Multigenre Project Semester II AVID Project

What is “Multigenre”? Multi = many Genre = Types of Writing –Story, article, poem, obituary, birth certificate, textbook section, diary, messages… –Business letter, memo, interview, recipe, advertisement, comic strip, map, script, etc. Multigenre = Presenting information about a topic in different forms of writing.

Why do a Multigenre project? Practice research End with your BEST Review 4 Principles of AVID –W riting –I nquiry –C ollaboration –R eading

What are the Requirements? Select one topic Work alone or with 1-2 students Develop 1 theme Write 7 genre pieces Read/Write/Revise Package the goods Present in Reader’s Theater Evaluate and Reflect

How do I Select a Topic? Complete Topic Talk exercise in class YOU Decide –Historical Events/People –Musicians –Artists –Sports –Actors/Writers –Any Topic of Interest Legos The Simpsons Punk Music

What are the Parts of the Project? Topic Selection/Topic Talk Research: FQI Notes/Worksheets Process Learning Logs Draft Day (peer evaluations) End Notes Works Cited Reader’s Theater Planning Reader’s Theater Presentation Final Checklist/Reflective Evaluation

How am I Graded? One Step at a Time! –Process and Product Is the project informative? Rate the writing Rate the genres represented Is plagiarism avoided? Does the packaging pull it all together? Rate the presentation?

What have others done? Topic was Cuban author All poems rolled like cigars Packaged in cigar box Introduction inside lid explains choices and theme.

What else? Sports poetry topic Poems hung from the net Platform holds introduction

Any more? Life and death poetry All poems inside tombstone Poems cased in individual graves Reflection written on inside lid as in heaven.

Is there one more example? Theme is caged love poetry Student created birds for each poem and explanation Packaged in cage Book gives introduction and theme.

One more… Sonnets Student created scrolls for each poem Burned the edges of the pages to create illusion of age Set in a heart basket Top scroll is intro

What do I do now? Think about who’s in your group. Think about topic ideas One step at a time Follow the checklist Don’t fall behind! Ask Questions WRITE A SUMMARY/REFLECTION FOR YOUR NOTES NOW.