Multigenre/Multimodal Composing

Amy Braziller, Red Rocks Community College

Liz Kleinfeld, Metro State University of Denver

How we got here

•Inspiration from CCCC 2007•Need to engage students•Desire to integrate creativity and fun into FYC

Types of assignments

•Visual arguments•Digital stories•Research-based pieces•Multigenre projects

Student Project: “Deaf

Culture”

Nathaniel LaCrue

Student Project: “Video Games and Violence”

Neil Carr

Student Project: “Writing Self-Study”Neda Samimi

Student Project: “Berlin Study Tour”

Lauren Pott

Results

•Student engagement•Increased transfer•Student ownership•Increased ability to read rhetorical situations

What do students think?

“I have written papers where it feels like I just regurgitate the information. With this method, I could use the research to make my own informative piece instead of summarizing what I learned.”

“I had never made a brochure, collage or written a business letter and I feel like I did okay considering that I had zero experience and might consider doing them again. I feel like I will have a bit more confidence going into projects I have never done before because of this experience.”

Support—aka Textbook