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 100 points and is due on November 11.
The project consists of three products:
To complete the project, here’s what you need to do:
Part 1: Week of October 7
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 14, 21, 28 and November 4
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 11: Bring your project to class and be ready to share it with us.
RUBRIC 1
1. Your multitext/multigenre project: 55 points
RUBRIC 2
2. Invitation and rubric for multitext/multigenre project: 20 points
RUBRIC 3
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; also, think about why you might want to invite your students to create multigenre projects; in addition you should address the theoretical framework and research supporting multi-genre writing. 25 points
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