Week 10- Genres of Literacy

I have spent the last 4 years teaching different genres in my classroom's Writer's Workshop; memoir, expository writing, poetry, fiction... I have never considered the true meaning of 'genre' and all that it encompasses.  From reading our book on multigenre research papers I am feeling like I should spend time teaching so many other genres, their distinguishing features, and then have my students decide which is the best way to express their information based on their purpose and who their audience is.  I have read Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray and this idea did not resonate as clearly with me at that time.  I think it is time to revisit...