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Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Multimodal and Its Elements
 English – Grade 10
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Quarter 2 – Module 7: Multimodal and its Elements
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Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Multimodal and Its Elements
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and
discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

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understand the lesson prepared for you.

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tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator
or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you
need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity
and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.

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before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do
not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you write your use of the elements of multimodal in your presentation. The scope
of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module consists of:

Lesson 1: Multimodal Elements

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify the elements of multimodal.

2. Transcode emojis into plain text/word. 3. Create instructional video/script for
presentation using animated images.

What I Know
Directions: Read and answer the questions below with your knowledge of the topic to be discussed.
Use a clean sheet of paper for your answers. Write the letter of your choice.

1. What is the other term for pictures?

A. illustration
B. still image
C. image

2. Facial expressions is an example of .

A. spatial
B. gestural
C. audio

3. Line, shape, size and symbols are resources of .

A. digital multimodal text
B. live multimodal text
C. visual multimodal text
4. This element of multimodal text observes the vocabulary and grammar.
A. Linguistic
B. Visual
C. Spatial

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 5. This element of multimodal text uses color, images, and vector.
A. Aural
B. Spatial
C. Visual

6. It is the movement of the body, the facial expression.

A. Gestural
B. Spatial
C. Aural

7. Animation, Infographics, Screencast and eBook are examples of

.
A. Digital Multimodal
B. Print Multimodal
C. Physical Multimodal

8. Multimodal can be print, or digital.

9. Language modes (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and videographing are
often integrated in composing multimodal text.
A. True
B. False

10. Emojis are considered as gestural and visual.

A. True
B. False

Lesson

1 Multimodal Text
What’s
In
Communication is not only relaying messages through voice and
letters. It does not limit its purpose to written and verbal text.
Communication uses multimodal. When technology came into this
world, different modes of communication came to existence. They are
called multimodal.
Many texts are multimodal where meaning is communicated through combinations
of two or more modes. Modes include written language, spoken language, and patterns of
meaning that are visual, audio, gestural, tactile and spatial.

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 Multimodal texts include picture books, text books, graphic novels, comics, and posters,
where meaning is conveyed to the reader through varying combinations of visual (still image), written
language, and spatial modes.

Digital multimodal texts, such as film, animation, slide shows, e-posters, digital stories,
and web pages, convey meaning through combinations of written and spoken language, visual (still
and moving image), audio, gestural and spatial modes.

Live multimodal texts, for example, dance, performance, and oral storytelling, convey meaning
through combinations of modes such as gestural, spatial, spoken language, and audio.

In a visual text, for example, representation of people, objects, and places can be conveyed
using choices of visual semiotic resources such as line, shape, size, line and symbols, while written
language would convey this meaning through sentences using noun groups and adjectives which are
written or typed on paper or a screen.

Elements of Multimodal Text

A text may be defined as multimodal when it combines two or more semiotic systems.

• Linguistic: vocabulary, structure, grammar of oral/written language

• Visual: color, vectors and viewpoint in still and moving images
• Audio or Aural: volume, pitch and rhythm of music and sound effects
• Gestural: movement, facial expression and body language
• Spatial: proximity, direction, position of layout, organization of objects in space.

Multimodal text can be print, physical or digital. Examples of types of

Multimodal text are …

Source:https://sites.google.com/site/aismultimodaltext/1-what-is-multimodal-text

The NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum defines modes, multimodal and language
modes as "Comprising more than one mode. A multimodal text uses a combination of two or more
communication modes, for example print, image and spoken text as in film or computer
presentations."

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It also mentions that …

"language modes listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing are often
integrated and interdependent activities used in responding to and composing texts in order to
shape meaning" and that "any combination of the modes may be involved in responding to or
composing print, sound, visual or multimedia text."

What’s New
Activity 1. Picture/Movie Interpretation

Directions: Give the proper meaning or interpretation of the given emojis. Example:

= Breaktime

1. =

2. =

3. =

4. =

5. =

6. =

7. =

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 8. =

9. =

10. =_

What is
It
The Five Modes
Visual
The visual mode refers to the images and characters that people see.

It is sometimes possible to find compositions that almost, if not completely, rely on a

single mode. For instance, the “No Guns” symbol has no alphabetic text and no sound. Like
many signs, it relies for its meaning on visual information. However, we might be able to say
that the sign uses the spatial mode as well, since the gun appears behind the red bar that signals “no”
or “not allowed.” So while the visual dominates in signs, even this composition is not “purely” visual.

Aural or Audio

The aural mode is focused on sound including, but not limited to, music, sound
effects, ambient noises, silence, tone of voice in spoken language, volume of sound, emphasis, and
accent.
[1]

An example of an aural mode — one that depends almost exclusively on sound

— might be the recording of a public speech that was delivered orally to a live audience,
such as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte “ State of the Nations Address
2020” This speech exemplifies the aural mode. Delivered before radio and recorded. A speech like
this one represents one of the early examples of hearing a speech without being in the same
time and place as the speaker.
Gestural
The gestural mode “refers to the way movement is interpreted. Facial expressions, hand
gestures, body language, and interaction between people are all gestural modes. This has always
been important in face-to-face conversations and in theater, but it has become more apparent on
the web lately with the wide use of YouTube and other video players. The gestural mode
works with linguistic, visual, aural, and sometimes even spatial modes in order to create more detail
and convey it better to the consumer”

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 Linguistic (or Alphabetic)

The linguistic mode refers to written or spoken words. The mode includes word choice, the
delivery of written or spoken text, the organization of words into sentences and paragraphs, and the
development and coherence of words and ideas. Linguistic is not always the most important mode; this
depends on the other modes at play in the text, the type of text, and other factors. Linguistic is
probably the most widely used mode because it can be both read and heard on both paper or
audio. The linguistic mode is the best way to express details and list.
Spatial

The spatial mode, as the name implies, refers to the arrangement of elements in space. It
involves the organization of items and the physical closeness between people and objects.

A good example of the spatial mode might be the different ways in which chairs and desks are
arranged in a classroom.
Here is a “traditional”
classroom: Individual desks
are arranged in orderly rows,
facing the front of the room to
make the teacher who would stand
before the chalkboard the
center of attention. The
teacher also stands at a
distance from the students; the
students who sit in the back could
hardly even see the board!

A traditional classroom setting with orderly class rows.

By contrast, in this advertisement for “collaborative classrooms,” we see the chairs and
desks clustered in small groups so that students can work together on projects. The classroom
is also de-centered, which suggests that the teacher and students are working together as partners
rather than in a hierarchical manner. All of the people are in close proximity to one another.

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 A classroom where students interact with each other in different groups
Source:https://courses.lumenlearning.com/olemiss-writing100/chapter/the-five-

modes/#:~:text=The%20linguistic%20mode%20refers%20to,coherence%20of%20words%20and%20ideas

What’s More
Activity 2: Picture or Image Perception

Directions: Determine the type of modes using the pictures given.

1.

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Source: https://www.rappler.com/nation/in-photos-pma-alumni-homecoming-trooping-the-line-tradition-2018

2. =_
Source: clipart

Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Blasted-by-Duterte-Philippine-Daily-
Inquirer-owners-opt-to-sell

3. 7 =
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4. =
Source: clipart

5. =

Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/elephant-holding-tail.html

6.

Source: clipart

7. =
Source: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-a-research-paper/

8.
=
Source: clipart

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 9.

=
Source: https://blog.hotmart.com/en/audio-quality/

10. = _
Source: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/09/05/state-play-2019-whats-next-audio-tech

What I Have Learned

Activity 3: Transcribing Challenge

Directions: Transcribe the given emojis or pictures into plain text. Use a clean sheet of paper for
your transcription.

COVID-19 a Virus

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 In the last of 2019 there have been reported a spillover of the virus from

to in Wuhan, . Since then, the entire was

affected by the said causing a lot of to be

, resulting to some .

By the of March the

reached the part of the .

was one of the that was badly affected due to the of cases

of affected by the Corona reported.

and

spread to the different neighboring until it

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic crisis resulting to the

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immobilization of the of the , where were forced to 🚫🚫

due to the 🚷🚷 ordered by the . This issue made a lot of to and

lose their and . The decided that all Filipino

are already required to strictly stay at and any

🚷🚷 with other .

Months later, all the Filipino were required to wear and practice

proper in order to the spread of the .

What I Can Do
Activity 4. Instructional Video Making/Script
Directions: Option 1: Create a 10- minute video presentation illustrating the
images provided below using GoPro application in your
cellphones or Movie Maker in your laptops. Save the video in a jpeg file.
Option 2: Write a script for a presentation using the images provided below to
prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus.

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 Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/coronavirus-prevention

Assessment
Directions: Read and answer the questions below with your knowledge of
the topic discussed. Use a clean sheet of paper for your
answers. Write the letter of your choice.
1. What is the other term for pictures?
A. illustration
B. still image
C. image

2. Facial expressions is an example of .

A. spatial
B. gestural
C. audio

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 3. Line, shape, size and symbols are resources of .
A. digital multimodal text
B. live multimodal text
C. visual multimodal text

4. This element of multimodal text observes the vocabulary and grammar.

A. Linguistic
B. Visual
C. Spatial

5. This element of multimodal text uses color, images, and vector. A. Aural B. Spatial C.
Visual

6. It is the movement of the body, the facial expression. A. Gestural B. Spatial C.

Aural

7. Animation, Infographics, Screencast and eBook are examples of

.
A. Digital Multimodal
B. Print Multimodal
C. Physical Multimodal

8. Multimodal can be print, or digital.

9. Language modes (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and videographing are
often integrated in composing multimodal text.
A. True
B. False

10. Emojis are considered as gestural and visual.

A. True
B. False

Additional Activities
Activity 1: Tell Me A Story

Directions: Compose an exposition text using multimodal text based on the

pictures/still images given below. Use the given rubrics as your guide to do the
activity.

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Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/communication-resources.html

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