*MULTIGENRE+RESOURCE

 ** OVERVIEW ** A multigenre paper is a collection of different types of writing. ONE EXAMPLE: Collaborating in small groups, students read novels either as a whole class, in literature circles, with a partner, or individually. They complete reading journals and, if working in literature circles, literature circle discussion roles for each day of discussion. Groups then self evaluate each day's discussion. Using journals, discussion notes and interactive analysis activities, students divide their story into sections. Utilizing the multigenre approach, they analyze the literary elements in their novel. Finally, utilizing Web technology, students link their genres together in a hypertext presentation or multigenre Web. Visit the following site for a full description: [] ANOTHER VERY DETAILED EXAMPLE OF HOW MULTIPLE GENRES CAN BE USED FOR IS BELOW

Organizing the Assignment

 * The Research Assignment, Summer 2008: [|Research Project Summer 2008 Multigenre paper.doc]
 * Getting Ready To Research : Getting Ready to Research, Summer 2008: [|Getting Ready to Research.doc]
 * KWL/Prior Knowledge Survey (Information Literacy Skills): [|Planning for Research Information Source Survey.pdf]
 * Project Planning Handout: [|Multigenre Research Project PLanner.doc]
 * Research Project Contract: [|Multigenre Research Paper Contract.doc]
 * Persuasive Position Statement and Three Reasons Draft: [|Multigenre Research Project Position Statement and Three Reasons.pdf]
 * Informational Research Project: Developing a Thesis and Three Big Research Questions
 * Suggested Timeline, Summer 2008: [|Summer 2008 Suggested Timeline Research Project.doc]


 * Dear Reader Letter Guidelines: [|Multigenre Project Guidelines for the Dear REader letter.doc]
 * Tips for Organizing Your "Notes" Page: [|Multigenre Project Helper Organizing Your Notes Page.doc]
 * Project Checklist: [|Checklist Multigenre Research Project 2008.doc]
 * Research Reflections: (posted on our class blog at [] ): [|research progress think piece june 18.doc]
 * Project Rubric: [|Multigenre Research Project Rubric Summer 2008.doc]
 * Easy Scoring Version of Rubric Summer 2008: [|Research Paper Criteria Scoresheet Breakdown Scoring Version.doc]

> > [|http://www.users.muohio.edu/romanots/mgrpapers.htm>] > > Multigenre Papers/Projects from my Summer School 2008 10th grade students (I am not posting at this time until I have full permissions to publish)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">List of Multigenre Options: [|Multigenre Artifacts Fall 2008.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sample Papers ( I will provide hard copies for you to see)


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">NoodleTools: [|http://www.noodletools.com]

Resources for the Multigenre Paper
== [|My Delicious Bookmarks: Multigenre]== A multigenre paper is a collection of different types of writing. Collaborating in small groups, students will read novels either as a whole class, in literature circles, with a partner, or individually. Students will complete reading journals and, if wor JSTOR: English Journal: Vol. 92, No. 2, Multigenre Teaching, p. 91 JSTOR: English Journal: Vol. 92, No. 2, Multigenre Teaching, p. 25 JSTOR: English Journal: Vol. 92, No. 2, Multigenre Teaching, p. 82 I am [|creekview_hs_library] on [|Delicious] [|Add me to your network]
 * » [|Multigenre Writing @Web English Teacher] / [|multigenre]
 * » [|Heinemann Books: The Multigenre Research Paper] / [|multigenre] [|books]
 * » [|Sample Multigenre Papers] / [|multigenre] [|examples]
 * » [|boisebarbara / multigenre] / [|web2.0] [|multigenre] [|tools]
 * » [|English 102: Multi-Genre Paper] / [|multigenre] [|literary]
 * » [|Exploring Genres] / [|multigenre] [|genres]
 * » [|Exploring Genres] / [|multigenre] [|studentexamples] [|highschool] [|college]
 * » [|Amazon.com: A Teacher's Guide to the Multigenre Research Project: Everything You Need to Get Started: Melinda Putz: Books] / [|multigenre]
 * » [|Amazon.com: The Multigenre Research Paper: Voice, Passion, and Discovery in Grades 4-6: Camille A. Allen: Books] / [|multigenre]
 * » [|Amazon.com: Blending Genre, Altering Style : Writing Multigenre Papers: Tom Romano: Books] / [|multigenre]
 * » [|9th grade assignments 2007-2008: Two voice poems] / [|hirsch2009] [|multigenre] [|twovoicepoem] [|elizabethan_frost_2009] [|elizabethan_england]
 * » [|Introduction to Multigenre] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_paper]
 * » [|What Multigenre Writing looks like « The Reflective Teacher] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_paper]
 * » [|Multigenre Writing] / [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre] [|tom_romano]
 * » [|Multigenre Web] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_paper]
 * » [|Exploring Genres: Multigenre Papers] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre_writing] [|multigenre_research]
 * » [|Heinemann: Books About Multigenre Writing and Research] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_writing] [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre_research]
 * » [|Teachers College Columbia University: Tom Romano Handouts] / [|multigenre] [|multigenre_writing]
 * » [|ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Weaving the Multigenre Web] / [|multigenre] [|research] [|writing] [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre_writing]
 * » [|The Ins, Outs, and In-Betweens of Multigenre Writing] / [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre_writing] [|multigenre_teaching] [|multigenre]
 * » [|What Books Are High School Students REALLY reading for pleasure?] / [|reading] [|books] [|multigenre]
 * » [|Learning About Self and Others Through Multigenre Research Projects] / [|multigenre_paper] [|research] [|multigenre]
 * » [|Multigenre Writing] / [|multigenre_paper] [|tom_romano] [|multigenre]
 * » [|Examples of Multigenre Papers: Dr. Tom Romano] / [|multigenre_paper] [|multigenre_research] [|writing] [|genres] [|tom_romano] [|multigenre]

Buffy Hamilton's Multigenre Research Paper Presentation by is licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License]. Based on a work at theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at []. Students will: **__ Requirements for Multigenre Paper __**
 * __ Unit Objectives: __**
 * Research information on a topic that is personally meaningful.
 * Cultivate information literacy skills in finding, accessing, and evaluating information.
 * Design creative interpretations through multiple genres to represent key learnings.
 * Incorporate elements of MLA style writing and documentation.
 * Compile all research into one single Word document that combines multigenre and traditional elements of research. We will save this file as PDF format.
 * Utilize NoodleTools to create a MLA style Works Cited page, electronic notecards, and parenthetical references.
 * Include a footer for your document---I can assist you in doing this. We will stray from MLA style on this front.
 * Cover Page
 * Dear Reader Letter
 * Table of Contents
 * Traditional Research Paper/Prose (see requirements)
 * 10 Multigenre Elements/Artifacts
 * Multigenre Notes Page
 * Self-Reflection/Self Assessment
 * Works Cited Page
 * Works Cited Page

Your paper must incorporate MLA style parenthetical references and a MLA style Works Cited page to properly document your information sources.
 * __ Traditional Paper Elements __**

__ Requirements __ > > [] > > District ID: _ > __District PW:__ > > __MY ID:__ _ __MY PW:__ _ > > > > > >You will need a total of 5 information sources that you use in the paper on your Works Cited page. > >At least 3 database articles (magazine, newspaper, essay, book chapter, reference article) > >**Any websites you plan to use in the paper ahead of time must be approved by me after you complete an evaluation form of the website. You may not use more than 1 website reference in this paper.** > >Wikipedia **MAY NOT** be used in this paper.
 * The paper must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs with an effective introduction, three body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph. **You may write more than three body paragraphs.**
 * The traditional paper element should be 3-5 double-spaced pages.
 * No more than one direct quote (any information copied word for word) may be used in each paragraph.
 * ** All paraphrased material (information that you find in your research that is not common knowledge) must be cited with parenthetical references. **
 * The paper must follow all format and documentation elements of MLA style.
 * The paper must be typed and double-spaced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> We will use NoodleTools to create at least 15 electronic notecards and our Works Cited page.
 * You must meet the information sources requirements:
 * Your Works Cited page must be generated in NoodleTools. I will assist you with this task.

Evaluation **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">


 * Daily work will be evaluated with rubrics and/or for completion.
 * The final paper will be evaluated with a rubric I will provide you.
 * The paper will count as 2 test grades.


 * Resources **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Our research resource page at:
 * The WHS Media Center

<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Shortcut Link: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">[] **

** Genres You Might Try **

Genres and subgenres abound. Remember, too, that often the most effective genres arise naturally from your material. A student writing about a novel involving bulimia, for example, began her paper with a doctor’s report for a patient with bulimia. The official form of the report was professional looking with the doctor’s name and business address appearing in a standard format and the handwritten notes of the doctor providing pertinent information about the patient’s symptoms.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Here is a partial list of genres you might try: **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Newspaper OR tabloid on a character: include these elements (use Publisher): · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Obituary · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Editorial · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Letter to the Editor · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Advice Column · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Magazine Article ||  || =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 2: Visual with Words = · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poster · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Invitation · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Ad · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Travel Brochure · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Greeting Card · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Cartoon or Manga Version · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Postcards · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Character “baseball” cards · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A play or skit ||  || =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 3: Visual Display = · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Artwork · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Collage · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Map · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wanted Poster · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Artifacts for a Time Capsule ||
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 1: Print Media =

· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Interview (think //People// magazine or the Oprah Show) · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Trivia Game · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Timeline · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Bulletin Board ||  || =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 5: Creative Writing = · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Skit or Play · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Song · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poem (s) · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Short Story · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Diary of a character · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Eyewitness account · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Double-voice piece/double voice poem · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Found poem · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Verbal collage · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A story · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recipe · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lists ||  || =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 6: Digital and Web 2.0 = · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Photo Story · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">MovieMaker · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Web Page · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Glogster · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">VoiceThread ||
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group 4: Informational =


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Still Scratching Your Head? __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">I am providing hard copies of good quality sample multigenre papers for you to look at for inspiration!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Go to []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Think outside the box. **This research project is not about “copy and paste”, but it is about your original research and interpretation of literature!**