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FIMS, or the Four I Multimodal Strategy, is a set of interpretive strategies that emerged from the research conducted to prepare our book, Reimagining Literacy in the Digital Age (2022).
The "four i's" represent an acronym for these interpretive strategies that all begin with the letter "i":
While Experiencing & Consuming Multimodal Texts: Identify > Impact > Influence > Imagine
While Creating & Producing Multimodal Texts: Imagine > Influence > Impact > Identify
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We start with reading, consuming or
Experiencing a multimodal text...
Experiencing a multimodal text...
IDENTIFY, IMPACT, INFLUENCE, IMAGINE
Identify.
Identify.
What is this text? What do you literally experience as represented on the page / screen or in the sound? What genre is it? Whose voice is being highlighted? Can everyone access the text in its current form?
Impact.
Impact.
What stands out in this text? What do you first notice? What is striking about the image or sound? Are there any problems / stereotypes in the text? Would changing the mode / format change the text in any significant way?
Influence.
Influence.
What is the piece trying to communicate? Who is the intended audience? How do you know? Why this audience? How can you problematize the text? Why does this text enter classroom discussions?
Imagine.
Imagine.
Can you imagine yourself within the text? Try to place yourself within the text: slow down, wonder, pause, and let your imagination engage. How can you push yourself to higher-order thinking? Are there other texts that speak to this theme or idea that come from a marginal perspective?
We continue with producing or
Creating a multimodal text...
Creating a multimodal text...
IMAGINE, INFLUENCE, IMPACT, IDENTIFY
Imagine.
Imagine.
How would you imagine what you are going to create? How would what you have imagined best be communicated?
Influence.
Influence.
What is the best format for communicating your meaning? Who are you trying to communicate with? What do you want to say? Can everyone access the text in its current form?
Impact.
Impact.
How can you engage the audience or impact the meaning? How can you best convey the intent of your text? How can you problematize the text?
Identify.
Identify.
Can you identify your successes? Can you reflect on what you did? What did you learn?
Graphic Representations of FIMS
Graphic Representations of FIMS
This is a bookmark/postcard version produced for ABP in Action (tap for larger image):
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