Out of the Box

Baines describes a multimedia project utilizing visual and auditory prompts to help remedial students edit their scripted poetry projects. The project, Baines says, was “out of the box” of traditional process writing, which has a two dimensional framework that presupposes prior topical knowledge and mastery of syntax and vocabulary. By adding a third dimension - images, music, and other non-linguistic stimuli, which are more concrete and familiar - his students made significant advances in expression and were more enthusiastic about writing.