An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students

This research investigated the impact of an intervention program on students’ ability to compose narrative texts. Findings suggest that rich visual images during the writing process activate students’ implicit funds of knowledge, leading to the generation of ideas. Furthermore, when provided with a...

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Main Author: Dawn, Gillian
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97178
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description This research investigated the impact of an intervention program on students’ ability to compose narrative texts. Findings suggest that rich visual images during the writing process activate students’ implicit funds of knowledge, leading to the generation of ideas. Furthermore, when provided with a social and sensory environment for writing, students are more motivated and engaged in the writing process and develop authentic voices as writers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-971782025-02-21T02:59:19Z An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students Dawn, Gillian This research investigated the impact of an intervention program on students’ ability to compose narrative texts. Findings suggest that rich visual images during the writing process activate students’ implicit funds of knowledge, leading to the generation of ideas. Furthermore, when provided with a social and sensory environment for writing, students are more motivated and engaged in the writing process and develop authentic voices as writers. 2024 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97178 Curtin University fulltext
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An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title_full An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title_fullStr An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title_full_unstemmed An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title_short An investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of Year Five students
title_sort investigation of the use of visual and multimodal skills on descriptive language and imagery in the narrative writing of year five students
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97178