Multimodal

What is a blog?

An informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).

What is an infographic?

A visual representation that depicts complex information in simple visual elements.

What is a podcast?

It is a series of spoken-word audio episodes focused on a particular topic or theme.

What is a poster?

A large printed picture used for decoration.

What is a film?

Also known as a 'movie' or a 'motion picture'.

What is a presentation?

A collation of slides or other visual aids that conveys information to an audience.

What is a speech?

A formal/informal address or discourse delivered to an audience.

What is a video?

The recording or broadcasting of moving visual images.

What is advertising?

Techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service.

What is a newspaper?

A printed publication consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news.

What are the elements of multimodal text?

Linguistic/Textual, Aural, Visual, Gestural, Spatial.

What does linguistic/textual element involve?

The use of written and spoken language to convey meaning.

What does the aural element relate to?

What is heard or otherwise like music.

What does the visual element include?

What is seen like an image, graph, collage, or moving images/video.

What does the gestural element focus on?

Actions or movements like those made during a speech.

What does the spatial element comprise?

Aspects such as proximity, direction, position of layout, and organization of objects in space.

What are the types of multimodal texts?

Paper-based, Live, or Digital.

What does paper-based multimodal text include?

Infographics, picture books, posters, or graphic novels.

What does live multimodal text include?

Dance performances or oral storytelling.

What does digital multimodal text include?

Podcasts, e-posters, slide shows.

What is a performance task for creating multimodal text?

Choose a simple topic and convey the message effectively and creatively using different elements.

What are the criteria for the performance task?

Use of Multimodal Elements, Accuracy, Creativity.