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Bring Multimodal Compositions to YOUR Classroom!

During her talk and workshop at the 3rd Annual Charles Lloyd Writing Symposium in Spring 2009, Dr. Cynthia Selfe encouraged Marshall professors to consider the possibilities of using multimodal composition in their classrooms.   She left us with some excellent resources and examples of multimodal assignments that she has successfully used in her own teaching.

 

The PSA Assignment

For the PSA Assignment, students are asked to create their own Public Service Announcements using video, print, or audio.

Rubric Sample  Making PSAs Guide bookPSA Script  Form, Review  Assignment PSAProject Ads, Bad Resource Page

Resources

Media Analysis  Multiltericies Convince me! Social MarketingWhose Media  Literacy

 

Samples of PSAs

Video
Aaron's Video

Chris' Video

David's Video

Drug Video

Smoking Video

  Audio
Sheena's Audio

Borton Audio

Norris Audio

Audio Essays

 Print
Asthma Print

Offshore Oil Print

Smoking Print

Mentor Print

 

 

 

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