Multigenre Research Paper Fair!

Last class was the MGRP fair, where the entire class had the opportunity to explore each other's genres. It was entertaining to go around and see what everyone came up with based off their chosen topic. Not only was the fair fun, but it was also beneficial because I learned a ton about topics I had never studied before. I had no idea Hugh Hefner graduated from college.. or that Toy Story was the first Pixar movie... or how many animals you save a year by becoming a vegetarian. Some of the information I discovered through the Genre Fair really blew my mind, and I am glad everyone put forth an ample amount of effort so there was plenty to discover and learn! I think this is an excellent idea to incorporate into my future classroom for several reasons. It allows the students to focus on a topic that interests them, while becoming more familiar with the topic of their choice. Choice is such an important aspect of classroom learning and if we as future teachers can spark the interest of our students, then they will be more motivated to learn. Creativity is also quintessential to the Multigenre Research Paper, and this will give students an opportunity to use their imaginations in order to create and come up with their different genre pieces. Overall, I really enjoyed this project and learned a ton of interesting information; I can't wait to incorporate this lesson into my future classroom.