multimodal projects
DESCRIPTION
Multimodal projects. ENG 102 / 4.9.2014. Your project. Length and formality Website – Presentation – Paper OR Presentation – Web project Written, spoken, visual elements. COMPONENETS. WRITTEN WORD SOUND STATIC IMAGES MOVING IMAGES MULTIMODAL TEXT. Genre Features - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ENG 102 / 4.9.2014MULTIMODAL PROJECTS
Length and formality
Website – Presentation – PaperOR
Presentation – Web project
Written, spoken, visual elements
YOUR PROJECT
• WRITTEN WORD
• SOUND• STATIC
IMAGES• MOVING
IMAGES• MULTIMODA
L TEXT
COMPONENETS
• Genre• Features• Purpose
and audience
• Meaning and effect
WEBSITE AND POWERPOINT• Images• Colors• Design elements• Fonts• Effectiveness
FEATURES
SO WHAT?- What (aside from a good grade) motivates your
composition and presentation?> Genuine motivation
- Don’t assume audience’s interest and knowledge- Relevance
SIGNIFICANCE
WEBSITE• Global audience• Argument • Research• Appeals
AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE
PRESENTATION• Sharing, explaining• Appeals• Class audience
- knowledge
- background
- comfortable
PROS• Images, links, etc.• Organization• Helps audience follow
along• Crutch – less nervous
SLIDE SHOW: PROS AND CONS
CONS• Some find them not
engaging
WORDS• Clear language, logical order, transitions, concise
wording, no typosIMAGES• Clear, appropriate, sizeCONSISTENCY, CLARITY• Consistency between across and within parts of project
(site, slide show, and paper are consistent while slides within PowerPoint are consistent, etc.)
CREDITING/CITING• All images and information from sources have proper
accreditation
EDITING MULTIMODAL
PROJECTS
• Legibility• Consistency• Professionalism• Organization• Engages audience without distracting
them• Include images, talking points, etc. • K.I.S.S. – keep it simple, stupid!
POWERPOINT TIPS: REVIEW
• Volume• Pitch• Intonation• Emphasis• Clarity• No dead space• No umm/uhh/err• Use paper outline
to help organize ppt
ORAL DELIVERY
PRACTICE• Timing
• Anticipate areas where you’ll stumble over
words• Eliminate ums• Deliberate hand
gestures and body language
• Go to website OR paste screen shots of it into your slide show
INCORPORATING WEBSITE
• Explain your argument• Summarize research• Discuss major points made in your paper• Share your website• Share your conclusion(s),
recommendation(s), and address significance
PRESENTATIONS MUST BE 5-7 MINUTES IN LENGTH
PRESENTATIONS