Organization Research Presentation Organization Objectives Introduction Transition Body
Organization & Research
Presentation Organization Objectives Introduction Transition Body Transition Conclusion Documentation
Research v Your experience v Library v Observation v Interviews v Surveys v Internet
Experience v Be systematic and take notes while brainstorming v Have I taken a course? v Do I have life experience? v Have I written anything? v Have I read something? v Have I discussed or conversed with someone?
Library v Searching the library: v Catalogue v Books http: //www. mc. maricopa. edu/its/lib/ v Video v Periodical Indexes v Book Reviews v Government documents
Internet v Search Engines v Boolean searching http: //pandia. com/goalgetter/4. html v Credibility v Citations
Observation, Interviews, Surveys v How to maintain Objectivity? v How to maintain Accuracy? v What kind of Questions? v Ethics? v Samples?
Organize, Investigate & Present
Evidence and Support v Examples v Vivid images v Narratives v Comparison/Contrast v Testimony v Statistics v Definitions v Analogies
General Mc. Caffrey says the Dutch approach to drugs “hasn’t worked. ” The Facts say: It has!
Drug War vs. Legalization Issue United States 38% The Netherlands 30% Use of marijuana by 15 year-olds (in 1995) 34% 29% Heroin addicts (in 1995) 430 per 100, 000 8. 22 per 100, 000 8. 2 per 100, 000 (1995) 645 per 100, 000 $81 160 per 100, 000 1. 8 per 100, 000 (1994) 73 per 100, 000 $27 Use of Marijuana by older teens (1994) Murder rate (in 1996) Crime-related deaths Incarceration rate (1997) Per capita spending on drug-related law enforcement
Are we so committed to past mistakes that we cannot shift to more effective strategies? Visit Drug War Facts at: www. drugsense. org Facts based on official statistics from Holland the United States. Citations available @ http: //www. netherlands-embassy. org/
“I'M PROOF: THE WAR ON DRUGS IS WORKING” http: //www. mapinc. org/drugnews/v 01/n 1133/a 01. html? 999
Definitions v. Denotative v. Dictionary v. Connotative v. Experiential
Analogy v. Simile v. Like or AS v. Metaphor
Organize Logos
Investigate Logos Ethos
Present Logos Ethos Pathos
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