Low-Bridge Approaches to Digital Genres:

Simple Recipes for Transforming the Composition Classroom

Daniel Anderson iamdan@unc.edu @iamdan

http://teachmix.com/presentations/lowbridge.html

Assignment

Examples: Neil Armstrong Billy Budd Beatrix Kiddo Character Analyses Playlists

Questions: If analysis and prose composition are strong, what can we say about the form of the annotated playlist? How do we think about and promote engagement with assignments?

Assignment

Examples: Podcast sample one:   Podcast sample two:   Podcast sample three:   Billy Collins (Audacity image)

Questions: What is the role of oral communication in our classrooms? What can we learn from remix composing?

Mashups and Screencasts

Assignment

Examples: Boogie Nights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRLhghYpGsc 1    2    3    4    5    The War Goes On http://vimeo.com/17109959 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    Web Essay http://vimeo.com/17482312 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    (example) Portfolio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpeV1PHzuDk 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    Word Film A trailer for a book

Questions: What can be learned from strategies like juxtaposition? What can we learn about writing when the screen becomes a performance space? How can teachers create mashup assignments

Portfolio Example One

Portfolio Example Two

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