MultiGenre Writing
"Rocket to the Moon" (1971) Romare Bearden
The composite, pastiche style of Bearden reminds me much of multigenre writing, which emphasizes more a collective understanding rather than a unified truth.
Below are some resources to help incorporate multigenre writing and "narrative thinking" into the work we do with words.
Websites:
"Your Multigenre Web: Everything you need to know to succeed"
This website provides an extensive list of genre types with descriptions and some examples. Also there are many classroom application models for implimenting multigenre papers into curriculum such as rubric, project calendar, sample table of contents, prologue, epilogue etc.
http://mshogue.com/ce9/multi_genre/multigenre.htm
Example MultiGenre Projects:
"Silver Screen Dreams" research paper on film: Download file
History unit on Vietnam: Download file
"Loretta" a multigenre film from youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF34HVuXdyc
Sample MultiGenre Assignment Sheets:
MultiGenre Research Paper --Download file
MultiGenre Fiction Writing assignment --Download file
MultiGenre MultiModal Metaphor for Writing --Download file
Sample MultiGenre Writing Tasks (Perfect for MiniLessons):
These and more are available in Barry Lane's Reviser's Toolbox
"The Tabloid Research Paper" --Download file
"Top Ten Lists" --Download file
"Research Recipes"--Download file
"For Sale Ad" --Download file
"The 'How To' Poem" --Download file
"Want Ads" --Download file
Comments
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Posted by: boavcojjpg | August 5, 2007 4:52 PM
Nice Collections.Good Multigenre writing resources.
Posted by: Marl | October 12, 2007 2:03 AM
Thanks for the multigenre projects. I am using on of them as a model for my own assignment. I hope you don't mind! Maybe I will meet you at the next annual meeting for the NWP (I am from the HVWP in NY). Take care.
Posted by: Katelin | February 26, 2009 9:16 AM