For The Think Tank

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Consider the social issue identified in the previous week. (Cell Phone usage while driving)

 

Identify your target audience ( High School students, and highlight their key characteristics and concerns.

 

Develop a campaign to persuade the high school students to adopt the solutions that you identified during the previous week.  (You may modify the solutions that you proposed if you wish).

 

Select the most appropriate media tools to persuade your intended audience to accept your proposed solution to your chosen social issue. Possible tools include a political campaign, a city council proposal, an editorial article, a commercial, a radio-style podcast, a comprehensive political pamphlet, an interactive game, a website, and so forth. Focus on creativity and on solid persuasive technique.

 

Create a presentation to summarize your campaign. Include the following in your presentation:

  • A discussion of the key characteristics of your target audience
  • An explanation of the main persuasive strategies and arguments that you will employ, and why you expect these to be effective
  • Organize your work in a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of 3 to 4 slides. (This slide count does not include bookkeeping slides: title page, notes, etc. The slide count listed above should only include content slides.) Include detailed descriptions of audio/visual, internet, or other media used in your persuasive campaign.  

Format your assignment according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

 

 

 YOU NEED A MINIMUM OF 3 REFERENCES (BIBLIOGRAPHY) THAT SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING/TRYING TO PROVE. 1 SOURCES CAN COME FROM THE INTERNET. THE REST OF THE SOURCES NEED TO COME FROM BOOK(S), ARTICLES, ETC. THAT CAN BE EBOOKS OR ONLINE BOOKS.  FOLLOW APA FORMAT FOR CITING SOURCES AND PUTTING TOGETHER A SUCCESSFUL BIBLIOGRAPHY.