{"id":113,"date":"2016-05-30T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T01:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/lcosgrove\/?p=113"},"modified":"2016-05-30T01:10:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T01:10:43","slug":"the-role-of-multimodal-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/lcosgrove\/2016\/05\/30\/the-role-of-multimodal-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Multimodal Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"

CTW, like most\u00a0English classes, is primarily a\u00a0writing-based course that focuses on texts and the development of students’ writing abilities. I was surprised, therefore, to learn that our last project of the year was something other than an essay or research paper.<\/p>\n

After a week of looking at different examples of multimodal composition\u00a0projects as well as\u00a0thinking a lot about what I would like to do for my own project, I can see the important role that such an assignment\u00a0would play in\u00a0a\u00a0writing classroom.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0investigating the exact definition of a multimodal<\/strong> composition<\/strong>, I came across this article<\/a>,\u00a0which not only clearly defined what the term\u00a0meant, but also persuasively\u00a0advocated as to why such projects should be integrated into our everyday\u00a0writing curriculum.<\/p>\n

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Much like the article mentioned, in a world where technology is being increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, it is important to have digital and visual literacy in addition to the ability to read and write. It is important to have such skills because they\u00a0represent new forms of communication, which ultimately would enable us\u00a0students to reach larger audiences.<\/p>\n

I also feel that these types of projects allow\u00a0students to exercise their creativity in that they can explore\u00a0forms of expression other than writing. People may have great ideas but struggle to put them into words. Having the option to use visuals, audio, and other outlets to express these ideas\u00a0gives the student much more flexibility and room for creativity and freedom. It becomes an assignment\u00a0that’s enjoyable and that they can identify with, instead of being another banal writing assignment. This isn’t to say that I haven’t enjoyed writing papers. I for one enjoy writing and have seen my writing improve vastly this past year. However, it is nice to be able to explore other forms of communication, such as through an\u00a0illustrative\u00a0or digital composition.<\/p>\n

I’m excited to see where this project takes me, and hope to have more assignments like these in the future.<\/p>\n

Images Cited<\/p>\n

http:\/\/katereedsenglishsite.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/1\/5\/0\/11509317\/978477382.jpg<\/p>\n

http:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/csu-multimodal-talk-100610085920-phpapp02\/95\/multimodal-argument-decoded-keynote-speech-5-728.jpg?cb=1276160808<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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