1. THE MULTIGENRE RESEARCH PROJECT
YOUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT

2. What is multigenre?
"A multigenre paper arises from research, experience, and imagination. It is not an uninterrupted, expository monolog nor a seamless narrative nor a collection of poems. A multigenre paper is composed of many genres and subgenres, each piece self-contained, making a point of its own, yet connected by theme or topic and sometimes by language, images, and content. In addition to many genres, a multigenre paper may also contain many voices, not just the author's. The trick is to make such a paper hang together." ~~ (Romano, Blending Genre, Altering Style i-xi)

3. EXAMPLES OF MULTIGENRE
Part-Time Indian is MG
Looks at NA culture
My wedding MGP
Looks at the wedding industry
This paper on Disney
Looks at princess image
This paper on video games
Looks at violence

4. What will it show me you know?
Presents multiple, even conflicting perspectives of one event or topic.
Provides a rich context for an event or topic.
Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of audience needs and interests.
Permits meaning to dictate form, rather than vice versa.
Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of various genres and uses of language.
Integrates factual information into a meaningful text, verses copying or simply recall.
Permits the author to highlight personal interests and special expertise.
Stimulates critical analysis and higher-level thinking skills.
Makes coherence and unity a genuine rhetorical problem to be solved.
Requires research skills and knowledge of source documentation.
Can make full use of new media literacies.
Is almost impossible to plagiarize.
Results in an interesting, engaging product.
Demands careful reading and response.

5. How do I start? Brainstorming topics
What are your interests?
Example: weddings
Who’s a person you’re curious about?
Example: Peyton Manning
What are you known for?
Example: teaching, lime green room, being energetic
What’s a question you have about the topic?
It’s easier to write about it if you’re trying to figure out something specific.
Example: why are weddings so dang expensive?

6. What’s next?
Once you have a topic, start thinking of pieces you could write about it.
Brainstorm genres!
Journal entries
Twitter feeds/facebook pages
Short stories
Poems
Newspaper articles
Collage/sketch

7. PROJECT DESIGN ALL PROJECTS MUST INCLUDE:
Title page with creative title
Thoughtful ‘first piece’
Expository piece (200 words)
One poem
One visual element
A repetend
This is an element that ties each piece together, also known as “the golden thread”
Works cited (show me your research!)
MLA Style

8. IMPORTANT DATES Today/tomorrow: choose topic
Thursday/Friday: figure out how to find out more about your topic (library/lab)
Week of May 6: writing pieces and writing workshops; 1day of lab time
Week of May 13: writing poems, choosing a repetend; 2 days of lab time
PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY, MAY 20!!

9. GRADING DETAILS We will create a rubric in class together.
This project will be worth around 200 points—so, most of your 4th quarter grade.
Students who must take the exam will present their MGP as their exam grade.