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Title: Feedback criteria for multimodal texts Abstract: Multimodality is a relatively new semiotic approach to texts in primary schools. In Danish language classes teachers and pupils analyze and design multimodal texts. Nevertheless very little research on qualified feedback criteria to evaluate pupils' multimodal text competence is to be found. Through our research we have explored the problems and possibilities that teachers and pupils deal with again and again when working with multimodal texts. Findings from our research in two primary school classes (10 - 13 years) revealed that teachers made no explicit use of criteria for multimodal text building and so pupils' interpretations of their tasks varied. Students were confused and did not know what made their interpretation good or bad. As a result the pupils had problems identifying what they gained as a learning outcome. Creative activities need structural support such as quality criteria or models on how to analyze products to structure thinking and gain learning outcomes at a meta level. We will present a feedback chart developed in response to this. Keywords: feedback criteria, multimodal text, response