Fixing+the+Community...+one+way+or+another!

Fixing the Community… one way or another! __ Objectives __ -Use and understand the research process -Collect information from a variety of primary and secondary resources -Apply appropriate MLA citation methods -Propose and defend a solution for a common community problem using satire -Construct a proposal by synthesizing researched material __ Background __ With your partner, choose a community problem that requires immediate attention. (Think “A Modest Proposal”) Use a variety of resources to generate a proposal to solve this problem… it’s okay to be extreme if you are persuasive! Present your proposal to the class, attempting to convince this audience that your solutions are the way to go! __ Procedure __ //Step 1//: //Step 2//: Compile your resources and information. You need at least 4 **different** sources. Be sure to cite as you research! __Potential Resources__: 1. Interviews 2. Books 3. Online Websites 4. Magazines 5. Newspaper //Step 3//: What visuals will you include? (charts, graphs, cartoons…etc) Have at least 8 different visuals! Be sure to cite as you research! //Step 4//: How will you present this material to the class? Pull everything together into a 5-10 min presentation for the class. Be sure it is cohesive, creative and unique. (PowerPoint will work but it isn’t exactly creative or unique! Remember that Swift used a pamphlet. Colbert uses TV. The Onion uses the newspaper.) //Step 5//: Be sure you have a Works Cited and that all sources are cited properly within your proposal. //Step 6//: PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Practice your full proposal several times together so that you are ready to go on your presentation date. Time yourself! __ Fixing the Community Proposal Rubric  __ __Visuals__ (15 Points) -Minimum of 8 -Variety (charts, cartoons, magazine ads and/or photos, maps, graphs…etc) -Placed logically within the presentation -Enhance the purpose -Used in a creative & unique manner __Proposal__ (50 Points) (Use of argument) -Uses a distinct rhetorical strategy -Employs the three appeals effectively -Satirical -Addresses the opposing view point -Avoids faulty arguments -Effective style (diction, tone & syntax) __Bibliography/Citations__ (10 points) -Works Cited for all sources is included -All sources are cited correctly -In-text citations are included and done correctly within the presentation __Presentation__ (25 Points) -Creative & Unique -Presents problem & solution in an effective manner -Clear & Concise -Organized -Uses appropriate speaking techniques (this is as much a performance as any speech!) Total = 100 points
 * 1) Choose a problem. Identify and research this problem for background information.
 * 2) Brainstorm a variety of solutions and people who can provide information to you. Choose a satirical viewpoint and choose a variety of sources that can provide you with material.