Question

A student wants to create a multimodal presentation for a school assembly that will inform middle school students about how social media affects communication and understanding. Based on the purpose and audience, which TWO modes should be used to present the information because of their special features?

A detailed chart listing every popular social media platform and the year it was created

A short animated video showing how tone and meaning can change when messages are sent using emojis, abbreviations, or short phrases

A timeline showing major inventions in communication technology from letters to smartphones

An audio recording of a technology expert sharing personal opinions about whether social media should be banned for students

A close-up video clip demonstrating how pauses, facial expressions, and voice tone differ between face-to-face conversations and text messages

Answer 1

- Short animated video showing how tone and meaning can change with emojis, abbreviations, or short phrases
- Special features: animation can simplify abstract ideas, exaggerate changes in tone, and combine visuals and sound to make subtle meaning shifts clear and memorable. It’s highly engaging for middle-school audiences.

- Close-up video clip demonstrating pauses, facial expressions, and voice tone in face-to-face vs. text messages
- Special features: live-action close-ups show nonverbal cues (facial expression, timing, vocal tone) that are lost in text, providing a vivid, concrete contrast students can easily understand.

Together these two modes use visual and auditory elements to demonstrate both the subtle (tone/emoji) and obvious (nonverbal cues) ways social media affects communication—ideal for a short, engaging school assembly.