May 2010: Multi-genre Research Unit

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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What is a Brainstorming Work Day for Peer Review Day: Intro to Wikispaces
Multi-genre Genres Artifact 1 Artifact 1 Draft & COLEs:
Paper? Due! Computer Lab

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Researching Researching Rubric Building Peer Review Day: Loop Writing
Genres: MLA Genres & Artifacts 2 & 3
Works Cited “Found” Artifacts Drafts Due!

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Work Day for Intro to Reader Applying Reader Peer Review Day: Intro to Scribd:
Artifacts: Response Response to Non- Artifacts 4 & 5 Sharing Our Work
Print Media Drafts Due! (Computer Lab)
Computer Lab

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Peer Review Day: Work Day for Work Day for Peer Review Day: Work Day:
Artifacts 6 & 7 Artifacts: Artifacts: Making Artifacts 8 & 9 Title, Page, Table of
Contents, and
Drafts Due! Making Revisions Revisions Drafts Due!
Compiling

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Projects Due on Wiki!
Work Day: Reflections Day:
Compiling Computer Lab

Monday
3 4
What is a Multi-genre
Paper?
- Introduce Multi-genre
Research Assignment
- Introduce Genre: Examples
of genres and models of
genres (poetry, newspaper,
epitaphs, etc.) tied to Form =
Audience + Purpose formula
- Examples of Multi-genre
Research Projects (from
Romano)
-HW: Complete Who Am I?
handout
Objectives
- Students will be able to
become familiar with the
Multi-genre Research
Assignment
- Students will be able to
define and identify “genres”
-Students will be able to see
and examine examples of
genres
- Students will be able to
begin thinking about the
Multi-genre Research
Assignment
Tuesday
Brainstorming Genres
-Who is my audience? Will I
have multiple audiences?
-How do I want to represent
myself?
-Individual brainstorm of
possible genres
-HW: Complete
“Brainstorming Genres”
handout
Objectives
- Students will be able to
identify their audience(s) for
the MGRP
- Students will be able to
identify their personal purpose
for the MGRP
- Students will be able to
begin thinking about the
forms their portfolio will
include and how those forms
might work together
- Students will be able to think
about how audience, purpose,
and form will work together in
their final products
Week 1
Wednesday
5 6
Work Day for Artifact 1
- Work time for artifact 1
-HW: Have Artifact 1 Draft
completed for tomorrow
Objectives
- Students will be able to use
this day as work time for
artifact 1, as preparation for
their final portfolio
- Students will be able to
obtain feedback from their
peers and the teacher on this
day
Thursday
Peer-Review Day 1
- Students form peer-review
groups
- Students are provided with
“Peer-Review Questions” and
“Reminders for Positive and
Polite Peer Review” handouts
- Go over the above handouts
with students
- Students will engage in peer-
review of Artifact 1 Drafts
-HW: Review “Peer Review
Questions” sheets and make
revisions to Artifact 1 Draft.
Objectives
- Students will be able to
review and provide feedback
to their peers in a
collaborative setting
- Students will be able to
receive feedback from their
peers in a collaborative setting
- Students will be able to get
ideas for revising their
Artifact 1 Draft
Friday
7
Intro to Wikispaces and
Collaborative Online
Learning Environments
(COLEs)
- Computer Lab for
introduction to Class
Wikispace, where students will
be doing their collaborative
peer-review and reflections
from this point forward.
- Explain benefits of using
Wikis for collaborative group
work
- Explain “public spaces” and
relate to concept of “Form =
Audience + Purpose”
- Students will post their first
reflections about the MGRP
process on the Wiki
-HW: Continue working on
artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
familiarize themselves with a
new technology tool, which
they will be using as a
collaborative learning
environment
- Students will be able to set up
their “collaborative online
learning environments”
(COLEs) for their peer editing
group.
- Students will be able to reflect
on the process of the MGRP
thus far.

Monday
10
Researching Genres:
MLA Works Cited
- Reminders about MLA
formatting (used throughout
the year) and about using
in-text citations
- Crediting original sources:
what information do I need
to include?
- How to create an MLA
“Works Cited” page
-How to post content
(artifact drafts) on the wiki
for Peer Review Sessions
Objectives
-Students will be able to
apply what they know
about in-text citations to
this new project.
-Students will be able to
identify what information
they need to include to
properly credit their
sources.
-Students will be able to
create an MLA “Works
Cited” page.
-Students will be able to
understand how to post
artifacts to the wiki for peer
review sessions.
Tuesday
11
Researching Genres &
“Found Artifacts”
- Computer lab/library for
genre research
- Where can we search for
“found” artifacts? Looking
at credible databases for
poetry, artwork, etc.; how
to use the library catalog.
-HW: Explore more
possible “found” artifacts
Objectives
- Students will have a
chance to explore some
electronic resources, in
order to complete the final
assessment requirement for
“found” artifacts.
- Students will be able to
find artifacts for use in their
project.
Week 2
Wednesday
12
Rubric Building
-Students will generate
ideas for what the rubric for
the MGRP should look like
-As a class, we will talk
about requirements already
set forth, quality
expectations, etc. and how
these different components
should be weighted.
-HW: Complete Artifacts 2
& 3 for tomorrow, and have
posted on your Group wiki
page.
Objectives
-Students will be able to set
goals for themselves for
this project
-Students will be able to
have a say in setting
expectations for themselves
-Students will be able to
better understand the
requirements for the final
product because they will
have created them
Thursday Friday
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Peer Review Day 2 Loop Writing
-Computer Lab -Engage students in the
-Students gather in their Peer
brainstorming process of
Review groups to use their Peer
Review Group wiki for the first “Loop Writing”
time -HW: Continue working on
-Reminders about where the artifacts
group should be meeting online Objectives
-Students will refer back to
-Students will be able to
“Reminders for Peer Review”
sheet and will be reminded that engage in a new way to
Wikispaces is a public domain brainstorm
-Students will use the same “Peer -Students will be able to
Review Questions” as last week, engage in “loop writing” in
but will instead be posting their
order to brainstorm more
answers on the wiki
- Students will engage in peer- ideas for their artifacts
review of Artifact 2 & 3 Drafts
-HW: Use the “Peer Review
Questions” responses to revise
Artifact 2 & 3 drafts.
Objectives
-Students will be able to engage
in Peer Review in their new
online space
- Students will be able to review
and provide feedback to their
peers in a collaborative setting
- Students will be able to receive
feedback from their peers in a
collaborative setting
- Students will be able to get
ideas for revising their Artifact 2
& 3 drafts.

Monday
17
Work Day for Artifacts
- Computer Lab
-Work time for artifacts
-HW: Continue working on
artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
use this day as work time
for artifacts, as preparation
for their final portfolio
- Students will be able to
obtain help from their peers
and the teacher on this day
Tuesday
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Intro to Reader Response
-Introduce students to
Reader Response criticism,
using an short example text,
and by giving them a
template for responding to
texts with Reader Response
-Introduce students to how
they can apply reader
response to their Peer
Review Sessions
-HW: At home, find any
genre of artifact and read it
carefully. When you are
done, complete a Reader
Response journal for that
artifact.
Objectives
-Students will be able to
understand a new critical
lens for reading any text
-Students will be able to
apply their understanding
of Reader Response theory
to their Peer Review
Sessions.
Week 3
Wednesday
19
Applying Reader
Response to Non-Print
Media
-Introduce students to the
idea of “reading” non-print
media, via reader response
-Example of Dorthea
Lange’s “Migrant Mother”
photo
-Applying Reader Response
to this photo
-Discussion of how
critically reading artifacts
by using Reader Response
can be effective
-HW: Have Artifacts 4 & 5
Drafts completed and
posted on the wiki by
tomorrow
Objectives
-Students will be able to
apply Reader Response lens
from yesterday to non-print
media
-Students will be able to see
how non-print media can be
“read” in just as many ways
as print media can be
Thursday
20
Peer Review Day 3
-Computer Lab
- Students gather in their Peer
Review groups to use their
Peer Review Group wiki
- Students will refer back to
“Reminders for Peer Review”
sheet and will be reminded
that Wikispaces is a public
domain
-Students will use the same
“Peer Review Questions” as
in previous weeks
-Students will incorporate
Reader Response into this
week’s Peer Review Session
-HW: Review Peer Review
feedback and revise Artifact 4
& 5 drafts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
review and provide feedback
to their peers in a
collaborative online setting
- Students will be able to
receive feedback from their
peers in a collaborative online
setting
- Students will be able to get
ideas for revising their
Artifact 4 & 5 drafts
-Students will be able to apply
ideas of Reader Response to
their Peer Review Sessions.
Friday
21
Intro to Scribd:
Sharing Our Work
-Computer Lab
-Introduce scribd.com to
students, as a way of
sharing their final projects
-Show students how to
upload their final projects
to scribd
-Show students how to
embed widgets into wiki
pages
-Have students create their
own individual page on the
wiki, where they will post
their final projects at the
end of the unit
-HW: Continue working on
artifacts
Objectives
-Students will be able to see
how their final project will
be presented on the wiki
-Students will be able to
learn early how to post their
final projects on the wiki
-Students will be able to
create the forum where they
will be posting their final
project

Monday
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Peer Review Day 4
-Computer Lab
- Students gather in their Peer
Review groups to use their
Peer Review Group wiki
- Students will refer back to
“Reminders for Peer Review”
sheet and will be reminded
that Wikispaces is a public
domain
-Students will use the same
“Peer Review Questions” as
in previous weeks
-Students will incorporate
Reader Response into this
week’s Peer Review Session
-HW: Review Peer Review
feedback and revise Artifact 6
& 7 drafts; Continue working
on artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
review and provide feedback
to their peers in a
collaborative online setting
- Students will be able to
receive feedback from their
peers in a collaborative online
setting
- Students will be able to get
ideas for revising their
Artifact 6 & 7 drafts
-Students will be able to apply
ideas of Reader Response to
their Peer Review Sessions.
Tuesday
25
Work Day for Artifacts:
Making Revisions
- Computer Lab
-Work time for artifacts,
specifically focused on
making revisions and
completing final drafts of
artifacts
-HW: Continue working on
artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
use this day as work time
for artifacts, as preparation
for their final portfolio
-Students will be able to
concentrate on making
revisions to previous drafts,
in order to work towards
completing their projects
- Students will be able to
obtain help from their peers
and the teacher on this day
Week 4
Wednesday
26
Work Day for Artifacts:
Making Revisions
- Computer Lab
-Work time for artifacts,
specifically focused on
making revisions and
completing final drafts of
artifacts
-HW: Continue working on
artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
use this day as work time
for artifacts, as preparation
for their final portfolio
-Students will be able to
concentrate on making
revisions to previous drafts,
in order to work towards
completing their projects
- Students will be able to
obtain help from their peers
and the teacher on this day
Thursday
27
Peer Review Day 4
-Computer Lab
- Students gather in their Peer
Review groups to use their
Peer Review Group wiki
- Students will refer back to
“Reminders for Peer Review”
sheet and will be reminded
that Wikispaces is a public
domain
-Students will use the same
“Peer Review Questions” as
in previous weeks
-Students will incorporate
Reader Response into this
week’s Peer Review Session
-HW: Review Peer Review
feedback and revise Artifact 8
& 9 drafts; Continue working
on artifacts
Objectives
- Students will be able to
review and provide feedback
to their peers in a
collaborative online setting
- Students will be able to
receive feedback from their
peers in a collaborative online
setting
- Students will be able to get
ideas for revising their
Artifact 8 & 9 drafts
-Students will be able to apply
ideas of Reader Response to
their Peer Review Sessions.
Friday
28
Work Day:
Title Page, Table of
Contents, and Compiling
-Students will work on
completing the title page,
table of contents, and on
compiling their artifacts in
a digital form for their final
portfolio
-HW: Continue working on
and polishing artifacts
Objectives
-Students will be able to
work on their Title Page
and Table of Contents, to
meet requirements for final
portfolio
- Students will be able to
use this day as work time
for artifacts, as preparation
for their final portfolio
-Students will be able to
concentrate on compiling
artifacts, in order to work
towards completing their
projects
- Students will be able to
obtain help from their peers
and the teacher on this day

Monday
31
Work Day:
Compiling
-Students will work on
completing the title page,
table of contents, and on
compiling their artifacts in
a digital form for their final
portfolio
-Students will refer back to
the rubric created at the
beginning of the unit, as a
checklist for their final
project
-HW: Continue working on
and polishing artifacts,
finish compiling artifacts.
Post completed project on
wiki page.
Objectives
-Students will be able to
meet requirements for final
portfolio
- Students will be able to
use this day as work time
for preparing their final
portfolio
- Students will be able to
obtain help from their peers
and the teacher on this day
Week 5
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 2 3 4
Projects Due on Wiki!
Reflections Day
-Students should have final
projects posted on wiki
page for today!
-Students who wish to will
have a chance to share their
final projects with the class
-Students will complete a
final reflection on the
process of creating this
portfolio: what they learned
about themselves, about
technology, and about using
multiple genres.
Objectives
-Students will be able to
reflect on the process of
creation during this unit, as
well as about what they
learned about themselves
-Students will be able to
share their projects with
their classmates if they
wish to