Keeslers Writing World

I Think that the multigenre projects are really spectacular projects to do in the classroom. However it seem that there are some things that you would really need to think about when having your students do them. Especially if the project is about themselves. There are topics that will come up that may raise some topics that as a teacher as well as other students would need to be very sensitive about. I think students would need to know that when doing peer reading circles and such they should be very considerate of how the other person might feel. Some topics would be very difficult i'm sure for students to write about and I would be concerned about kids harassing someone because of something that was in their project. I would also say that the students would definitely need to know what kind of topics, language, and resources are acceptable for the classroom and which are not. Obviously there are some things that we just absolutely can not allow in the classroom. I really like the idea of the multigenre and would definitely use it in my classroom someday to see how it worked out and if the students enjoyed it. I would however make sure that all of the above things were very clear to them about the project before doing it though.
I think that the best way to work with the multigenre project would be to work in small groups on the project. By doing this the students can learn and figure out new creative methods of writing from other students. It also allows the groups to help each other develop their project into something polished and personal. I believe that this is really one of the true aims of multigenre is to allow students something personal thats theirs and theirs only to show off if they like. I would want my students to be very proud of what they have just created.
I think some good creative ideas for the multigenre project is to do something for the students to show their work when their done. Maybe have an open mic sort of day with the projects or even a multigenre gallery in the classroom thats set up like an art gallery. I think these would both be a lot of fun for the students and would allow them to see the great work that their peers have done.