How we used the Four Resources Model
Integrating New Literacies Into Classroom Practise using the Four Resources Model
Reading and Writing Practices for SMS
| Code Breaker | Meaning Maker |
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How do I crack the letter and symbols being used? Have I seen these codes of writing before? How can they help me crack this code? |
What do the letters symbols, emoticons mean in the context of this message? How is my meaning changed by the use of different symbols, emoticons? What past experiences or knowledge might help me to make meaning of this? Are there any other possible meanings of this text? |
| Text user | Text analyst |
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What's the purpose of squeeze text? Why do I choose to read and write in this way? How does squeeze text help and/or hinder my purpose? What other modes can I choose to achieve my purpose? How do they differ in literacy practices? What will I need to do different if I use another mode? |
How does the way that the writer uses letters, symbols and emotions influence my reactions to the text? How does the way I use letters, symbols and emoticons influence the reactions of others to the text? Are there positions, attitudes, beliefs presented in the text? And how do I know? What does the text want me to do? Think? Feel? |
Reading and Writing Practices for Websites
| Code Breaker | Meaning Maker |
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What codes are being used? What do I already know about the codes used and how can I use this knowledge to break the code/s? |
How do I know how to break the codes? What are the semiotics systems saying? What past experiences or knowledge might help me to take meaning from this web site? Are there any other possible meanings of this text used? Can I interact with the web site to change the meaning/s? |
| Text user | Text analyst |
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What's the purpose of the web site? Why do I use this web site? What other modes could I choose to achieve the same purpose? |
How does the author of this website use the semiotic systems to influence my reaction to the text? Are there positions, attitudes, beliefs presented through these semiotic systems? How do I know? What does this web site want me to do? Think? Feel? And why? Are there gender influences here? What has been left out of the web site? Who benefits from the web site? Who doesn't? |
Reading and Writing Practices for Games
| Code Breaker | Meaning Maker |
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What codes or semiotic systems are being used? How can I break them? What do I already know about the codes used and how can I use this knowledge to break the code/s? |
How do I know how to break the codes? What are the semiotics systems saying? What past experiences or knowledge might help me to make meaning out of this game? Are there any other possible meanings of this text? What do the characters say to me about the game? |
| Text user | Text analyst |
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What's the purpose of the game? Why do I play this game? What other modes could I choose to achieve the same purpose? What skills and knowledge do I need to play this game? What can I do now or know now that I have played this game? What are my options now that I have used this text? |
How does the author of this game use the semiotic systems to influence my reactions? Are there positions, attitudes, beliefs presented through these semiotic systems? How do I know? What does this game want me to do? Think? Feel? And why? Are there gender influences here? What has been left out of the game? Who benefits from playing this game? Who doesn't? |
