ENGL 1020 Notes 9/16/21

9/16/21

9:46 AM CDT

Unit 1 (Inquiry)

CRAAP Test

C - Currency

R - Relevance (Does it actually pertain to my topic?)

A - Accuracy (Read horizontally across the tabs)

A - Author (eyewitness - primary research, experts in the field, peer-reviewed)

P - Purpose (look for sources that aren’t just trying to shock and entertain, unless it’s a special case)

FIRST

F - Funding (who’s paying for it)

I - Investigation (what is the nature of the study - interview, lab tests, double-blind)

R - Results (presented factually & humbly)

S - Subjects (who are they)

T - Time (the longer a study lasts, the better)

Analyzing Multimodal Projects

Pg. 152-153 (online textbook)

• How do you define credibility in relation to your project goals?
  • Having a known author
• What is the purpose of your source? Does it seem biased in any way?
  • Is the purpose to persuade?
  • Does it seem evenhanded?
• Is it limited to one point of view? If so, should this affect your use of the source?
  • What information can you find about the text’s creator and/or publisher?
  • Are their qualifications listed? If not, are they well known?
  • How can you account for the bias of your intended audience in selecting sources when you might need to persuade them of something they don’t already agree with?
• Have you seen this author or organization referred to in any of your other sources?
  • A source that’s quoted or referenced frequently by other sources is generally one that authors and audiences find useful
• Is the information believable?
  • Why or why not?
  • Also, consider what type of person might find the information unbelievable.
• What medium is the source?
  • Visual evidence (photos or videos) makes information more believable to audiences, but some audiences may question whether a visual is undoctored.
• Consider which media will be most credible for your project.
  • Are your sources diverse and inclusive?
  • Considering diversity and difference reminds us to analyze our audiences and to remember that we always have something new to learn from others.
• Make sure to not only interview your friends or choose to represent only one gender or one race
  • Don’t try to speak for a population that can speak for itself.

Pg. 3: What are Multimodal Projects

• Multimodal - using more than one way to communicate at the same time
• Mode - a way of communicating
• Text - written words

Key Terms for 1020

• Multimodality - engaging more than one style of communication (e.g. a meme, a sign with a picture, etc.)
• Genre - type or category (e.g. a syllabus, inquiry proposal) OR, in terms of music, something like country - features a sad story like a breakup
• Music can be…
• Analog - similar, but not a copy
• Digital - a copy of something
• Guiding metaphor - collecting sources for your research paper - think of it like this: A DINNER PARTY - WHEN YOU FIND SIX SOURCES FOR A PAPER, THEY ARE YOUR GUESTS - GROUP THEM BY WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON, you will also be OPEN TO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
• Elements - the placement and relation of the elements in a text that offers meaning for the whole
• Framing - positions a viewer to see a visual text is presented--both its literal frame, like a window or picture frame (the lines around what we see), and the sight lines within it that draw our focus.