Remix: A Revolution in Text Forms is part of McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s iLit Collection of supplementary student resources for high school English courses. This title is a 144-page, soft-cover book that consists of various narrative, micro, and visual selections that put modern twists on traditional text forms. Included in the resource are short stories told in 140-characters or less, graphic rants, and a short story told through video game code. This resource is designed to be appropriate for the grade 10, 11 or 12 reader.

The multi-genre iLit Collection presents infinitely inspiring selections with high school student appeal, written specifically for iLit by Canadian authors such as Joseph Boyden, Mark Kingwell, Martha Brooks, and many more. Eight iLit student resources will be published in print form in 2011 and 2012. ELA educators also have many flexible options to build their own iLit student resources. iLit student resources can be purchased by searching and choosing from the selections available in the online iLit Digital Collection, and building customized print or digital resources for high school English courses – purchase only what you need and want! Visit www.iLit.ca to learn more.

Section 1: Micro Forms


Twisters

Twitter fiction by Arjun Basu


News Feed

Social networking posts
by Mariko Tamaki


10-Word Stories

Micro fiction by Becky Blake,
Cherie Dimaline, Halli Villegas,
Arjun Basu, Sharron Proulx-Turner,
Mariko Tamaki, Nalo Hopkinson,
Gary Barwin, Willow Dawson


Postcard Fiction

Micro fiction by Gary Barwin,
Ayelet Tsabari, and Marty Chan


Micro-Memoirs

Micro-memoirs by Marty Chan,
Souvankham Thammavongsa,
Jeff Miller, Kashfia Rahman


Rants

Rants by Halli Villegas, Kevin Chong,
Adhimu “Mindbender” Stewart


Section 2: Visual Forms


Rising Above

Graphic story by Steven Keewatin
Sanderson


Finding My Voice

Graphic memoir by Willow Dawson


GrAfrica?

Matrix by Melanie White
Informational graphic text by Rachel Cooke


How to Read a Cartoon

Annotated political cartoons
by Geoff Olson


Love Letter

Graffiti by Steve Powers


Punctuation: A Love Story

Visual narrative by Gary Barwin


Section 3: Narrative Forms


The Dirt on Tanya Tucker

Short story by Becky Blake


The Runner

Tagxedo by Anand Mahadevan


The Real Gossip Girls

Chat room by Heather O’Neill


The Alleyologist

Video game story by Jim Munroe


Status: Missing

Facebook status by Cherie Dimaline


Herbal

Short story by Nalo Hopkinson


The Freestyle Bike Blog

Blog by Richard Poplak


When I Die: A Memoir in Fragments

Poetic memoir by Jamilah Malika


Glossary

Credits

Each selection in Remix: A Revolution of Text Forms features:


• An author biography and photograph at the beginning of the selection to bring the author to life for the reader


• Before Reading activities that allow the reader to activate prior knowledge, make predictions, set goals for reading, and preview the text


• During Reading activities and questions to support the reader’s comprehension, attention to text structure, integration of prior knowledge, and confirmation, rejection, or modification of before-reading predictions


• Tips in the margin, focused on vocabulary and grammar


• “What inspired me to write this selection?”, where the author summarizes his or her intention in writing the selection, helping students in the critical analysis of the selection itself, as well as providing an excellent example of metacognition


• After Reading activities, where students are asked “Reading for Meaning,” “Critical Literacy,” “Student Voice,” “Understanding Form and Style,” “Listening and Speaking,” and “Metacognition” questions


• Beyond Reading activities that pose extension questions, which may be used for assessment of learning or a way to differentiate instruction


• Visual Elements in every selection that may be in the form of art or photographs to support visual literacy


• A Glossary of Literary Terms, which appears at the end of the book.