Multigenre Literacy Narrative
MULTIGENRE LITERACY NARRATIVE
"A multigenre paper arises from research, experience, and imagination. It is not an uninterrupted, expository monologue 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)
Traditionally, multigenre papers rely on research to learn about a subject, but are presented in a non-traditional format. The format relies on various genres that are created by the writer to convey a different side of the subject than could be expressed by a traditional paper. For this paper, however, the research that you do will be introspective. You will think back to your literary practices. Stretch your mind, dust the cobwebs from your memories, and take the reader on a journey through your path of literacy through a blend of narrative and expository writing.
Planning Stage
1. The brainstorm: make a detailed list of memories/events that stand out to you on your literary path. This does not need to be in chronological order.
2. Consider which events stand out, and make a second brainstorm of possible genres that you could use to tell the story.
3. The Plan of Writing (POW): This 1-page document should detail the genres that you are going to create for the project with a 3-4 sentence rationale for your selection. Due Feb. 7, 2012.
For example:
Genre 1: Visual—wanted poster
Rationale
Genre 2: Creative—sonnet
Rationale
Genre 3: expository—field notes journal
Rationale
Final Product Requirements 1. Dear Reader Letter: This is where you introduce your topic, your repetend, your unifying element, and provide a road map (figuratively) for your reader to navigate through your project.
2. Visual element: at least one of your genres must be a visual piece
3. Poetry: at least two of your genres need to be poems
4. Narrative: at least three of your genres must be written in a narrative form
5. Information essay: this is a shortexpository piece that is written in an informational style. It must range from 300-500 words. No more, no less.
6. Repetend: This is a word or phrase that is intentionally repeated in every to add an element of cohesion to the project.
7. Unifying elements this could be a graphic, a border, watermark, a repeating numeral, etc. Make sure it has a connection to your project.
8. Title: Make it catchy and unique
For example multigenre projects, go to http://www.users.muohio.edu/romanots/mgrpapers.htm.
"A multigenre paper arises from research, experience, and imagination. It is not an uninterrupted, expository monologue 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)
Traditionally, multigenre papers rely on research to learn about a subject, but are presented in a non-traditional format. The format relies on various genres that are created by the writer to convey a different side of the subject than could be expressed by a traditional paper. For this paper, however, the research that you do will be introspective. You will think back to your literary practices. Stretch your mind, dust the cobwebs from your memories, and take the reader on a journey through your path of literacy through a blend of narrative and expository writing.
Planning Stage
1. The brainstorm: make a detailed list of memories/events that stand out to you on your literary path. This does not need to be in chronological order.
2. Consider which events stand out, and make a second brainstorm of possible genres that you could use to tell the story.
3. The Plan of Writing (POW): This 1-page document should detail the genres that you are going to create for the project with a 3-4 sentence rationale for your selection. Due Feb. 7, 2012.
For example:
Genre 1: Visual—wanted poster
Rationale
Genre 2: Creative—sonnet
Rationale
Genre 3: expository—field notes journal
Rationale
Final Product Requirements 1. Dear Reader Letter: This is where you introduce your topic, your repetend, your unifying element, and provide a road map (figuratively) for your reader to navigate through your project.
2. Visual element: at least one of your genres must be a visual piece
3. Poetry: at least two of your genres need to be poems
4. Narrative: at least three of your genres must be written in a narrative form
5. Information essay: this is a shortexpository piece that is written in an informational style. It must range from 300-500 words. No more, no less.
6. Repetend: This is a word or phrase that is intentionally repeated in every to add an element of cohesion to the project.
7. Unifying elements this could be a graphic, a border, watermark, a repeating numeral, etc. Make sure it has a connection to your project.
8. Title: Make it catchy and unique
For example multigenre projects, go to http://www.users.muohio.edu/romanots/mgrpapers.htm.