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1. 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. Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

2. Introduction Home 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 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! Patricia Cabell Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

3. Task Home Pat has been busy fundraising for her campaign and needs your team’s help toprepare 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. 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. Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

4. Task-To Do List Home 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. 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. Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

5. Procedure Home Jobs As you have probably begun to realize, researching an environmental topic for a client is no small task! 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. Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

6. Procedure-Jobs Home 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 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 The “so- what” person: This person will look for relevant information that makes this topic important to an audience Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

7. Resources Home The Facts About Fracking Fracking in Ohio’s State Parks What is “Fracking”? 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. Source watch/fracking Jobs Money Energy-Fracking One Global News on fracking The Pro’s, Con’s of Fracking Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

8. Evaluation Home Click here to see what your boss thought of your work. 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 Sync.in Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation

9. I can tell that you have a solid future with this company. Good job! Introduction Task ProcedureResources Evaluation