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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Getting Acquainted: The Project. The Author. The Guide | |
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| The Project | |
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| The Author | |
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| The Guide | |
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| "Ready. Steady ..." Introducing the Project to Your Classes | |
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| The Assignment | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Narrowing Topic Selection: Topic Talk | |
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| Using Models to Teach: Writing Analysis Strategy, a Prewriting Activity | |
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| Reflecting Along the Way: Process Logs | |
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| Ready. Steady ... | |
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| Handouts | |
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| The Assignment: The Multigenre Research Paper (2A) | |
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| List of Topics by Category (2B) | |
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| Topic Talk | |
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| Person (2C) | |
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| Event, Movement, or Other Topic of Interest (2C) | |
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| Writing Analysis Strategy | |
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| Prewriting Anticipation Guide To Be Completed by the Class (2D) | |
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| Part II: Holistic Analysis (2E) | |
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| Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece (2F) | |
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| Process Journal (2G) | |
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| Exploring, Recording, Imagining: The Research Process | |
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| Recording Content and Source Information: Facts, Questions, Interpretations (FQI) Sheet, Endnotes, and Works Cited | |
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| Handouts | |
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| Good Resources in the Media Center or Online (3A) | |
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| Using Electronic Sources (3B) | |
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| The Endnotes Page (3C) | |
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| FQI Sheet (3D) | |
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| Completed FQI Sheet (3E) | |
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| Widening the Parameters: Alternate Styles | |
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| Introducing Alternate Styles | |
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| The List | |
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| The Double-Voice Piece | |
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| The Labyrinthine Sentence | |
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| The Crot | |
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| Repetition in Multigenre Projects | |
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| Alternate Styles, a Wrap-up | |
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| Handouts | |
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| The List (4A) | |
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| Double-Voice (4B) | |
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| Labyrinthine Sentences (4C) | |
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| The Crot (4D) | |
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| If It Ain't Broke ...: Writing in Traditional Genres | |
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| Teaching Traditional Genres | |
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| Some Examples of Traditional Genres in Student Projects | |
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| Story | |
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| Poetry Based on Pictures | |
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| Memo | |
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| Obituary | |
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| Press Release | |
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| Feature Article | |
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| Business Letter | |
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| Friendly Letter | |
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| Manifesto | |
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| Interview | |
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| Six-Room Poem | |
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| Birth Announcement | |
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| Recipe | |
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| Radio Broadcast | |
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| Advertisement | |
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| Driver's License | |
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| Traditional Genres (5A) | |
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| The News Article (5B) | |
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| The Six-Room Poem (5C) | |
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| The Resume (5D) | |
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| The Recipe (5E) | |
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| R[subscript x] for Writing: Revision | |
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| It's Not a Perfect World | |
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| Good Writing and the Language to Describe It: Diagnostic Skills | |
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| The State Rubric | |
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| From Linda Rief's Seeking Diversity | |
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| Formats for Peer Evaluation: Writing Clinic | |
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| Using the State Rubric | |
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| Using a Form of Barry Lane's Peer Response Idea | |
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| Using a Conference Sheet | |
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| Especially for Multigenre | |
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| Group Therapy: Minilessons | |
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| Re-vision-To See Again: Choosing Words Carefully | |
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| Checking the Pulse: The Rhythm of Writing | |
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| Handouts | |
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| Using the State of Michigan Writing Rubric: Peer Evaluation (6A) | |
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| Peer Response Form (6B) | |
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| Conference Sheet (6C) | |
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| Evaluation of Individual Multigenre Piece (6D) | |
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| A Team Effort: Creating Unity and Cohesion in the Multigenre Project | |
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| Packaging: The Multigenre Jersey | |
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| Creating Cohesion: Teamwork | |
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| Using an Introduction | |
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| Using Pieces of Text to Connect | |
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| Using a Piece that Continues Throughout the Project | |
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| Using Pictures or Graphics | |
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| Linking Ideas | |
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| And More ... | |
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| Wrap-up | |
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| Checking, Reflecting, Evaluating: A Multigenre Report Card | |
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| One More Look: Is It All Here? | |
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| Reflecting on Learning | |
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| Evaluation: The Multigenre Report Card | |
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| Handouts | |
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| Final Checklist (8A) | |
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| Reflective Questions (8B) | |
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| Assessment of Multigenre Research Project (8C) | |
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| Celebrating Student Voices: The Thematic Readers' Theatre | |
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| Introduction to Oral Interpretation | |
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| Creating Groups | |
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| Group Work | |
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| Sharing | |
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| Connecting | |
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| Planning and Writing the Presentation | |
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| Individual Preparation | |
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| Rehearsal | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Handouts | |
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| Oral Interpretation (9A) | |
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| Preparing the Presentation (9B) | |
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| Group Discussion (9C) | |
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| Making Connections (9D) | |
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| Group Planning Sheet (9E) | |
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| Individual Planning Sheet (9F) | |
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| Readers' Theatre Assessment (9G) | |
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| Research and Standards: Rationale for Adopting the Multigenre Project | |
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| Research | |
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| National Standards | |
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| State Standards (Michigan) | |
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| Odds and Ends: A Multigenre Junk Drawer | |
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| Hypothetical Schedule | |
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| Troubleshooting: The Best Laid Schemes | |
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| An Alternate Plan for the Multigenre Project: A Group Project from Start to Finish | |
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| Multigenre Museum | |
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| Afterword: Farewell | |
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| A Bibliography of Resources | |
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| Works Cited | |