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| Introduction | |
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| What does it mean to "read" a "text"? | |
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| What is multimodal composing? | |
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| Composing hasn't changed | |
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| Composing has changed | |
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| Composing in college | |
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| Composing beyond college | |
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| What this book offers | |
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| A toolkit for analyzing and composing multimodal texts | |
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| Analyzing written words | |
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| Genre: In what kind of document do the written words appear? | |
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| Features: What do the words look like? | |
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| Purpose and audience: What is the purpose of the written words? Who is the intended reader? | |
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| Meaning: What effect do the words have on the reader? | |
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| Analyzing sound | |
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| Genre: What kind of sound is it? | |
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| Features: Examine the pitch, pace, and volume of the sound | |
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| Purpose and audience: What is sound being used for? Who is the intended listener? | |
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| Meaning: What effect does sound have on the listener? | |
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| Analyzing static images | |
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| Genre: What kind of image is it? | |
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| Features: Examine the context, perspective, and elements of the image | |
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| Purpose and audience: What is the image meant to convey? Who is the intended viewer? | |
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| Meaning: What effect does the image have on the viewer? | |
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| Analyzing moving images | |
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| Genre: What kind of moving image is it? | |
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| Features: Perspective, composition, and editing | |
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| Purpose and audience: What are the moving images being used for? Who is the intended viewer? | |
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| Meaning: What effect do the moving images have on the viewer? | |
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| Analyzing multimodal texts | |
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| Genre: What kind of multimodal text is it? | |
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| Features: Which modes are represented? How do they work on their own and with each other? | |
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| Purpose and audience: What is the composition doing? Whom is it intended to reach? | |
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| Meaning: What effect does the multimodal composition have on the viewer? | |
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| Starting your own multimodal project | |
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| Getting direction from the assignment | |
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| Considering the So what? question | |
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| Thinking about time and resources available to you | |
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| Considering Your Purpose and Audience | |
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| Prewriting with your purpose in mind | |
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| Identifying your audience's needs and perspectives | |
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| Connecting with your audience | |
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| Planning Your Project | |
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| Understanding your own composing process | |
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| Collaborating effectively with others | |
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| Settling on a main idea | |
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| Planning support for your main idea. | |
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| Choosing a genre; deciding on a delivery method | |
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| Managing Your Project | |
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| Save all of your files in one place | |
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| Keep track of all your files | |
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| Use clear, descriptive names when you save files | |
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| Keep track of versions when sharing files with others | |
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| Outlining and Drafting Your Project | |
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| Choosing the right organizing tool for your multimodal project | |
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| Drafting to support your main idea | |
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| Emphasizing Important Information | |
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| Determining what needs emphasis | |
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| Choosing a strategy for creating emphasis | |
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| Revising and Editing Your Multimodal Project | |
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| Seeking and using feedback | |
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| Revising and remixing a multimodal composition | |
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| Editing a multimodal composition | |
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| Integrating and Documenting Sources | |
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| Understanding why documenting sources is important | |
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| Knowing when a citation is needed | |
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| Determining how to integrate sources in a multimodal composition | |
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| Figuring out how to document sources in a multimodal composition | |
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| Presenting or Publishing Your Project | |
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| Knowing your options for presenting and publishing multimodal works | |
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| Considering the pros and cons of the spaces available for presenting and publishing multimodal work | |
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| Making your project accessible and usable | |
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| Index | |