This is the post for the Monday, March 14, 2016 class meeting.
Important Dates
March 18: End of Portfolio Grace Period at 11:59 PM
Project Overview
- Mini-Project: Building a VT Archive (Group or Individual)
- Mini-Project: Pink Time (Individual), More Info
- Project 4: I Am… Intro Video (Individual or Pairs)
- Take-Home Final: WordPress Revision & Maintenance Plan (Individual)
Five Modes of Communication
Today’s activity explores multimodal texts that you interact with every day. I have a slideshow that includes short definitions of the major concepts we will explore as we read Writer/Designer. To get started, we will examine the five modes of communication:
Image from page 4 of Writer/Designer
Beginning Mini-Project 2: Building a VT Archive
- Talk as a class about the project, basic requirements, where to store it, and what tool to use, using the Class Planning Doc.
- Brainstorm possible topics as a class.
- Create new groups (1 to 4 people), and choose focus.
- Gather any preliminary information your group will need to begin research and planning Wednesday.
- Decide on any artifacts you need to bring in on Wednesday.
Homework
For Wednesday’s session (9/30), do the following before class:
- Make sure you understand the five modes of communication before class. Prepare to talk about affordances and constraints. Review Chapter 1 of Writer/Designer if necessary.