Multimodal Composition: A Critical Sourcebook

by Claire Lutkewitte

Through realistic discussions about assessing student work and incorporating multiple modes into composition scholarship, Multimodal Composition supplies a firm foundation for graduate teaching assistants and established instructors alike.

Genres: Academic

560 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2013

Reviews

[John Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm super-jazzed by this amazing collection of essays. There are all sorts of ways to think or re-think what it means for students to compose, and so many applications. Yay!

One minor quibble is that there were a small number of "essays" that juts said o check out our web site. Totally appropriate as we consider multi-media. However, by and large, these either pointed to dead links or to essays that were not enhanced by the mode - so like, a formal academic essay at a web site instead of in the book.

Still, awesome!

[Samantha Saccotelli · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have never been more confused

[Jessica Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of 28 mostly theoretical articles, although there is attention to classroom practice at times. I actually just read this book from beginning to end in sequential order. This is one of the most effectively put together collections I've encountered, as the chapters are grouped in logical ways and the introduction to each section provides strong context for what you are about to read and why you are reading it right then.

I was excited to read this book because it's one of the newer (2013) collections. While there is a good deal of new material, there is also a lot of work from the early 2000s. Some of that early work is very dated, and some of the chapters that ask you to review something integral to the text online before reading point to websites that are no longer online. That is pretty frustrating, given the book is only 3 years old. Nevertheless, I learned a ton from reading this collection and would highly recommend it for anyone who wants a survey course in multimodal theory and practice.