Complete 5.02 Maycomb. Submit your completed work to the 5.02 Maycomb Dropbox.

Book Club Collaborative Project

What is a multi-genre portfolio?

This type of paper comes from research, experience, and imagination. Genre means category or type. A multi-genre portfolio is composed of many genres or even subgenres. As a group, you are going to research an emerging theme from your novel and produce a multi-genre portfolio, a unique project that includes different kinds of material to prove your topic. Your portfolio will be a complete and thorough analysis of your book in multiple genres. These pieces are created to help your reader understand your novel’s theme. No genre should be repeated.

What are considered genres?

journal entries	biographies	play	map
letters	speech	movie	menu
cards	textbook articles	short story	invitations
schedules	magazine articles	talk show	character analysis
monologues	letter to the editor	recipe	news report
advertisements	birth certificates	parody	board game
essays	court documents	pictures	comics
poetry	text messages	charts	obituary
song lyrics	advice column	brochure	tabloid
autobiographies	trading cards	timeline	wanted poster

Visit the sites below to see examples of multi-genre projects. Select a few to get an idea of what is expected in your portfolio.

• Multigenre Papers
• Multigenre Research Projects
• Native Darkness A Multigenre Research Paper Based on Richard Wright's Native Son

Look at the genre examples below from The Outsiders.

• Letter to the Editor
• Wanted Poster
• Poem
• Obituary
• Wordle

Open 5.02 Multi-Genre Portfolio: Genres. You will select two different genres to use in your multi-genre portfolio. No genre can be repeated in your group. When you have completed your genre sheet, go to the 5.02 Discussion: Multi-Genre Portfolio - Genres and attach it to the discussion so your group members will know what two genres you have selected. First come, first serve.