making research relevant through multigenre projects

January 2015 Buffy Hamilton and Jennifer

Lund

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a collection of pieces written in a variety of genres that presents one or more perspectives on a research question(s)

A primary goal is to “experiment” with genres or “learning artifacts” to represent key learnings and understandings

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alternate genres allow students’ creativity to shine while still informing the audience of their research findings

may include traditional composition elements in addition to alternative genres

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students make conscious decisions about the genres they choose

students explain why they chose a particular genre

students incorporate research findings and information in a creative way through multiple mediums/literacies

provide sufficient scaffolding and organization of the research task

provide ample time for inquiry and exploration

provide concrete examples of alternate genres to help students visualize possibilities

incorporate frequent checkpoints/formative assessments to help students stay on track (checklists are especially helpful for students)

cover page dear reader letter table of contents traditional text research paper which may

be separate or integrated with the elements multigenre artifacts multigenre elements notes (may be

separate or integrated into each element page itself)

self-reflection/self-assessment works cited page

Project do take time to grade/evaluate You can use a traditional paper rubric This year I have experimented with mail

merge and Word/Google Docs for personalized feedback that can be archived

carousel of

projects

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Wollersheim, Ruth, and Dawn Hogue. “Use of

Repetend.” Your Multigenre Web: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed. 2002. 28 Jan. 2009 <http://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/‌cyberenglish9/‌multi_genre/‌multigenre.htm>.