The Multigenre Approach
"Tom Romano was the first to describe how to teach the multigenre research paper in his book, Writing With Passion (1995). In it, he explained his first use of the approach when he asked his high school seniors to integrate various types of genres into a paper about a famous person. Students applied traditional research activities, but the output was anything but traditional as they applied poetry, drama, interviews, letters, articles, or whatever they thought would best illustrate the lives of their subjects. "
"Tom Romano was the first to describe how to teach the multigenre research paper in his book, Writing With Passion (1995). In it, he explained his first use of the approach when he asked his high school seniors to integrate various types of genres into a paper about a famous person. Students applied traditional research activities, but the output was anything but traditional as they applied poetry, drama, interviews, letters, articles, or whatever they thought would best illustrate the lives of their subjects. "
"What's to be gained from this approach? Student work must consistently reflect the facts gained from thorough research, yet the creative outlet often generates enthusiasm for research and writing. Most teachers -- and students alike -- would also agree that it's fun! "
"The multigenre approach works well for elementary, middle, secondary, and college classes, and can be integrated easily with other content areas. Multigenre writing is highly adaptable, and works for any topic from autobiography for younger students to critical explorations of literature, social issues, or historical events or persons."
This information was taken from NCTE's website regarding Multi-genre project...
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