Multimedia Composition: English Elective for High School Grades 9-12

Date of Award

5-5-2024

Degree Name

M.A. in English

Department

Department of English

Advisor/Chair

Patrick Thomas

Abstract

This research is primarily focused on curriculum design and implementation of a new English Language Arts elective course offering. Each Eaton High School student is required to fulfill a half credit for ELA electives in addition to four years in English Literature courses. In my research, I define what multimodal composition is as well as what sonic composition means. I connect the two modes of composition to compare how each influences the curriculum for this new course. The current elective course offerings are limited to a traditional, linear composition course that requires students to use written texts as the required objective. The course objectives for this multimodal course include: identify storytelling beyond the literary canon through sound or film, inspire non-readers and non-writers to appreciate new forms of storytelling, and analyze and produce using a variety of multimodalities. Students use modes relatable to their everyday habits of life. Finally, this course is created with appropriate content for grades 9-12. As well, this course is versatile and adaptable to many teaching styles so it can be implemented by any teacher in the department.

Keywords

Multimedia composition, composition, multimedia, multimodal, sonic composition, sonic rhetoric, rhetoric

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Copyright 2024, author

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