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Policy Proposal

 

 

Due Date

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Description

The purpose of this document is for you to demonstrate your understanding of the slots in proposals and the use of those slots in preparing an effective argument for a change in policy.

Write a proposal in which you request a change in policy for an agency, organization, or group.  For this proposal, you have the option to select a real situation for which to propose the change, or you can create a fictional scenario for the policy change.  This should be a group project, but individual projects can be “proposed” to the instructor.

You should write a full proposal containing all of the parts and elements that we discuss in class.   Your proposal must be submitted with an Audience and Purpose Analysis and an Annotated Bibliography for the sources that you used in your research process if these document represent an important part of your writing process.

The Proposal must contain

·          A clear statement of the current problem,

·         All slots as discussed in class,

·         Annotated Bibliography (possibly), and

·         Audience and purpose analysis (possibly).

Your proposal must be turned in with the Audience and Purpose Analysis and Annotated Bibliography stapled at the end of the proposal.

Be sure to review your topic and approach with your instructor before writing the proposal.

 

 

 Presentations to audience

Evaluation

This assignment will be evaluated on the following basis:

 

Content 45-50 points 35-44 points 25-34 points 0-24 points
  Excellent content and audience/purpose driven approach to meet the needs of the audience and situation. Good content and connection to audience/purpose, but lacking elements that give your audience effective material for decision making. Some good content but lacking audience or purpose connection or important information for making a decision. No, or few, aud/purp driven details.  Weak or inappropriate delivery.
Application 18-20 points 13-18 points 8-12 points 0-7 points
  Effective use of all slots to present a good argument for the audience's decision-making process. Demonstrates good use of text and lecture material and contains all or most of the slots, but missing effective use of slot material. Demonstrates understanding of some of the slots for proposals, but missing some slots that are necessary for effective proposal. Missing all or most of the slots for a proposal.
Mechanics 16-20 points 12-15 points 6-11 points 0-5 points
0-1 punctuation or grammar error per page. 2 punctuation or grammar error per page. 3 punctuation or grammar error per page. 4 or more grammar errors per page.
Creativity & Prep. 9-10 points 5-8 points 3-4 points 0-2 point
Demonstrates creativity and forethought.  No typos or editing errors. Demonstrates some creativity and no editing errors. Demonstrates some creativity and one editing error per page. Demonstrates little or no creativity and contains 2 or more editing errors per page.

         Total points possible for Policy Proposal     100 pts.

   
Engl 302  
Engl 309  
Engl 314  
   
Learning Community  
   
309 Ag  
309 ROTC