Keep in mind that you are writing about the issue that you chose back in Module 0, and you may want to go back and review that issue before you proceed.
module 0
Before you proceed, you should take a moment to review the rhetorical situation for this project:
You are the president of a marketing company that specializes in helping non-profit organizations promote their mission and inform the public about the topic. You have a degree in marketing and graphic design and your company is well known for creating awesome websites for non-profit organizations. Your ultimate goal for this project is to research the topic and convince the non-profit organization to hire your company to create their website.
Project Description: We are looking for a company to create the content and design for a website informing the public about our organization, the problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and possible solutions to this problem.
Name of Non Profit: Save Our Seas
Address: 1239 South Street
City, State, Zip Code: Fort Myers, FL 33030
Procurement Contact Person: Susan Borden
Telephone Number of PCP: 233-098-0987
Email Address of PCP: sborden@sos.org
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California. To learn more about this environmental problem by clicking on the link below:
A very common type of technical description is the definition paper. Your first formal writing assignment is to create a document that you will use in your project proposal as well as in the final deliverable. In this document, you will be researching your topic and writing a 600-700 word document that defines the problem.
You will begin this report, with a brief overview of the problem including any definitions that the reader might need to know. In this section, include a brief history of the problem. Next you will go into some of the reasons why this problem exists. What are the factors that contribute to this problem. In the last section, you will focus on the effects of this problem. This section will use persuasion to convince the reader that the problem is real and that it must be addressed. Finally, sum up the main ideas of your paper in a conclusion.
Read the requirements listed below and make sure you follow the guidelines:
Paper should be at least 700 words.
You need to have a minimum of 4 citations from 2 different sources. Information from these resources should be incorporated into the final report by using signal phrases and in-text citations
You will need a Works Cited page at the end of the report listing the sources cited in MLA format.
Use the template provided for your final report. It is set up correctly.
Underline the thesis statement at the end of your introduction.
Keep this assignment manageable. Stick to one paragraph for each section
Important: you should not use Wikipedia for any aspect of this assignment. Sources like Wikipedia are constantly changing and have anonymous authorship, which makes their credibility difficult to assess. Our library’s reference databases should have a number of resources that you can use for background information about your topic. If you are not familiar with how to navigate the library databases, the following resource provides a series of informative videos on the topic: http://researchguides.fsw.edu/c.php?g=709224&p=503…
You can also use the “Ask a Librarian” tool to talk directly with a librarian: https://askalibrarian.org/local.php?LibraryName=Fl…