Agenda:
Read
Work on your draft
Suggested outline:
INTRO- Hook your audience. Coben uses the story about dinner with his friends. What will you use? (You can write this part last if you want to.)
PROBLEM- Describe the problem. Make sure people understand why it is a serious problem. See my example in THIS VIDEO.
SOLUTION- Suggest your solution. Remember your solution doesn't need to completely solve the problem. (Parents watching what their teens do online doesn't make the internet less dangerous.) You just need to suggest something people can do to help the problem and/or protect themselves.
OPPOSING VIEW POINTS- You may need several paragraphs for this part. Consider what people will say if they don't like your solution. Respond to each opposing viewpoint with a reasonable rebuttal. (See paragraphs 6-10 of Coben's article.)
- Some people probably think that.....but they haven't considered.
- You may be wondering....so try considering this...
- I know some of you are worried that... It might help to understand that...
- Yes, we may have to deal with..... but isn't.... worth it if...
CALL TO ACTION: Remind your readers what they need to do and why it is so important.
If this seems like a lot to write today, remember that you've been thinking about this since Thursday. You have lots of this in your organizer already on your doc. Now lets get it into a draft.
Additional Resources:
Still need more research? (Write what you can of your draft FIRST and then dig into these)
Did you use an UPfront magazine article in your research? Citations for those HERE.
Did you use an UPfront magazine article in your research? Citations for those HERE.
Reminders:
We start writing groups tomorrow. If you have a complete draft you'll get much better feedback about how to make it better.
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