thinking about what we’ll be able to achieve in the future, these tasks are quite small, and honestly, life could be so much worse.
Soooooo, this is exactly what multimodal compositions bring to the world of literature. It provides perspective, and motivation to find meaning in our work. More generally, we’re all striving to become better people, and putting thought into every action will take us much, much further.
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