The purpose of re-mediating my research paper into a presentation was to better represent the information I was trying to get across. I think that turning my research paper into a power point presentation made my argument as a whole much stronger. I think it was much easier to get my key points across because you could emphasize them with points on a slide. After this it was very easy to go back in the verbal part and explain each of these points in greater detail. I made a short power point presentation in the remediation of my project that was about 8 slides long. I then added in a voice over that was me giving my actual presentation. I think this was a much better way to deliver my information than the actual research paper. A power point is much more visually appearing and listening to somebody present the material is much better than simply reading it.
I believe that my target audience remained the same in the remediation of my research paper. I don't think I was making a presentation for a different group of people at all. However I think that the rhetorical situation definitely changed when I was making my power point. This was seen mostly in my design. It was important to realize that this information was going to be presented with a visual. That meant that it had to be visually appealing which led to me adding pictures to my slides. You also had to keep in mind that the slides themselves could not be overwhelming. Color schemes had to make sense and be easy to read while not being too boring. It was also to good to keep in mind the fact that you didn't want to overwhelm people with information. It was good to follow the 6 by 6 rule as best as possible on each slide.
A paper is a very one dimensional way to present information. It has to be put together in a way that makes it flow well since it can only be read by others. In a presentation you have a lot more options. You have the ability to include visuals, and audio to make the information more exciting. Properly utilizing these extra resources is key. I did my best to include pictures on every slide to help back up my information. I also wanted to make sure I wasn't using random pictures just for the sake of having one. I wanted them to all be relevant without distracting people from the main points of my argument.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Research Paper Outline
Research Paper Outline
Introduction
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Introduce my topic (College Athletics Pay for
Play)
o
Give a brief background of the topic so that the
reader will understand what the paper is going to be about
o
Introduce the topics for the body paragraphs
·
Half of the paper will be about Pay for Play/
Half will be about no Pay for Play
o
Thesis Statement
Body Paragraph 1
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Topic Sentence – Pay for Play
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Introduce my first source possibly the second
regarding reasons to pay college athletes to play their sports
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Use at least one quote to back up the argument
then explain the quote
o
Reasons to Pay College Athletes: Focus on Money
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NCAA players are considered amateurs despite
helping earn more annually than some of America’s major sports (NBA $5 Billion
Revenue…NCAA sports generated $11 Billion)
·
Universities pay head coaches contracts that are
comparable to their professional Counterparts
·
The highest paid public official in 80% of the
US is the head coach of a college football or basketball team
·
Body Paragraph 2
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Pay for Play Continued
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Topic Sentence – introduce the next reason/s to
pay for play
o
Use at lest one quote to back up the argument
then explain the quote
o
Reasons to Pay College Athletes: Focus on
Competition and Campus Life
·
It would make sports more competitive and
students would be less likely to play for a year and then leave (over seas or
professional)
·
Money is made off of the athletes name (Jersey
or picture sales) and the player receives none of that money
·
College Athletes would actually be receiving and
education because they would be attending the university for a full four years
(Possible Body Paragraph 3 Would be breaking these two up
somehow and dedicating a 3rd paragraph to the reasons: Pay for Play.
Want to see how the paper works out when rough draft is completed)
Body Paragraph 4
o
Topic Sentence – No Pay for Play
o
Introduce one or two sources regarding the
reasons not to pay college athletes
o
Use at least one quote to back up the
information and explain the quote
o
Reasons Not to Pay for Play:
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College Athletes Receive scholarships that cover
full tuition, room & board, and textbooks
·
It would make the disparity between large and
small universities even greater. University of Kentucky can make much more
money than a small university such as Bellarmine
Body Paragraph 5
o
No Pay for Play continued
o
Topic Sentence – Introduce the sources that will
be used in the paragraph
o
Use at least one quote to back the information
and then explain that quote
o
Reasons No Pay for Play:
·
Student Athletes not Athlete Students. They are
getting an opportunity at no cost that thousands of other Americans are not
(can’t afford)
·
Lower level positions in the AD such as athletic
trainers are severely underpaid. Counters argument that all of the coaches and staff
make millions of dollars while the players make nothing
(Possible Body Paragraph 6: Depending on how the paper is
going may introduce new arguments/ break up previous paragraphs. Depends on
length and flow after rough draft.)
Conclusion
o
Restate the thesis
o
Recap major points of the paper
o
Wrap up any final thoughts and ideas
o
Strong Closing sentence
Bibliography/ Works Cited
o
Cite all sources correctly in Alphabetical order
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