Marine Ecology
Conservation Media Project Outline
This Outline Due: The beginning of class on Wednesday December 3rd
Final Draft of completed Media Project Due: The end of class on Monday December 8th
Group members:
1.
2:
3.
Everyone should be equally involved in these parts of the project.
 Choosing issue
 Answering the questions on this form
 Writing Text (how will you word the information and the “ask” (for action)?
What is the marine conservation issue that you want your audience to know about?
What marine ecosystems or species/groups or wildlife do you want to focus your message on
(try not to do all three)?
How is your species/groups of wildlife or ecosystem affected?
What are the causes/contributing factors of this conservation issue?
Where can your audience go for more information?
What will you be asking the audience to do to help with this issue? Include at least one and
no more than three specific actions.
Each person in your group will be primarily responsible for at least one of
the project components below:
The person who is primarily responsible is in charge of making sure things get done but they don’t have
to (and shouldn’t have to) do it alone.
Who will be primarily responsible for?
 Research - looking for information from reliable sources to make sure that your
message is accurate and that you are providing the most current information
available.
Primary person: ______________________________________
Secondary person:____________________________________
 Photos/Illustrations – searching for photos or illustrations that best support
your theme and your message.
Primary person:______________________________________
Secondary person:____________________________________
 Working on layout/design of poster – choosing fonts and font sizes and colors.
Thinking about how the text and the photos would look best together.
Presenting it to the group before submitting your final product. Consider
exchanging emails so you can get input from the rest of your group outside of
class.
Primary person:______________________________________
Secondary person:____________________________________
 Pulling all the parts together – making sure that everyone agrees with the final
product and that it is turned in on time.
Primary person:______________________________________
Secondary person:____________________________________
 Getting the final product completed and emailed to me.
Primary person:______________________________________
Secondary person:____________________________________