Tuesday, October 6
- Asynchronous class – no Zoom
- Watch this video of Gunther Kress explaining multimodal communication.
- Watch at least 3 videos from Best of Def Poetry Jam in YouTube
- Analyze the use of multimodality in a video recording of an online poetry performance from Def Poetry Jam. Focus on the choices made by the poet in their performance, with both voice and body, as part of the multimodal performance of the poem. What is the poet trying to achieve? Post your analysis before class on Thursday, October 8 Post a link to the video. Screenshots and sound clips encouraged.
Thursday, October 8
- Class meets via Zoom.
- Discussion of Sound poetry and multimodal performance.
- Read: “To This Day” by Shane Koyczan
- Listen to “To This Day“