June 2011 presentation at the Griffin-Spalding County School District Teachers as Learners Conference, Griffin, GA; resources for this session are at http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/multigenre2011.

1. making research relevant through multigenre projects buffy j. hamilton || ed.s. teachers as learners conference, june 2011 CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericmmartin/3274006362/sizes/l/in/photostream/

2. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/naomi_pincher/1540901495/sizes/l/in/photostream/ a collection of pieces written in a variety of genres that presents one or more perspectives on a research question(s)

3. A primary goal is to “experiment” with genres or “learning artifacts” to represent key learnings and understandings

4. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/rtv/290546350/sizes/l/in/faves-10557450@N04/ alternate genres allow students’ creativity to shine while still informing the audience of their research findings

5. may include traditional composition elements in addition to alternative genres CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/mortsan/5430418545/sizes/l/in/photostream/

7. “ The multigenre part of our research project has been my favorite activity from this year so far. These multigenre elements have given me a new perspective of the events that are described in the book such as genocide … I love being able to show my creativity while telling the story of the Lost Boys.” 10 th grade student

9. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/spursfan_ace/1302413087/sizes/l/in/photostream/ students engage in metacognition

10. your librarian can develop a research pathfinder to help your students access and evaluate diverse information resources and help in the creation of content/learning artifacts CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/eqqman/50654921/sizes/z/in/photostream/

16. carousel of projects CC image via http://goo.gl/jZbmh

39. http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/multigenre2011

40. closing reflections and conversation CC image via http://goo.gl/OzJ9g

41. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/russmorris/2486506322/sizes/o/in/photostream/

42. contact information [email_address] http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com