Conference #1 Sign-Ups

Click here for the Google Drive Sign-Up Sheet

1. First come, First serve
2. Type your name, first and last, within the underlined brackets
3. For groups of 2, write both your and your partner's name in 2 slots                                            (Ex = 9-9:15 Jen Fleischer and Brad Pitt & 9:15-9:30 Jen Fleischer and Brad Pitt) 
4. IMPORTANT: mark this date and time on your calendars; the same attendance/tardy policy applies to conferences!!!

Helpful Definitions

Not sure what multimodal means?
Confused about what might be considered a "text" in this class?
Look no further...


1) Multimodality:
"Multimodal texts are defined as texts which communicate their message using more than one semiotic mode, or channel of communication. Examples are magazine articles which use words and pictures, or websites which contain audio clips alongside the words, or film which uses words, music, sound effects and moving images. As soon as you start to take this idea seriously, you realise that, in a sense, all human communication is intrinsically multimodal. We rarely read, write, receive or send messages to one other in a single mode."
(labspace.open.ac.uk)


2) Texts: In this class, "texts" refer to any medium which utilizes written, audio, and/or visual components in order to convey or argue a particular message.

Announcements for Week 1

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• Bring your min. of 3 personal goals to class on Wednesday, Jan 29th (I will sign them off)

• Print, read, annotate, and bring to class the articles by Anzaldua AND Tan (see "Readings" folder on SacCT) for Friday, Jan 31st. Also, BEFORE CLASS ON FRIDAY, POST 2 PARAGRAPHS to SacCT on the following: (1) what each article is about (2) how the articles are similar and/or different and (3) how these articles might be similar to and/or different from your own personal experiences and opinions

• BUY YOUR CLASS TEXTBOOK (if you have not already done so) and read and annotate pages 211-220 for Monday, Feb 3rd. Also, BEFORE CLASS ON MONDAY, POST a 1-2 PARAGRAPH SUMMARY of this READING to SacCT (talk about the main points and the concepts you find most useful).  

NOTE: if you need help accessing SacCT and/or have questions regarding the homework, please send me an e-mail ASAP (and NOT right before class!). Also, aside from my office hours on Mondays from 10-10:50, you can always schedule an appointment to meet me in my office.