Note: This assignment has a hard due date of one week.

This assignment is designed to get you started exploring your approved topic.

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You and TED - An Exploration of Your Persuasive Topic

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Length: 2 page-minimum, including video link

Research takes many forms, from discovering information first-hand (primary) or through the efforts of others (secondary) when our own knowledge can benefit from expertise outside our own.

When pursuing information from experts, we tend to think of accessing books or articles, print sources, which can be reliable options, but we don't want to limit our alternative types of sourcesas long as they are informed, fair, and credible.

Objective: Research is a creative and active investigation that can include a variety of sources, mediums, and locations, so we are going to explore alternative information to print sources to become better informed on a possible topic and incorporate its information into an actual research paper. By exploring topics from the Web site TED Talks, you will be achieving the following:

• Become more familiar with your approved topic of persuasion.
• Learn to evaluate a presentation for fairness and credibility.
• Consider alternative views that will shape your own arguments.
• Consider what further questions are provoked by the presentation that might lead to new directions or new topics.
• Learn to include basic credit to the information sources.

What is TED TALKS? The following descriptor is from the "About" section at its home page:

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics from science to business to global issues in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

Proceed as follows:

1. Visit the home page of TED: TED Talks .
2. Using the Search or Topics boxes, select a topic. You can even choose your language.

1. Select a topic related to your research paper (ideally), or any topic that interests you.
2. View the lecture and analyze it for overall fairness and credibility. You can copy and paste my headings, located at the bottom of the page, to fill-in with your own text. Be as specific as possible in responding to the presentation.
3. Always use specific, precise, and college-level terms to address the topic headings. Vague terms will not be understood or awarded points.
4. Be sure to quote the speaker to support your views.

Here are examples of the difference between vague and specific expression.

Vague Expression: Stewart seems biased against new energy technologies.

Specific Expression:Stewart views all nuclear battery power as "unsustainable for future markets," which seems impossible that he could know all future batteries based on current challenges in disposing of hazardous waste. Predicting the future from past experience might not provide an accurate outcome.

Use the following topic headings to compose your analysis:

1. Who, What, & Why.
2. Name the Presenter(s), title of the presentation, and topic.
3. Provide a 5-10 sentence summary of the content, including a definition of the issue, problem, and solution provided by the author. What is the purpose of the lecture?
4. Copy and paste the URL (Web address) of the video into your Word file.

https//www.ted.com/talks/charles_moore_sea_of_plastic

Ted idea worth spreading

B. Credibility, Information, & Fairness.

1. Describe the experience/ expertise of the presenter. You can quote the biographical description and/or information provided in the video. Does this person possess relevant, adequate knowledge, education, and experience to be believed?
2. Does the date of this information make the content less credible? Is the information outdated, or does the message still have relevance to present time?
3. Does the presenter include any opposing or alternative ideas to show a well-rounded understanding of the topic?
4. Does the presenter provide technically-advanced concepts in terms that a non-technical audience would understand?
5. Does the presenter refer to any studies, facts, evidence, or research on which to form conclusions? What types of visual evidence did the presenter provide?
6. Does the presenter show respect for the audience and/or alternative points-of-view?
7. Take-Aways.
8. Did the presenter change, modify, expand your view on the topic?
9. Will you take action on the information provided, or use it in a research paper?
10. Did the information provide a clearer understanding of the topic?
11. Did the information provoke curiosity, interest, urgency or concern for the issue or a related issue?

Please remember to...

• View the Rubric for this assignment in the Assignment area.
• Submit file and feedback by Saturday of the Canvas Calendar due date.
• Edit the work to make ideas clear and grammatical.

Feel free to copy and paste my headings for your own Word file. That will help you to comply with the prompts in an organized way.

If you would like me to add or modify an idea for a prompt, please let me know.

Reminder: You are in an advanced college-writing course, so please write in complete thoughts using precise, literal, and standard expression.

Devote time to revising all facets of your work. Look for the "Editor" feature in the upper, left-hand corner of the "Review" tab of Microsoft Word for a valuable tool to improve the clarity and quality of your writing.

You and TED
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Name of Presenter, Title, Topic, & URL	5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 5 pts
Summary view longer description	10 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 10 pts
Credibility, Information, & Fairness view longer description	25 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 25 pts
Take-Aways view longer description	20 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 20 pts