Revision through Lenses
What is it?
Revising atext through a variety of narrative genres rather than through expository abstract language.
Why multi-genre?
“Genres of narrative thinking require writers to be concrete and precise. They can’t just tell in abstract language. They can’t just be paradigmatic. They must show. They must make their topics palpable. They must penetrate.” Using a multi-genre approach forces the writer to “consider the nature of and the emotions behind the material [he or she] is reporting.”
Your Mission
- Pick a salient issue or two from your piece of writing. Major concepts are certainly acceptable, but some of the smaller ideas may be more interesting. Jot down a few notes about those issues/ideas/ concepts. Think about the connections you make to these points as teachers, as students and as people.
- Choose two of the following to try to SHOW us these issues/ ideas/ concepts and your connections to them.
A free verse poem
A poem in the character’s voice
A monologue
A newspaper article
A wanted ad
A Resume
A Collection of Recipes
A poem in two voices
A dialogue between the two consciousnesses of the character
A CD song list
A recipe book
A comic strip
A political cartoon
A genre of your choice
3. Take and hour or so to draft these two pieces. GO for it, Experiment! Have FUN!
Revision through Lenses
What is it?
Revising a text through a variety of narrative genres rather than through expository abstract language.
Why multi-genre?
“Genres of narrative thinking require writers to be concrete and precise. They can’t just tell in abstract language. They can’t just be paradigmatic. They must show. They must make their topics palpable. They must penetrate.” Using a multi-genre approach forces the writer to “consider the nature of and the emotions behind the material [he or she] is reporting.”
Your Mission
- Pick a salient issue or two from your piece of writing. Major concepts are certainly acceptable, but some of the smaller ideas may be more interesting. Jot down a few notes about those issues/ideas/ concepts. Think about the connections you make to these points as teachers, as students and as people.
- Choose two of the following to try to SHOW us these issues/ ideas/ concepts and your connections to them.
A free verse poem
A poem in the character’s voice
A monologue
A newspaper article
A wanted ad
A Resume
A Collection of Recipes
A poem in two voices
A dialogue between the two consciousnesses of the character
A CD song list
A recipe book
A comic strip
A political cartoon
A genre of your choice
3. Take and hour or so to draft these two pieces. GO for it, Experiment! Have FUN!