The document provides a menu of multigenre element options for 10th grade students to choose from for a literature and composition assignment. It lists various genres students can use to convey insights or knowledge gained from their research, including videos, poems, recipes, games, maps, blogs and more. Students are asked to consider why they are choosing a particular genre and what they want to express through it before committing to an option.

1. Multigenre Elements Menu
Spring 2010
Ms. Lester and Ms. Hamilton
10th Literature/Composition
Your multigenre artifact should reflect some significant piece of knowledge or insight gained through your
research. Ask yourself these questions before committing to a genre/artifact:
11. Why am I choosing this particular genre?
22. What do I want to show, express, or convey through this genre?
• VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com )
• Glogster (www.glogster.com )
• Animated video using GoAnimate http://goanimate.com/ or Xtranormal http://www.xtranormal.com/
• Two Voice Poem
• Found Poem
• Other types of poems---we are open to ideas/suggestions—see one of us!
• PhotoStory or MovieMaker video (other video ideas---see one of us!)
• Skit
• Song
• Character or Event Recipe
• Post-Secret style postcard
• Trivia game
• Interview (think Oprah, Ellen, or Larry King show)
• Anime or graphic novel
• Mindmap (Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/ is a good choice or XMindhttp://www.xmind.net/)
• Message in a bottle (yes, you need the bottle)
• Text message transcript
• Facebook page for a character
• Twitter exchange between characters or persons in your research
• Google Map

2. • A blog for a character or person
• Fan fiction
• Obituary
• One act play
• Book trailer
• Original artwork created by you
• Eulogy
• Bubblr strip http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
• Music playlist for a character or someone in your research (you can do this is a “life soundtrack”, use
Project Playlist, or iTunes mix