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Multimodal Texts in my Bag

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I have lots of multimodal texts with me. Some are more predictable than others.

  • My backpack has images and writing on it (V, L)
  • The buttons on my backpack (V, L)
  • Henry V (L, V, G)
  • Romeo and Juliet (L, V, G)
  • Writer/Designer eBook (L, V)
  • Notebook with dividers (L, V, S)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (L, V, G)
  • Planner (L, V, S)
  • My shirt (L, V)
  • Hokie Passport (L, V, G)
  • Driver’s License (L, V, G)
  • iTunes Library (L, V, A, S)
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower eBook (L, V, G)
  • The Fault in Our Stars eBook (L, V)
  • Aesop’s Fables eBook (L, V)
  • Pride and Prejudice eBook (L, V)
  • Treasure Island eBook (L, V)
  • Mockingjay eBook (L, V)
  • Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion eBook (L, V)
  • Sudoku app (L, V, A, S)
  • The Sims 3 game (L, V, A, S, G)
  • Borderlands 2 game (L, V, A, S, G)
  • iPhoto library (L, V, S, G)
  • PhotoBooth library (L, V, S, G, A)
  • Pokemon games (L, V, S, G, A)
  • Computer calendar (L, V, S)
  • Cell phone calendar (L, V, S)
  • Pandora app (L, V, S, A)
  • Snapchat app (L, V, G, A, S)
  • Instagram app (L, V, S, G, A)
  • Pinterest app (L, V, S, G, A)
  • Facebook app (L, V, S, G, A)
  • My Fitness Pal app (L, S, V)
  • Timehop app (L, S, V, G)
  • Skype app (L, S, V, G)

One of the main media sources I used was my computer, which included, among other things, all of my Kindle books.

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The texts that used all modes of communication were digital, and most were apps that involved video. I noticed that most books were linguistic and visual, except for those with pictures of faces. Everything on my list included linguistic and visual information. There are some similar texts. I have older ones on my computer because my Kindle app came with them. I have some recent things on my computer, too, because I’ve only read eBooks in the past couple years. I have multiple Shakespeare plays because we’re about to switch from Romeo and Juliet to Henry V in my Shakespeare class. I also have lots of apps. The most different texts are probably Pride and Prejudice and my Snapchat app, mostly in terms of age, technology, and the amount of media used. Snapchat uses everything that is necessary all at once, and it doesn’t always use everything (there is no audio with pictures), while Pride and Prejudice is just text and minor visual details.