Hello and welcome to PoliGlobe the world’s
first environmentally conscious political
consulting firm.
We are glad to have you as an employee. Please
review your first assignment with the rest of the
news speech writing team.
Meet your first client. Her name is Patricia Cabell, she prefers to be called ”Pat” for
short. Pat is kicking off her campaign for Ohio State Assembly and she needs a good
team of speech writers to help her.
Pat has been asked to address a diverse audience of her constituents at Ohio State
University next week and she needs to be well prepared. While Pat has done her
homework and is up to date on current Ohio issues, a new issue has come to her
attention that she knows very little about. This issue is “fracking”.
For your first assignment you and your team will need to learn about fracking,
prepare a “go-to” list for Pat, and write four speeches for her in the form of
persuasive essays.
Pat is a promising candidate and this is an important issue. Research the topic fully
and do your best to create a compelling argument that can be used to defend both
sides of the issue.
Patricia Cabell
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Patricia Cabell is a rising political star and PoliGlobe has high hopes for her future.
Who knows, if your team does well on this assignment and Pat rises to the top, you
could be writing speeches for her as gubernatorial or presidential candidate some
day.
Use the navigation bar at the bottom of the page to find the requirements and links
for your research, “go-to” list, and your persuasive essays.
Good luck and do your best on this important assignment!
Pat has been busy fundraising for her campaign and
needs your team’s help to prepare her to discuss
fracking.
As a team, it is your job to research this topic and
learn as much about it as you can.
Pat is counting on you to investigate this topic
thoroughly so that she can talk to her constituents
and answer questions about it.
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On the left you’ll see Pat’s “to-do” list. Click on it and
read what you will need to do to effectively complete
this task.
As a team you will:
1. Explain what the term “fracking” means.
2. Create a go-to list. A go-to list is basically a pro’s and con’s
list. This list will need to include ten positive and ten negative
factors associated with fracking.
3. Answer this question fully, “Who is affected by fracking and
how?”
Independently you will:
4. Write one persuasive essays that Pat can use to discuss
fracking. Pat has asked that we provide at least four essays
total, two essays for fracking and two essays against fracking.
This means that as a team you will have to decide who writes
each essay.
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Your work will be kept in the on-line sync.in folder to the left.
Please make sure that you label each document clearly and that
you review each other’s work before you submit your finished
products to the client.
As you have probably begun to realize, researching an
environmental topic for a client is no small task!
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•Therefore, the first thing your team should do is to break this project
up into specific tasks. Click on the jobs link to see a description for each
task.
•Then, you will want to have a brainstorming session where your team
talks about what you know, or don’t know, about the topic of fracking.
•After that, you will need to carefully read, discuss, and gather
information on your topic using the resources provided. You should
refer to Pat’s “to-do” list in order to make sure that you have the
required information.
•And finally, when you are finished collecting your information, you
should begin writing your own persuasive essays. Remember, two of
you are writing for fracking and two of you are writing against it. As a
team you will decide who writes which paper.
•When the essays are finished you will post your individual work on
sync.in and will review each other’s work using the peer review forms
included on the Evaluation page.
When your team is satisfied with the results, you will share your
findings and essays with the head the PoiliGlobe speech writing team
using sync.in sharing.
Note-taker/Navigator: This person will type the team’s notes
into sync.in and navigate the web pages when working together
as a team
Pro’s finder: This person will look to find the positive aspects of
the topic
Con’s finder: This person will look to find the negative aspects
of the topic
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The “so- what” person: This person will look for relevant
information that makes this topic important to an audience
Here you will find a collection of websites, videos,
and articles that relate to your topic.
Make sure you read the information with your
specific task in mind and share your comments with
the group.
The Facts About Fracking
Fracking in Ohio’s State Parks
What is “Fracking”?
Source watch/fracking
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Money Energy-Fracking
One Global News on fracking
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The Pro’s, Con’s of Fracking
Click here to
see what your
boss thought of
your work.
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Your team will be given an overall participation grade for your
ability to collaborate, communicate, and fulfill the requirements
of the task
•5 points for each area (15 points total)
Individual work will be assessed using the persuasive speaking
rubric “Did You Write For Your Audience?”
•5 points for the introduction-5 points for supporting details-5
points clarity-5 points for grammar and spelling-5 points for the
conclusion (25 points total)
Peer feedback and reviews will be assessed by the clarity and
usefulness of the comments provided to your team member
•5 points for clarity-5 points for usefulness of comments (10 points
total)
Personal Reflection will be assessed using a 10 point rubric to
gauge personal reflections and feedback regarding the
assignment
•(10 points total)
All work will be submitted electronically using sync.in. Hardcopies
of grading rubrics will be returned upon completion of grading.
60 Total Points Possible
I can tell that you have a solid future
with this company. Good job!