Types of Genres Within the Project
1.Contextual Piece: Orients your reader to the multifaceted context of your central inquiry. Explore the literary context(i.e., how the question is situated within your central text and connections to other fiction and nonfiction texts that explore your question), historical context(i.e., past events that highlight the significance of the question), and contemporary context(i.e., current events that highlight the significance of the question). [Each contextual category should be supported by at least one scholarly/research/news article with proper citations.]
2.Artistic Piece: Conveys emotions or imagery to provide a creative angle for your central question. Consider the following genres:poetry, songs, stories, paintings, drawings, collages, word clouds, letters, cartoons, personal narratives, motivational posters, or journal entries.
3.Multiple Perspectives Piece: Conveys interactions among two or more characters (or among imagined characters). Options include dialogue, letters, a poem from two voices, comic strips, character maps, postcards, sudden fiction narratives, social media conversations, e-mails, letters, or Tweets.
4.Informative Piece: Visually reflects research information about your central question/topic. Consider infographics, diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, flyers, timelines, maps, storyboards, and Prezis.
5.Alternate Perspective Piece: Allows you to depict a situation or character interaction that takes into account the “other side of the issue” (e.g., status quo overturned, opposing viewpoint). Options include surrealist paintings, journals, editorials, letters to the editor, Venn diagrams, political cartoons, or works of science fiction, fantasy, or drama.
6.*Public Platform Piece: Demonstrates the strategic use of information and ideas you have collected for the purpose of public consumption. Consider interview transcripts, pamphlets, advertisements, infographics, found poems, public service announcements, and e-mail correspondence.
7.Pedagogical Piece: Connects the content of your inquiry to pedagogical ideas for how to teach this theme/pose this essential question in a secondary ELA classroom. Include active student engagement that involves movement and collaboration. This genre will consist of a single lesson plan using our standard lesson plan template.
8.Presentation Piece: Utilizes a Web 2.0 tool (e.g., Weebly) to create a final presentation of your project with a handout designed for conference participants to accompany your presentation.Your project should include a table of contents on the front page of your digital presentation as well as a reference page that includes citations of ALL sources in MLA or APA format.