Multimodal texts I have with me:

1. “Women: Images and Realities: A Multicultural Anthology” textbook [LVS]

2. “Cases in Comparative Politics” textbook [LVS]

3. “The Essentials of Technical Communication” textbook [LVS]

4. “Introducing Comparative Politics” textbook [LVS]

5. Flashcards [LV]

6. Chapstick [LV]

7. 5-Subject Notebook [LVS]

8. Folder [VS]

9. Pack of Eclipse Gum [LVS]

10. Hokie Passport [LV]

Reflection

None of my texts used all five modes of communication, because pretty much nothing in my backpack made any sound or involved gestures. Almost all of them included a linguistic aspect, probably because it was mostly school supplies that are printed on; the first 4 are actually the same type of text. To me the gum and the textbooks seem most different from each other but they both communicate using linguistic and visual modes; the textbooks just have a spatial technique in addition.