SEMESTER-LONG PROJECT:
***Over the course of the semester, students are responsible for preparing a book talk and multi-genre web project (with their group) on books selected for independent reading. On designated dates, you will also take an objective test on each novel (3 total) as proof that you have read the novel and not merely deferred to commentaries and synopses.
Pride and Prejudice
Return of the Native
Sense & Sensibility
WEBSITES 2010
Borders, Nicole, Mariah- http://thingsarenotalwayswhattheyseem.yolasite.com/
Moss, Femi, Byoung- http://thereturnofprideandsensibility.webs.com/
Katie Collins, Eddy, Crysta- http://kcekca.webs.com/
Schriener, Ferrell, Adkins- http://prejudice.whatahooey.com/ (Google Chrome or Firefox)
Marion, Whitney, Allie- http://relationshipsandpossession.yolasite.com/table-of-contents.php
Jordan, Erika, Engelhaupt- www.parkerproject2011.yolasite.com
Laura Odom, Sarah Starkel, Erich Horner- isloveafancyorafeeling.yolasite.com
Cline, Mokler, Welch- http://www.relationshipsandsecrets.info/
BOOK TALK
Your book talk should include:
o A word-processed handout (outline format is fine) that addresses each of the following points you will talk about...
o the titles of the books and a brief explanation of their significance
o the authors and pertinent background information/commonalities
o description of the settings and their importance to the books
o a plot diagram for each book
o a discussion of the themes stated or implied
o an explanation of symbols and motifs used by the authors
o an analysis of stylistic elements
o a paragraph explanation (per book) as to why you would or would not recommend it
*I will make copies of your handout if you turn it in 24 hours before your presentation.
Following your book talk, you will present your project.
PROJECT:
Purpose:
The purpose is to explore, learn and extend thinking about your novels. The multi-genre web accomplishes that purpose, but it also gives you the opportunity to express ideas in a less linear way than a regular paper. When we publish on the web, we are sharing our ideas, our feelings, our thinking, with others, which creates a web of human understanding.
Genres (Kinds of Writing) that May Qualify
- Biography
- Stream of consciousness
- Memoir/Diary
- Profile
- Essay (narrative, persuasive, informative) , Editorial, or Op-ed
- Research Report
- Pamphlet or Brochure
- Textbook Chapter
- Review
- Poster (travel, wanted)
- An illustration or collage with written explanation
- News Article
- Young Children's Book
- Cartoon/Comic Strip (of at least 10 frames)
- Poetry (ballads and other narrative formats, rhyming formats, counted-syllable formats, free verse, shrink lit.,.)
- Narrative Correspondence (letters that tell a story, letters to friends and family, invitations, letters to the editor, holiday greetings, special occasion wishes, permission requests, fan letters, cover letters, and letters of thanks, complaint, love, application, sympathy, inquiry, farewell, protest, advice, apology, congratulation)
- Spoof, Parody, Satire
- Speech (Eulogies, Tributes, Graduation, Etc.)
- Script (skits, dialogue, slide shows, soliloquies, dramatic monologues)
- Interview, Questionnaire, Survey
- Instructions or Advice
- Rules and Regulations
- Motto and Slogan Collection
- A debate
- Bookmark Collection
- Obituary
- Eulogy
- Resume
- Greeting Card Collection
- Imitation of Writing Style
- Mission Statement
- Recipe (With Reflective Writing in Addition)
What is a multi-genre project?
It's a collection of pieces written in a variety of genres, informed by your research on a particular subject, that presents perspectives on your topic. A multi-genre project is personal, creative, and can't be copied from some other source. It involves you, as a writer, making conscious decisions about what information is important and how it should be presented to the reader.
Beware! -- This should not be a haphazard collage of disjointed "stuff"; you must connect the genres and what they represent with a central, significant theme (a thesis) using repetend.
REPETEND n. 1. A word, sound, or phrase that is repeated; a refrain.
Repetend is something added to your multigenre web project that repeats or continues. The purpose of repetend is to create unity among the various genre pieces and to give the writer an editorial voice to which the reader can easily relate.
Because multi-genre is unique and non-linear, it requires a lot of work from a reader. You, as a conscientious writer, do not want to let your reader get confused as he/she moves from genre to genre. If you provide your reader with reoccurring images or phrases, or a running commentary or even a narrative or story, you will create unity that will help your reader better understand your central theme. This can be much like making sure to weave your thesis throughout a traditional essay paper. The multi-genre web, however, offers a lot more creative possibilities.
Ways to incorporate repetend in your multi-genre web:
· include the same phrase, sentence, or passage in each genre page as a heading or somewhere else in the text
· include a description or design in each piece (written or graphic), placed strategically for easy recognition
· include a running commentary from you, the writer, following or preceding each genre piece
· create a character and follow his/her reactions to pieces
· create a character involved somehow in each piece of writing--an ongoing little story
· create a cartoon strip at the top or bottom of each genre page that comments on the ideas presented
Your creative efforts must be informed by solid research, particularly research about the genres themselves.
All projects should be representative of effort that is clearly indicative of an entire semester's time.
Parts of your Multi-Genre Web |
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1. Title Page No black backgrounds. No graphic backgrounds. You may add a photo if it is not a copyrighted image. Be sure you check. | This cover page includes the following information (centered, in this order): - title (not label)
- your first name only
- the date (due date)
- teacher & course name
- a link to the table of contents page
- optional link to your index page
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2. Table of Contents | This page will help your reader navigate your web. Each title is a hyperlink to one of your genre pages. This page also needs a link to the title page. |
3. Opening/Preface | This preface, forward, or introduction will greet readers and give a bit of background information about your project. You'll need to introduce the subject and anything you think the reader should know about you and/or your project before they read it. |
3. Body Your body consists of at least seven base pieces from at least seven different genres. You can repeat genres only after you have completed the initial seven. There must be a minimum of five in-text hyperlinks in the text overall. They may be scattered among the seven genres or clustered in one or two pieces as you deem appropriate. These links must be to information that is relevant and that adds to your readers' understanding of your subject. To unify the separate pieces, use some type of repetend or unifying device. | The body of your multi-genre web is composed of the various pieces you create to help your reader understand your subject. Here is where multi-genre happens. Some of the pieces will be written, some visual, and some a combination. This part of your web may include several pages linked to the opening page. It will be important for you to create a logical order. In other words, as the writer you have to be aware of how your reader will read your web. Each of these pages must be linked back to the table of contents page. You may also choose to link these pages to each other in some logical way. Imbed hyperlinks into the text. |
4. Epilogue | This is your conclusion. It should have its own page. Link this page back to the table of contents page. |
5. Annotated Bibliography You must have four (minimum) sources from a variety of information types. | This list of your sources includes a brief description of the source and its value to your project. Link this page back to the table of contents page. An annotation is a note that is included with the bibliographic citation that gives a brief summary of the source and sometimes a judgment of its value. Your annotations should be between 30-50 words. |
Preparing information for your annotated bibliography: · Make a note card for each source, or keep a log of sources in a Word document. For each source, consult the MLA guide to see what information you need. For example, what you need for an Internet site is different from what you will need for a magazine article. Be sure you know exactly what you need and keep a complete record of each source that you consult. Later, you will use this information
in your annotated bibliography.
How to create your annotated bibliography
Your annotated bibliography page must look like what you see in the table below:
Pretend the table represents the whole page; don't put the bibliography in a table.
- Do NOT deviate from these instructions.
- Do NOT use graphic backgrounds.
- DO use the correct MLA style for each source. If you don't know what your source is, ask.
- DO use readable colors.
- Do NOT use black background or other similarly dark color.
- DO use web safe fonts.
Annotated Bibliography Anderson, Lisa. "Title." Title. June 2002: 23+ (This is how you cite an article in a magazine using MLA style). Source citations begin at the left of the page. Everything is on one line, unless it wraps (goes to the next line by itself). Because of indenting limitations on web pages, we are not using hanging indent (where you indent the second line to the right). Annotation goes here. Indent lines using the increase indent button. (Put lines out to the margin using the decrease indent button). Click here for the four questions that you answer to help you write your annotations. Remember, this list of sources goes in alphabetical order. Next source goes here. (Follow the MLA style for your particular source: book, newspaper article, magazine article, web site, etc.). Alphabetize by whatever comes first, usually the author's last name. Sometimes what comes first is the title of the source. Annotation goes here. third source goes here. Annotation goes here. fourth source goes here. Annotation goes here. Note for Living Histories: you must cite your interviewee as a fourth source. Follow MLA guidelines for this also. |
An annotation is a brief description of the source. You are not to say why you like it, but instead simply describe what you found there.
Four questions to answer for each source to generate your 30-40 word annotation:
1. What is the main subject of the source?
2. Who is the main audience for the source?
3. Give a brief summary of the information.
4. What special features can you point out about this source? Examples would be photographs, charts/tables of data, links to related sources, etc.
Here is a sample table of contents page.
Each of the titles in the list should be hyperlinked to the genre page. Also, be sure to hyperlink to your preface, epilogue, bibliography and back to your title page.
Table of Contents Preface Character Sketch:
The Allosaurs (make the title a hyperlink) Free Verse Poem:
Until they were gone Stream of Consciousness:
Running Two Voice Poem:
Strange Prey Personal Narrative:
Fear Dialogue:
Survivor Newspaper Article:
Allosaurus Attack Cartoon:
The Capture Epilogue Bibliography Back to title page |
Preface:
What is a preface?
A preface is an introduction to your work. It is meant to greet readers and give a bit of background information about your project. You'll need to introduce the subject and anything you think the reader should know about you and/or your project before they read it. It will help orient your readers quickly and supply information that will help build meaning the farther they read.
What kind of information might I include in the preface?
- how you came up with your idea
- why your topic is important
- a key part of the story
- an introduction to a main character
- a description of a crucial setting or central activity
- a theme that will be carried through your genres
- an overview of the territory to come
Epilogue:
An epilogue is similar to a conclusion. In your epilogue you should reflect on your topic. This is a chance to share your thoughts, feelings, and concluding information with your audience.
Some aspects you might include:
- how writing about this topic has changed your perspective on your topic
- what you learned overall
- how you felt about using the multi-genre medium to write rather than just writing a traditional story/essay
- what you hope your audience learns from your multi-genre web
- what you feel you accomplished from this project overall
- any information that would help clarify anything you wrote
- why you chose the genres you did for your project
Creating a logical order
Creating your multi-genre web really tests your ability to organize information in a logical, easy to follow order. It is hypertext at its best.
Here is a suggestion for creating pages and hyperlinks between them:
Title page - Link to TOC
- Link to your webfolio
- Link to your index page
| Table of Contents (TOC) - Link to title page
- Links to all pages in your multi-genre web project
| Preface - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 1
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Genre 1 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 2
(The genre pages will be titled according to the pieces themselves). | Genre 2 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 1
- Link to genre 3
| Genre 3 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 2
- Link to genre 4
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Genre 4 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 3
- Link to genre 5
| Genre 5 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 4
- Link to genre 6
| Genre 6 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 5
- Link to genre 7
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Genre 7 - Link to TOC
- Link to genre 6
- Link to epilogue
| Epilogue - Link to TOC
- Link to Ann. Bibliography
| Annotated Bibliography - Link to TOC
- Link to title page
- (optional link to your webfolio)
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Checklist for multigenre web
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| I have a title page. |
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| I have a table of contents page that includes hyperlinks to all my genre pages. |
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| I have a prologue or preface. |
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| I have seven genre pages. |
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| I have an epilogue. |
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| I have an annotated bibliography. |
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| I have "repetend." I have used a unifying device. |
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| I have completed my self-assessment. |
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Multi-Genre Web Rubric
Student ________________________________________________________
| 10 Above Expectations-I'm in awe of you. You attended to every detail with precision. | 9-8 Good, at expectations-some minor problems distract; your work is less precise than it could be. | 7 Good attempt, not quite meeting expectations-several deviations exist. Attention to detail is limited. | 6-5 Not really-you misunderstood the expectations, or too many mistakes or omissions exist. | 0 You didn't do this at all, or your attempt is so poor, so limited that no points are given. |
Title page includes: · title (not label) · your first name only · the date (due date) · teacher & course name · a link to your index page · a link to the table of contents page · a link to your webfolio |
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Table of contents page is complete and well organized. |
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The opening/prologue meets expectations given in the original directions. |
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The epilogue/closing meets expectations given in the original directions. |
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The annotated bibliography correctly lists all sources according to MLA format, and annotations are complete and easy to understand. |
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There are five hyperlinks imbedded into the text of my genre pages. They are to relevant information that adds to my piece. |
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I have used repetend to create unity in my multigenre project; it is recognizable and effective. |
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The overall presentation quality of my project is inviting, easy to read and easy to navigate. All my hyperlinks work. |
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| 10 Well organized, logical. Very easy to follow. No or very few convention errors. Detailed, insightful-well developed. Strong Voice-sounds convincing. | 9-8 Good organization, logical overall. A few convention errors. Good details, less insightful. Good voice. | 7 Organization is generally good, but may be confusing at times. Convention errors are noticeable. Details are good; insight is limited or absent. Develop-ment is limited. Voice is strained or stilted. | 6-5 Organization is confusing or illogical. The piece is hard to follow. Convention errors impair the readability. Details are limited or redundant. Voice is absent. Anyone could have written this piece. | 0 This piece is absent from the project or is so poor an attempt that no points are given. |
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