1. Shipka writes: "A potential difficulty is encountered, however, as many of the “wide and alertly chosen materials” students may draw upon while composing multimodal texts are often equated with playing, or with artist- or childlike expressions of feelings and emotions—this as opposed to the communication of scholarly, rigorous arguments or ideas, something more often associated with the production of linear, print-based texts" (p. 2). What does she mean? What are the differences between the materials conducive to "childlike play" and those conducive to "scholarly, rigorous arguments or ideas"? Is one method of representation better than the other?
2. By arguing in favor of "activity-based multimodal courses," Shipka reacts against the traditional "five-paragraph essay." What points does she make in favor of activity-based multimodal courses? Do you agree or disagree, and to what extent? Argue for or against the form of thinking the five-paragraph paper prescribes in relation to her more amorphous lessons.
3. You're the teacher. Who gets the higher grade: Dan or Val? Why?
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