Before I took this course in multimodal literacies, I had no idea what an English Language Arts classroom should look like. Now, I am happy to say that I have a better understanding of what my classroom will be like. I think it is so important to incorporate other media, as well as textbooks, into the classroom. I loved doing the multigenre autobiographies at the beginning of the semester because it was fun and I actually learned a few things about myself and my fellow classmates. I think this would be a great way to start off the school year with students. I was surprised how much I actually liked reading graphic novels, considering I have never been a big fan of comics. I really enjoyed them and I just started reading another graphic novel, American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang.
Although, I am not very good with computers I feel that they are very important to integrate into the classroom. I also like the idea of film in the class, as well. There are so many great movies out there that can be tied in with English content. I also feel like students should be exposed to a variety of texts and media. I plan on using blogs, wikis, film, and graphic novels in my classroom someday.
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I really enjoyed Professor Kist's class too! I plan to use blogs, wikis, film, and graphic novels as well. I think that they are great tools that can be incorporated into practically any unit that we may teach.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Multigenre Autobiography project. I think it is something that I will definitely use with my students at the beginning of the school year.
I was also surprised at how much I actually enjoyed graphic novels as well! I think that they can be a great tool to use in the classroom because students can derive plot, theme, and other literary elements from them.
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