Multimodal Texts

  • Wrist bands (V, L)
  • Hat (V, L)
  • Gift Certificate (V, L)
  • Wallet (V, L, S)
  • Water bottle (V, L)
  • Ribbon (V, L)
  • Pocket knife (V, L, S)
  • Laptop – iTunes (V, L, S, G, A)
  • iPhone – ESPN ScoreCenter App (V, L, S, G, A)
  • Composition notebook (V, L, S)

The 2 most different texts are the water bottle and the app for the iPhone. The water bottle has a Kroger label on it and is intended to.There are 2 texts that use all 5 modes of communication, which are the ScoreCenter app for the iPhone and the iTunes app for the MacBook. The most obvious pattern in the texts is that they all use the visual and linguistic modes of communication. For the most part, the texts are very different. They all serve their own purpose. Some texts come from the same time period, such as the app for the iPhone and the app for the MacBook.

The 2 most different texts are the water bottle and the app for the iPhone. The water bottle has a Kroger label on it complete with visual and linguistic details. The iPhone app also has sound (aural), photos of players (gestural) and an organized menu (spatial).