Modes and Media

The features of a book, a web page, a podcast, a speech, and a poster, and which fits a purpose.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 66

Texts come in many modes: you can read them, hear them, or watch them.
A book has pages to read. A web page has links to click. A podcast is something you listen to, with no pictures.
A speech is spoken out loud to an audience. A poster uses big words and pictures you notice at a glance. A video shows moving pictures with sound.
Choose the mode that fits your purpose and your audience. To get everyone to a bake sale, a bright poster in the hallway works great!

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

3.T.C.1.b — Determine common text features of print, digital, auditory, spoken, and visual modes and describe how they contribute to the overall purpose and effect. (I)
3.T.C.1.c — Create multimodal texts, using features of pre-selected modes for a specific purpose and audience. (C)
3.P.AC.3.a — Explore and create texts in various modes and genres, developing and applying knowledge of how specific features impact meaning, tone, style, purpose, and audience. (I/C)