multi-genre research project sample

To present her research and perspective on Louis Armstrong, the student Jhoanne Mecija used the following genres: diary entry, poem, ad, newspaper article, letter, schedule, interview, and reflection.

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  1. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
    When first introduced to the multi-genre research assignment, without hesitation, I selected the most prominent American musician ever to take the stage--Louis Armstrong.
  2. genre
    a style of expressing yourself in writing
    Initially, I attempted to link the genres with significant events from Armstrong's life--too easy and predictable.
  3. renown
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
    Now this is a story all about how
    My life's compared to the Armstrong in renown
  4. perseverance
    persistent determination
    Armstrong accomplished his dreams through hard work and perseverance fueled by his desire to entertain others.
  5. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    I think that this is important in mentioning so that the audience can see my view in music and how I would interpret listening to music and being involved with it.
  6. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
    I created this genre as a sort of tribute to Armstrong, not only to show the growth of his achievements, but to share the wealth of my knowledge of Armstrong and his success.
  7. attain
    gain with effort
    The chart was meant to be easy to read and attain information from so that it would be easy to understand his popular demand by the people.
  8. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
    I did not want to lower his image, so I tried to make him seem as bright as possible with all the accurate facts that I have retrieved.
  9. authentic
    conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
    In my "Letter to the Fan" genre, I copied Louis Armstrong's real signature from this website to make the letter seem more authentic and real.
  10. portray
    represent, as in a work of art
    I thought that it was a great picture that portrayed his happiness and love for his instrument.
Created on Sun Nov 16 01:46:18 EST 2014 (updated Mon Nov 17 03:24:00 EST 2014)

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