Kim Cuevas - Multigenre Research
I no longer have a classroom of my own, but when I did, I was proud of the fact that my students always did a lot of writing and a lot of different types of writing and thinking, even when the school where I taught really only thought that students should do literary analysis. Having my students find their voice and write from their heart was very important to me, and I was often proud of the writing they accomplished. I loved being the teacher who allowed a lot of free choice in writing in my classroom because that was not the norm in my early years of teaching, so I guess I was proud to be a bit of a rebel. Now that I have the job I have, I am even more commited to creating assignments that encourage students to think at deeper levels. I think that so much of what we have students do in school is surface level, and the we produce students who are surface-level writers and thinkers.
My demonstration is titled, “Multigenre Research: Traditional Research in Non-Traditional Formats.” When I took the ISI, one of our required readings was _Writing with Passion_ by Tom Romano. He discussed multigenre research in his book, but he had done it with senior AP students and college freshmen, and it was a very open project. I loved the idea, but I taught high school freshmen, and I knew I would need to create a much more structured assignment for it to work. I was very proud of this because after I did it, the idea really took off at my school, and it became a standard research project at both our freshman level and sophomore honors level. Personally, I like the idea because I think that it is a great way to teach research skills and formats while still allowing students to keep their voice and self-expression, and it is completely adaptable in any content area and grade level. I think the project is even more apporpriate with the new Common Core Standards because students can practice and learn all the necessary research skills and then write in whatever formats they choose.
Can’t wait for this summer!!
My demonstration is titled, “Multigenre Research: Traditional Research in Non-Traditional Formats.” When I took the ISI, one of our required readings was _Writing with Passion_ by Tom Romano. He discussed multigenre research in his book, but he had done it with senior AP students and college freshmen, and it was a very open project. I loved the idea, but I taught high school freshmen, and I knew I would need to create a much more structured assignment for it to work. I was very proud of this because after I did it, the idea really took off at my school, and it became a standard research project at both our freshman level and sophomore honors level. Personally, I like the idea because I think that it is a great way to teach research skills and formats while still allowing students to keep their voice and self-expression, and it is completely adaptable in any content area and grade level. I think the project is even more apporpriate with the new Common Core Standards because students can practice and learn all the necessary research skills and then write in whatever formats they choose.
Can’t wait for this summer!!
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