Genres+to+Choose+From

Genres are all around us, and new ones seem to develop all the time.

Below is a lengthy (but incomplete) list of genres you might consider in thinking about research and composition projects. Many educators group these in different ways, based on goals for specific projects. See our presentation for examples of grouping genres.

Narratives (a few - are more below) Poetry:
 * personal narrative / memoir
 * imaginative narrative
 * short story
 * comic strip
 * digital stories - [|storify], google search stories , powerpoints ( [] ), videos, and on (check out this Livebinder!) and on and [|on]
 * couplets
 * epic
 * narrative poem
 * sonnet
 * quatrain
 * villainelle
 * concrete poem
 * haiku
 * diamante
 * list poem
 * two voice poem
 * six room poem
 * acrostic
 * nursery rhyme
 * jumprope rhyme
 * rap
 * lyrics

vignette movie script message in a bottle scrapbook calendar fairy tales tall tales myth / legend pourquoi tale world records photograph caption backstory Diary / Journal entry want ads commercials (often persuasive) To do list text messages prescription Speech podcast mathematical proof graphic organizer vision testing chart facebook page google map google search page wiki page map treasure map poster picket sign Bill of sale / receipt / deed Credit card statement personal check menu recipe nutrition label shopping list food diary agenda textbook encyclopedia / wikipedia entry picture dictionary entry passport / visa biographical sketch discussion post summary fanfiction comic strip letters Youtube video book trailer movie trailer website googledoc eulogy obituary eviction notice birth certificate adoption / marriage / death certificate court summons prescription family tree / geneaology TV listing advice column autobiography advertisement announcement book jacket dialogue illustration interview one act play stream of consciousness job application photo album travel poster campaign speech CD cover eyewitness account greeting card collage travel poster wanted poster collage how-to wordle tagxedo another list, with advice: @http://mshogue.com/ce9/multi_genre/multigenre.htm
 * to the editor (often persuasive)
 * thank you note
 * friendly letter
 * business letter