Multigenre Research Modes of Expression

MULTIGENRE RESEARCH MODES

·       Creative Original: A Creative Original work is one that is inspired by your sources but does not contain any part(s) of your original source(s).  It follows the form of the source, but its content is original.  It does not include citations and its creation is credited to you alone.

Ex: A Creative Original could be a poem that you wrote, a personal essay, a short story, a brochure, an advice column, a work of art, a collage, etc.

·       Parenthetical Creative Original: A Parenthetical Creative Original work is one that is inspired by your sources and contains part(s) or your original source(s).  It is your creative original work supported with evidence from the source(s) and includes parenthetical citations.

Ex: A Parenthetical Creative Original could be a poem, short story, personal essay, advice column, letter, diary entry, song lyrics, etc. that includes supporting evidence in the form of direct quotes from a primary source(s)

·       Visual Primary Analytical: A Visual Primary Analytical work is one that focuses on studying the details of a primary source in order to draw conclusions about that source alone. 

Ex: After looking at a photograph of your grandparents and considering their body language, you make an assumption about their relationship, citing details from the photograph as supporting evidence.

·       Textual Primary Analytical: A Textual Primary Analytical work is one that focuses on studying the written details of a primary source in order to draw conclusions about that source alone. 

Ex: After reading an entry from your grandmother’s diary, you make an assumption about your grandparent’s relationship, citing direct details from the entry as supporting evidence.

·       Visual Primary Comparative: A Visual Primary Comparative work is one that focuses on comparing the details of two or more visual primary sources in order to draw a conclusion about your topic. 

Ex: After looking at three different photographs - one each of your maternal    grandparents, paternal grandparents and your parents -  you arrive at the conclusion that of the three couples, your parent’s relationship is the most natural and authentic, citing details from the three photographs as supporting evidence.

·       Textual Primary Comparative: A Textual Primary Comparative work is one that focuses on studying the written details of multiple primary sources in order to draw conclusions about your topic. 

Ex: After reading an entry each from your maternal grandmother’s diary, a letter written to your paternal grandmother from your paternal grandfather, and a note written to your dad from your mom, you think it is clear that your parents married for love and not obligation. You write this up using direct quotes from each source to support your conclusion.

·       Secondary Extension: A Secondary Extension is research that grows out of your primary exploration and answer questions that arose during your research by providing expert support or clarification in the form of a footnote.

Ex: During an interview with your mother, she mentions that she met your father a week after her 22nd birthday, while watching the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the first Lalapalooza concert. Later in the interview she mentions that she was born in 1953, making her currently 56 years old.  You find it hard to believe that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were performing back in 1975, so you Google the date of that concert and discover it was held in 1991.  Your Secondary Extension clarifies the information presented in this interview in the form of a footnote that cites information from the secondary Google source.