When the class was given the opportunity to share our projects with the K-6 children at Templeton I was nervous about the explanation of the product that I had completed and the lack of visual appeal that came with the online display of my genres. I found it very interesting that the children were so intrigued to learn about the subjects that we were writing on. Eleanor Roosevelt isn't quite as exciting as Barbies or Disney World, however my project was still able to get attention and teach children about my topic as well as the writing process that I used to complete it. When working with a kindergartner, I was able to get a better look at what the students were drawn into, and the types of questions that they were asking. Although he was unable to completely grasp some of the projects, my kindergartner showed interest in learning about the topics and showing his understanding of the information that the students were presenting them with.
I think that introducing the children to different types of literature's on various topics allowed for them to think of literacy as a multi modal process. Showing that after doing the research we were able to come up with the various genre pieces showed how to further the process and use the information to create something they were interested in. When giving children the opportunity to write their own research papers, they will have the influences of popular culture genres of writing and topics. Their home life along with these aspects will help them to choose something that interests them and this is very important for children to create their own modalities.
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