Article one is a very informative article on multi-genre research papers. In this article, the teacher of undergraduate secondary English education majors decided to experiment on her own with the new idea of research papers. Instead of just turning in the old, mindless, effortless research paper; students are to develop eight different pieces of work that follow along with their research. Pieces include flyers, announcements, birth certificates, newspaper articles, personal letters, or journal entries. This new idea of research paper is a brilliant idea and students seem to enjoy it. For students to add their own personal touch to the paper causes students to become very involved and dedicated to their paper. This will lead to better papers and better grades.
Questions:
1. What are learning logs and how are they used?
2. Is there an exact list or number of genres that can be used? Are there other genres that students might think of that could also be used in there paper?
3. Would the multi-genre approach mean shorter research papers…or would it lead to longer papers due to the more in-depth research?
