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=G.R.A.S.P.S= //( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion.)// Content: 45% - Vocabulary and Complete Sentences- 10% - Comprehension - 20% - Enthusiasm - 5% Respectful to others - 10% Preparation - 10% Purpose and Theme: 25% - Technical Production: 5% - Length: 5% - Introduction: 10% - Required Elements: 60% - Planning and source list: 10 % || =Understanding(s)= //(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace. What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)//
 * **Goal:** Task is to create a speech on a podcast using more then just voice to persuade the reader on a current event. Must use the various writing strategies learned throughout the ||
 * **Role:** A representative of their topic (PETA representative, democrat/republican, etc) ||
 * **Audience:** Skeptics or people with opposing viewpoints ||
 * **Situation:** News companies are accepting TV time for promising high school students who in touch with their literary terms and are able to persuade their classmates. ||
 * **Product/Presentation**: Podcast ||
 * **Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):**

=Introduction= //(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)//

=Task= //(Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Setting, and Presentation. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)// There is a news anchor dilemma because they have all quit! News companies everywhere are searching for high school students who show ability to persuade classmates and are hiring! In order to do this, however, means that students must have a clear grasp of various literary terms. Many of the different strategies must be implemented in order to fully impact the diversity of viewers who watch the news. You have the chance now to implement the different strategies you have learned during the past unit and create a two and half minute speech persuading //some//thing. It can be anything you want: the wackier the persuasion the more ability the companies can see. It’s much harder to convince people to do something weird, but this is not required. Have fun with it!

=Conclusion= //(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)//

Nicely done! Now it's up to the the big guys to decide if they want to hire you or not. You should now understand many literary devices and the importance of persuasion and word choice. Make sure that no matter if you are hired you keep the ability to judge your own work and always let a creative flow fuel you. Don't think it's over yet, though! This is only one segment of the skills that last the rest of your life!