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If you're wondering what the heck a multi-genre paper is, the following link could be of some help:

click here for multi-genre answers 

There are some sample genres on this page, as well as examples and answers to some general questions. 

Below is a list of some possible genres for your multi-genre project. If you scroll over each name, some will take you to a web page that will define, and sometimes give examples of, that genre. Use this to help you decide which genres to use and how to use them effectively once you've decided.

- autobiography

- advertisement – magazine or television (a commercial, perhaps?)

          - birth certificate

- book jacket

          - business letter/report

          - campaign speech

          - character sketch

          - clinical lab report

          - collage (visual or word)

          - critical analysis of character

          - diary or journal entry

- e-mail exchange – minimum of 3 back and forth (6 total)

- encyclopedia entry

          - eulogy

          - informative essay

          - narrative essay

          - persuasive essay

          - grocery list or list of some kind

          - interview: real or imagined

          - letter

          - memo

          - menu

          - movie review

- movie poster

          - newspaper article

          - obituary

          - play-by-play commentary

          - poem

          - radio broadcast

          - recipe

- death certificate/autopsy report

          - scientific lab report

- song/ballad (the lyrics – extra points for performance)

- travel journal (of places character might go/have been)

- cartoon or comic strip

- CD cover

          - graph/chart

          - detailed drawing

          - photographs with explanations

          - map w/ legend

          - travel poster

          - Webpage

          - MySpace page

- blog entries – minimum of 3 – post on blog site under character’s name

- baseball/sports card – both front and back

- greeting card – from character, with message

- to-do list/schedule

- short scene from play – with stage directions

- short scene from a movie – with camera directions

- inner monologue – reflecting character’s inner thoughts

- short story – minimum 2 pages

- ghost story

- fairy tale

- picture book

- newspaper article

- magazine article

- letter to the editor

- classified or personal ad

- time-line of character’s life

- top 10 list

- news program story

- glossary of terms used by character

- how-to booklet

- travel brochure

- job application

- wedding/graduation invitation

- yearbook entry

- award nomination

- police report

- comedy routine

- tabloid article

- IMovie/video of some sort

- PowerPoint presentation

- Photo slideshow

- CD of songs character might listen to