Multimodal Projects Outline

Multimodal Definition: A mash up of multiple modes; a way of communicating 

Paragraph One: Defining of Multimodal Projects

• Topic Sentence
• Describe different ways of communication
• The Thesis: the different kinds of multimodal texts: visual, linguistic, aural, spatial, and gestural
• Talk about lolcats and the way a text is put in the picture with the cat

Paragraph Two: Linguistic Mode

• Meaning of understanding: word choices, spoken or written text, writing speech into phrases
• Contemporary communication
• The use of hashtags

Paragraph Three: Visual Mode

• Images and other visual characteristics 
• Give examples of advertisements that use visuals
• color, layout, style, perspective
• Use social media sites as example
• Example: how facebook pages are set up. The color blue, how easy it is to seek "friends"

Paragraph Four: Aural Mode

• The focus of sound
• Music, sound effects, tone of voice
• Examples of advertisement jingles "I'm Loving It, State Farm Is There. etc...."
• Music played in horror movies, or the opening to Star Wars

Paragraph Five: Spacial Mode

• Physical arrangement 
• how an office building is arranged 
• placement of condos vs. placement of houses
• proximity of people and objects....Feng shui
• the lay out of websites

Paragraph Six: Gestural Mode

• Emphasis on body language/ facial expression
• How a news caster would stand opposed to how a comedian would stand
• Hand gestures
• Arms crossed, head down, where eyes are looking, hands in pockets

Paragraph Seven: Concluding Paragraph

• Topic sentence
• Repeats the thesis
• concluding sentence