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Journal: Do you Intro to Multi-Genre Homework Multi-Genre Introduction to
keep a daily Unit discussion: Why Research the Multi-Genre
journal? Would Journal: What is did you choose discussion Research Project
you ever want research? How can we this person?
someone to define research? How How have they What is it? Questions
read it? Do you is research expressed, impacted your Comments
think you have and who is the life, for the How does it Concerns
exciting, intended audience? good or bad? differ from
thrilling or traditional F=A+P
memorable Journal discussion Large Group research discussion
moments in Group work: Define discussion:
your life that “credible/reliable What are your F=A+P Students write
people would source and give thoughts on proposal for who
want to read examples” research? Tom Romano they want to
about? How examples research
would you Group work discussion Collaborative Who
create your own list on board: Watch video Why
autobiography? Homework: Pros v Cons on Multi- Impact
Throughout history, Genre
Reviewing who has inspired you Discuss Research Homework:
Autobiography or influenced you in a difficulties and Begin collection
concepts: Large positive way? This successes with of data: go to
Group person may be living traditional the library or
discussion or deceased. Make method bookstore and
questions: sure to give a check out an
What makes an rationale for your Past autobiography
autobiography choice. experiences?
memorable?
What are Multi-Genre
unique Research
characteristics discussion (If
of an time remains)
autobiography? What is it?
How does it
What does an differ from
autobiography traditional
teach us, that a research
biography F=A+P
 cannot? Tom Romano

Is there more
than one way to
represent an
autobiography
(beyond a
written
novel/book?)

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Research Day: Journal: Do you keep Journal: Have Continuation of Media Center &
Media Center & a daily journal? Would you ever used MLA Discussion Research Day:
Computer Lab you ever want Wikipedia w/ practice Computer Lab
someone to read it? before? For (worksheet,
Homework: Do you think you what purposes? grammar
Continue have exciting, thrilling Would you books) Check Point
researching. or memorable consider Continuation of (Research
Think about moments in your life Wikipedia a grammar Update)
F=A+P; who that people would credible/reliable discussion: We: at the end
could your want to read about? source? What’s the of the hour I
possible target How would you create difference want to see:
audience be? your own Research between proposal of A
autobiography? Review: informal/formal and P, research,
Collection of writing? When on-going work
Through what Reviewing Data/Thesis is it appropriate cited page, and
modes do you Autobiography Statements/Wor to use one or formation of
want to concepts: Large k Cited Page the other? thesis statement
showcase your Group discussion Does F, A and P
work? What fits questions: Media Center: have any Homework:
best with you’re What makes an Assistance of impact? Begin crafting
A and P? autobiography Media Center Formatting your first pieces
memorable? Specialist: How citations within of research 
What are unique do properly cite research building up to
characteristics of an a source, MLA final product
autobiography? discussion Homework:
What does an Please write
autobiography teach another
us, that a biography proposal of
cannot? how you are
Is there more than going to
one way to represent implement
an autobiography your research
(beyond a written into a final
novel/book?) product? What
are you
creating along
the way to
guide you?
Who is your
target audience
and what is the
purpose of your
research?

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Multiple Technology Day: Media Center & Media Center & Media Center &
Genres: How we can use these Research Day: Research Day: Research Day:
Understandin different modes in Computer Lab – Computer Lab – Computer Lab –
g different order to display our Final Day
Genres and research Research should Research
techniques be complete; should be Research should
Modes: Wiki, students should complete; be complete;
Handout of Facebook, iMovie, be working on students students should
 different podcast, and blog their different should be be finishing up
types of pieces of working on and putting final
Genres Provide different research their different touches on
(reviewing it examples/explanation pieces of different pieces
from s of each – which are research, of research and
assessment appropriate for your including their final product
sheet) target audience? final product

Small Groups:
What
different
pieces on this
page can you
utilize within
your
research?
Think – Pair –
Share: Give
examples and
rationale

Research
Update

Class
discussion:
What modes
are you using
to display
your
research?
What
difficulties are
you
experiencing
with
technology?

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Class discussion Organizing our Readers’ Readers’ Research/Multi-
on research thoughts: time is Theatre Theatre Genre Research
process – provided for students Presentations Presentations Debrief Journal:
review pro/con to put the finishing How do you
list from the touches on their Students give Students give feel? What were
beginning of the projects. written written your strengths
unit: how has it feedback feedback and weaknesses
changed/stayed throughout this
the same? Prepare a Presenter Presenter must process? What
speech/presentation must give give written came easy to
Creating a and written rationale written rationale and you and what do
rubric: as a for Readers’ rationale and explanation of you feel we
class we will Theatre/Read-Around explanation of their would have
create and their research/perso spent more time
complete a research/pers n on?
grading rubric on
for this project Written
reflection due
View sample
rubrics Brief Quiz: **
Low Stakes **
Reader’s Revisiting
Theatre F=A+P, Citation,
discussion Credible/Reliable
Sources, Thesis
 Statement (More
reflection=what
have you
learned vs.
assessment)

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