Multitext/Multigenre Project
The multitext/multigenre project is an opportunity for you to discover what it means to read multiple texts and to write in multiple genres as ways to build an understanding of a person, place, event, or concept.
The project is worth 75 points and is due on November 13.
The project consists of three products:
To complete the project, here’s what you need to do:
Part 1: Week of October 9
Select a person, place, event, or concept that interests you. For example, you may be interested in an author or historical or political figure—living or deceased—like Walt Whitman, Alexander the Great, or Aristotle, Rachel Carson or Kit Carson. Or, you may want to know more about a particular place, such as Roswell, Brown Mountain, or Mount Rushmore. Or, you may be fascinated by a particular event or situation, such as the Great Depression or the World Series. Or, you may be intrigued by a concept or philosophy or phenomenon or technology, such as yoga or organic farming, radio telescopes or irrational numbers.
Decide what the focus of your project will be. Then, begin collecting sources of information. Read, listen to, and view a variety of texts in a variety of genres, such as newspapers, movies, CDs, the Internet, documents, books, and articles in magazines. You should consult at least 2 print sources.
Part 2: Weeks of October 16, 23, 30 and November 6
Think about how you will present information about the topic you have chosen. Specifically, select at least three different genres to use in presenting your findings. Think about what each genre might allow you to do. There are many different genres. The Moulton article provides a good list on page 531. You can use genres not on the list as well.
For example, information presented in the form of a newspaper article or brochure might allow you to present basic facts about a person, place, event, or concept. A poem might allow you to reveal your interpretations of a person’s life, or describe a place or event. An imaginary interview, letter, or diary might allow your readers to “hear” the voice of the person you have studied.
Draft, revise, and complete your project pieces. Design a presentation format for your pieces, a scrapbook or display or container that ties everything together. Remember, you are actually creating and composing each piece and not just presenting a "copy" of a writing genre.
Part 3: November 13: Bring your project to class and be ready to share it with us.
1. Your multitext/multigenre project: 40 points
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Cover sheet with title of your project, your name, the date
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1 point |
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Table of contents with titles of each piece in your project and an annotation of the genres as appropriate
For example:
Rumble in Roswell Newspaper article
I Saw What I Saw Interview
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2 points |
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Short description of why you selected the topic you did as well as the genres; think of this as your written defense for each piece.
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2 points |
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Three documents (pieces) in three different genres related to the topic you selected; you will create/compose each piece.
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30 points
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Annotated bibliography of sources consulted (Include at least 2 print sources; 5 sources minimum)
Use APA style to list author, title, and publication information.
Annotate each entry with an explanation of the kind of information the source provided.
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3 points |
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Unifying, creative, and relevant format for presenting information |
2 points
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2. Invitation and rubric for multitext/multigenre project:
20 points
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Cover sheet with title of project, intended grade level, the date
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1 point |
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Invitation to students
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10 points |
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Rubric for students
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9 points |
3. Reflective essay describing what you have come to understand about learning and about yourself as a learner as a result of completing this project, and about why you might want to invite your students to create multigenre projects
15 points
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Essay of no more than 2 pages describing your learning and developing understanding
Personal learning Student learning (expected learning or experienced learning)
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15 points |