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Travis Winslow
Professor Drummond
WR 323 – Advanced Writing & Argumentation
November 7, 2023
Module 6 | Drafting Plan and Timeline
What is the central question you hope to pursue or problem you hope to solve in the
Proposal Essay?
The central question or problem that I plan to explore for my Proposal Essay is screen time and
phone usage in our youth, its mental impact, and ways to circumnavigate this.
What audience(s) will it target?
My target audience for my Proposal Essay will primarily be parents and guardians of today's
youth. I feel that this is the most applicable audience for an essay about screen time and phone
usage in today's youth as the parents and guardians are the ones that enable the screen time in the
first place. I am a parent myself and screen time is a nice tool at times, but you can see the
decline in focus and attention span over time, and the attachment to electronics growing with
age. I think that I can use my perspective as a father and with additional research to formulate
clear examples of how screen time may be damaging to the mental development of our youth and
formulate some strategies that parents and guardians could use alternatively to screen time.
What voices or perspectives do you think you'll need to incorporate to get a well-rounded
view of the question you're asking? Where would you go to find those perspectives, and
how would you incorporate them into your own argument?
In effort of finding a well-rounded view of the problem I am trying to solve, I believe that there
will be multiple different perspectives beneficial to incorporate. One of the first perspectives that
will benefit in getting a well-rounded view will be the perspective of existing parents and
guardians regarding their experiences when dealing with screen time in their children. If I plan to
propose a solution or alternative strategies to parents for avoiding screen time, I will first need to
gain a better understanding of the parental experience. This will include attempting to answer
questions like how much screen time their children watch throughout the day, if they have
noticed any impacts from the screen time on their children’s behavior or attentiveness, if they see
this as an issue, and if they have taken any steps already to overcome this. If I am not able to
directly interview other parents to research this matter, I will be primarily incorporating existing
interviews that may be available from scholarly sources and/or online. I would use these
perspectives gained from parents and guardians to (hopefully) better my argument of screen time
being a rising public issue as it is damaging to developing minds. With these experiences I aim to
learn about, I can better formulate strategies for avoiding screen time that are more applicable
and appropriate to the typical familial unit.
I believe that it will also be beneficial to find perspectives that may exist from
professionals and researchers discussing the matter of screen time and its impact on the human
mind, and, more specifically, the developing minds of children. I will likely be able to locate
information relating to this topic from scholarly sources and online. I aim to find more data on
this topic of screen time from those who are professionals in their field, those who are credible to
discuss the impacts of screen time on a scientific level, and those who are also aiming to research
this topic to broaden the public interest in this matter. With any information that can be learned
from these groups, I aim to strengthen my arguments that screen time can be damaging.
Lastly, I feel that, if possible, it would be excellent to learn more about the perspective of
teachers and coaches. As children and young people spend such a large amount of time in school,
there is the possibility for a dynamic where more time is spent with schoolteachers and various
coaches than one’s parents or guardians. Thus, these individuals can provide an excellent
perspective on what they witness from their students/players/etc. each day. Similarly to the
perspectives of parents and guardians, any knowledge I can gain on this topic from teachers and
coaches will be crucial to developing a better understanding of screen time’s impact and
formulate better strategies for avoiding screen time.
What kinds of research will you need to conduct in order to understand the context of your
subject more fully? What kinds of sources or evidence will you need to include?
I will need to conduct research using Oregon State University’s online library to attempt
to find related scholarly sources such as academic papers and studies regarding screen time,
perspectives on the topic, and coverage of the impact on developing minds. I will also be
attempting to conduct personal interviews with as many related people as possible, such as
parents and guardians, teachers, and coaches. Lastly, I will be using Tier II through Tier IV
sources, mostly through online searches, to find any further supporting information that may be
beneficial to formulating my arguments.
Create a drafting plan complete with timeline. This can be done as a list of dates or in a
table. Which of the labor-based grading options do you plan to complete? How will you
scaffold your writing process across this project?
Topic Check-In
- Original post due Day 1 of Module 6, Comments due Day 2 of Module 6
- Completed post on November 6, 2023, comments completed on November 7, 2023
Draft and Devil’s Advocate Peer Review of Proposal Essay
- Complete by November 19, 2023
Final Proposal Essay
- Complete by December 3, 2023
Rhetorical Reflection
- Complete by December 4, 2023
Drafting Plan and Timeline
- Complete by November 12, 2023
- Completing today, November 11, 2023
Audience Profile
Complete by November 15, 2023
Writing Center Feedback #1
Complete by November 20, 2023
Writing Center Feedback #2
Complete by November 27, 2023
Refined Draft and Peer Review Round 2
Complete by November 26, 2023
I plan to complete the second option of the labor-based/contract grading system by
completing the optional assignments to receive additional points and increase the grade of my
proposal essay beyond a B. I plan to first finish a thorough outline of each of the points and
supporting pieces of information I can compile to make the writing process easier for myself.
While I do not have many concerns about being able to meet the basic parameters, I want to do
as much work as possible to ensure I can receive an excelling grade on this paper. I plan to utilize
the supporting assignments for this essay and the feedback from my peers as resources to
optimize my paper and strengthen my arguments. As my schedule with work and family limits
the amount of time I am able to dedicate to schoolwork throughout the week, I plan to continue
using any available time I have each day to work on this essay in addition to my other courses
and assignments.
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