‘It’s easy!’: scaffolding literacy for teaching multimodal texts
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Article Title | ‘It’s easy!’: scaffolding literacy for teaching multimodal texts |
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ERA Journal ID | 20334 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Lowien, Nathan |
Journal Title | Literacy Learning: The Middle Years |
Journal Citation | 24 (1), pp. 38-52 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, Australia |
ISSN | 1320-5692 |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=808824146326015;res=IELHSS |
Abstract | This article proposes a modification of Axford, Harders and Wise’s (2009) Scaffolding Literacy sequence to support the creation of multimodal persuasive texts by students in Year 5. As part of classroom implementation, the linguistic and visual meaning-making resources were discussed in order to explicate the salient features of a multimodal advertisement to assist students who were identified as having low literacy achievement. By initially deconstructing a text, students’ comprehension of the features was developed. Presented with this knowledge, students then designed a multimodal text using similar design features. The final texts demonstrated encouraging use of affective language and careful placement and framing of images by the students. |
Keywords | multimodal authoring, multimodal texts, multimodal pedagogy, language and image relations, grammar |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3w8x/-it-s-easy-scaffolding-literacy-for-teaching-multimodal-texts
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