Throughout this semester, I have been able to apply digital literacy skills into my portfolio on the Syrian Refugee Crisis. I have learned how to incorporate different multimodal skills into my work in order to participate in my community. As a reader and a writer, I tend to focus on written forms of communication because that is what I’m most comfortable with. However, the content of this course taught me how linguistic, visual, aural, spatial, and gestural modes all work together in order to make stronger arguments. For each section of my portfolio, I combine multimodal techniques in order to argue that the United States needs to be more accepting towards refugees seeking safety in our country.
In my day to day life, I use different social media applications in order to stay connected with my friends and family. My most commonly used social media platforms are Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram,
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Even though I have no personal connection with the refugee crisis, I am able to see photographs, read testimonies, and listen to interviews that all relay the experience of their conditions. This project helped me strengthen my digital literacy skills by teaching me how to create my own content. Instead of simply scrolling down memes on my Twitter feed or watching random videos on Youtube, I am able to use my own creativity in order to participate in my community. Similarly, for this project, I was able to research further into a global issue that has impacted millions of innocent refugee families across the globe. Throughout this class, I was able to explore different multimodal techniques in order to strengthen my argument about creating acceptance and diversity in the United States by welcoming refugees. In an age of rapid technological advancements, my ability to adapt new digital literacy skills has allowed me to learn how to create and share new