Presented by Jen Lund and Buffy Hamilton January 2015

1. 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)

3. 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

5. may include traditional composition
elements in addition to alternative genres
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6.  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

7.  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)

8.  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

9.  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

10. carousel
of
projects
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33. Wollersheim, Ruth, and Dawn Hogue. “Use of
Repetend.”Your MultigenreWeb: Everything
You Need to Know to Succeed. 2002. 28 Jan.
2009
<http://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/‌cybere
nglish9/‌multi_genre/‌multigenre.htm>.