For our FINAL culminating project, we will complete biographical research and all students will create a Multi-Genre Research Project. Students will learn about research in many ways. We will be: asking and answering "thick questions", developing a thesis statement, using the two-column note-taking system, citing text and resources, and creating a multi-media project with an oral presentation component.
Before I had a Weebly, all information and examples were housed on my Blogger. There are MANY samples of past MGRP projects and other things to look at for help and inspiration on there!
Before I had a Weebly, all information and examples were housed on my Blogger. There are MANY samples of past MGRP projects and other things to look at for help and inspiration on there!
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Pre-Research Activities:
previewing projects-- you will look at a variety of projects in order to determine which type of RAFT you would like to create, and to see what type of informative writing you will do as you blend your research with your narrative writing skills. For Activity #3, you will look at these projects and fill in the corresponding sheets in your packet. Please be thorough.
You should open to pages 11 & 12. You should use these links to answer the questions that are found here.
Projects of middle school-aged students-- Write From the Heart
A teacher's sample-- Jane Austen
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B. List the project titles here (hint—the subject should be in the title!)
**samples would include William Shakespeare, Ben Carson, George W. Bush, etc...
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C. Determine what you like about each & what you LEARNED from each.
What I liked about each What I learned from each
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2.
3.
D. Identify important aspects/differences between & among the formats. How did each person share his or her information differently?
Similarities/Differences--Write a brief statement here:
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E. Ask yourself what made one stand out for YOU. Make a statement to sum up your findings. I believe/feel/concur:
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F. Decide which format or genre of writing you would ENJOY the most.
What is a writing genre (in your own words)?
http://www.suzanne-williams.com/formsof.htm
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Partial List of Writing Genres— Circle 3 you would MOST like to use for your writing.
Memoir News Article Script Poem Letter
Narrative/Short Story Diary Other
*view the link with the genre types to figure out what “other” means--
http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/genrelist.html
previewing projects-- you will look at a variety of projects in order to determine which type of RAFT you would like to create, and to see what type of informative writing you will do as you blend your research with your narrative writing skills. For Activity #3, you will look at these projects and fill in the corresponding sheets in your packet. Please be thorough.
You should open to pages 11 & 12. You should use these links to answer the questions that are found here.
Projects of middle school-aged students-- Write From the Heart
A teacher's sample-- Jane Austen
MORE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B. List the project titles here (hint—the subject should be in the title!)
**samples would include William Shakespeare, Ben Carson, George W. Bush, etc...
1.
2.
3.
C. Determine what you like about each & what you LEARNED from each.
What I liked about each What I learned from each
1.
2.
3.
D. Identify important aspects/differences between & among the formats. How did each person share his or her information differently?
Similarities/Differences--Write a brief statement here:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Ask yourself what made one stand out for YOU. Make a statement to sum up your findings. I believe/feel/concur:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Decide which format or genre of writing you would ENJOY the most.
What is a writing genre (in your own words)?
http://www.suzanne-williams.com/formsof.htm
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Partial List of Writing Genres— Circle 3 you would MOST like to use for your writing.
Memoir News Article Script Poem Letter
Narrative/Short Story Diary Other
*view the link with the genre types to figure out what “other” means--
http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/genrelist.html