Writing as Creative Design : Constructing Multimodal Arguments in a Multiliteracies Framework

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Literacy and Technology

Volume

16

Issue

1

Publisher

Journal of Literacy and Technology

Abstract

We propose that the perspective of multiliteracies frames writing instruction as the creative construction of meaning across various modalities, and we illustrate how that view might be instantiated instructionally by engaging students in the creative design of multimodal arguments. The background and key elements of the multiliteracies perspective are overviewed, as is relevant research linking it to multimodal writing and creativity. An instructional example of using digital tools to construct multimodal arguments drawn from our work in classrooms is provided. We discuss the challenges writing teachers face in addressing the conventional goals of writing instruction while integrating creatively rich, multimodal digital forms of expression into teaching, and we suggest research that might address those challenges.

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