You already have experience reading, analyzing, and composing texts. Think of a magazine you read often, a job ad you once replied to, a Web site you frequently visit, a book you discussed with friends, a Facebook comment you recently posted. Texts that rely on a combination of modes—words, images, sounds—to communicate an idea are called multimodal (a print advertisement that contains words and pictures, for example, or a TV advertisement that is made of words, moving images, and sounds).
In many of your college courses, you will read, analyze, and compose texts, some of which will be multimodal. This section will help you both analyze a variety of multimodal texts as well as compose your own.
Introduction to multimodal texts
Analyzing written words
Analyzing sound
Analyzing static images
Analyzing moving images
Analyzing multimodal texts
Starting your own multimodal project
Considering purpose and audience
Planning your project
Managing your project
Organizing your project
Emphasizing important information
Revising and editing your multimodal project
Integrating and documenting sources
Presenting or publishing your project
Directory to activities for multimodal projects