Multigenre/Multimodal Composing
Amy Braziller, Red Rocks Community College
Liz Kleinfeld, Metro State University of Denver
How we got here
•Inspiration from CCCC 2007•Need to engage students•Desire to integrate creativity and fun into FYC
Types of assignments
•Visual arguments•Digital stories•Research-based pieces•Multigenre projects
Student Project: “Deaf
Culture”
Nathaniel LaCrue
Student Project: “Video Games and Violence”
Neil Carr
Student Project: “Writing Self-Study”Neda Samimi
Student Project: “Berlin Study Tour”
Lauren Pott
Results
•Student engagement•Increased transfer•Student ownership•Increased ability to read rhetorical situations
What do students think?
“I have written papers where it feels like I just regurgitate the information. With this method, I could use the research to make my own informative piece instead of summarizing what I learned.”
“I had never made a brochure, collage or written a business letter and I feel like I did okay considering that I had zero experience and might consider doing them again. I feel like I will have a bit more confidence going into projects I have never done before because of this experience.”
Support—aka Textbook
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