Class: Creative Writing
Unit: Multigenre Paper
Materials:
- Rap song by 2Pac (Until the End of Time).
- Interview with 2Pac on MTV
- Quotes from 2Pac
- Images of 2Pac's tatoos
- White board / Marker
- Overhead
- Computer / speakers - to play the song
Procedure:
A. Students will:
1. listen to the song by 2Pac (copy of lyrics will be displayed on overhead) and brainstorm a list of what we learn about 2Pac from this song.
2. read the 2Pac's interview with MTV (Question and answers), then brainstorm a list of what we learn about him from this.
3. read his quotes, then brainstorm a list of things we learn about him from them.
4. study his tatoos, then brainstorm a list of things we learn about him from them.
B. After identifying how we learn different things about 2Pac from these various genres, students will look at an aspect or story in their life that they wish to tell through various genres. For example, if the decide to do it on a relationship with their significant other, their paper might look something like this:
- A free verse poem to tell how they met
- An invitation to show how one asked the other out on the first date
- Song lyrics to show them falling in love
- 2-voice poem to show one meeting the other's parents
- A journal entry to show where the relationship stands today
Rationale:
The multigenre paper may be difficult for the students to comprehend since they are so used to following the typical 5-paragraph essay. 2Pac is ubiquitous and his music is received openly and happily by adolescents. 2Pac is an immediate way to grab the students attention. AND they will actually ENJOY reading about his life. Starting this process with something they know will deeper their understanding about the components of the multigenre paper. It will also be something we can refer back to time and time again, should the students ever get confused.
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