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Element: Respond

There are numerous elements that compose a multimodal text. Work through the following questions to consider this short film in which a group of Native Americans read Ryan Red Corn's poem, "Bad Indians." Then “submit” your responses.

As you work through these questions, you will be analyzing the impact of basic design choices—how different elements come together to create a text—and you will evaluate these choices and their effectiveness.

Credit: Thomas Ryan Red Corn, Buffalo Nickel Creative

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  1. Question 1

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  1. Question 2

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  1. Question 3

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  1. Question 4

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