I'd like to share this video collage that comes from Lauren Frohne and the Literature and New Media Class. What strikes me about Lauren's piece is the way it helps me visualize how a term like juxtaposition can be used creatively and become more than a concept, more of an activity. Lauren writes

I really liked playing with the words of Charles Bukowski, the way my friend Jeremy read it, and the images I could place over the top of it all. It was a good exploration into the juxtaposition of these elements, their overall effectiveness, and using some overlogic/nonsense to put it all together.

In thinking about skills and areas of focus for instructional texts, it's easy to latch on to argument, summary, comparison, etc. This piece helps me realize that something like juxtaposition can be folded into the set as well and covered with the same level of legitimacy.