In this blog I will be explaining what a multimodal website is and how it works. This post will inform readers how to use different criteria to create a multimodal website. I will be referencing the following links:
How to Create a Weebly Website All Writing is Multimodal C.R.A.P Assessing Multimodal Student Work
In my English Composition 1 class we are making a multimodal website to create a portfolio using process and product. The writing process and product together make up a holistic assignment. Cheryl Ball and Colin Charlton wrote an article called “ All writing is Multimodal.” In this article they describe multimodal by making meaning and communication using five modes. The five modes are Linguistic, Aural, Visual, Gestural, and Spatial. Ball and Charlton claim that “all writing is multimodal” because every piece of communication is composed of more than one mode. I disagree with them because I think writing itself does not contain more than one mode. As the author of this website, I feel the five modes can be ranked on a scale of 1-5 in the following order of importance: 5) Visual - I feel this is most important because a visual picture gives you the best understanding. Just like the old saying “I’ll believe when I see it” 4) Aural- I feel this is a number four because by just listening to the tone of people's voices, you can have a better understanding of what is being communicated. 4) Linguistic- I feel this is a number four because it is the main way that people communicate and you need a good understanding of words and languages. 3) Spatial- This is a number three because organized work can be a lot easier to understand. 2) Gestural- This is the least important on my list because I feel that gestures can sometimes be misunderstood. The C.R.A.P. acronym stands for: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. I will rank these on a scale of 1 to 5: 5) Alignment - This is the most important because it shows organization in your writing and it makes it easier for people to read. If a website is easier to read then it is easier to understand. 5)Contrast - I feel this is a number 5 because by making the important things more noticeable gives a better understanding of what you are trying to say. 4)Repetition - This is a number four because I think the important things should stick out to the human eye. 3) Proximity- This is a three on the scale because I think that information should relate to each other. The seven sample criteria Borton and Huot suggest writers use to assess a multimodal composition are: Purpose, Audience, Tone, Organized, Transitions, Synthesize, Detailed. I think they are similar to the criteria we would use to assess a traditional print essay because these criteria help to create an understanding of what needs to be said.
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Sabatino
1/27/2020 01:10:30 pm
CIF
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Rongjin
2/4/2020 11:09:20 am
Your assignment looks good, it rank really clear, and easy to understand.
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