Week Ten

Faith-based and community initiatives are relatively new things to our culture. There are some people who agree with Faith-based initiatives being in the community, and some that disagree.  It is important to note that these groups are making a difference, and some are funded by the government. I believe that this is well suited for a slideshow because there are a lot of graphs and pictures having to do with Faith-based initiatives that can be easily shared through a slideshow.  This is something new to the semester project. While I have talked about community organizations, I have not focused on Faith-based initiatives. This is a fairly controversial topic and I can cover the advantages and disadvantages of having them in a community, as well as how the government is involved with them.

Pipes, P.F. & Ebaugh, H.R. (2002). Faith-based coalitions, social services, and government funding. Sociology of Religion, 63(1), 49-68. Retrieved from http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/1/49.full.pdf
This article talks about President Clinton & President Bush’s interests in faith-based initiatives, as well as 14 faith-based groups in Texas. This is a very helpful article when trying to understand faith-based social services.
Authority-Pipes is a former professor of sociology at the University of Houston, and Ebaugh is a current professor there, and she has her doctorate in sociology, which she attained from Columbia University. Her research interests are in Sociology of Religion. I would say that these two have authority on the subject.
Accuracy- The information is likely to be accurate, however it may not be current because it is from 2002, and not more recent.
Currency- as stated above, it may have some information that is not current, but it will help with history.
Objectivity- I would say that this is an objective source.

Indiana Government (n.d.) Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives.
Retrieved from http://www.in.gov/ofbci/2355.htm
This website gives me information about faith-based and community initiatives in Indiana. They give a direct purpose and talk about laws that have been passed by the governor, as well as the president. This will be very helpful when working on my slideshow because it brings the situation closer to home than just talking about what is going on in the country.
Authority- It is directly from the government, so I feel like this source has authority.
Accuracy- I would hope that the information is also accurate since it is coming from the government.
Currency- The website does not have a date, but everything seems fairly recent.
Objectivity- It is coming from the government’s point of view, so it may be biased towards how the government is doing a great job. However, it does seem to present the facts very well.

Images:

The Melon (n.d). 539w. Retrieved from http://www.themelononline.com/539w.jpg

This shows that Obama is talking about the Faith and Community movement. This will help people who view my slideshow know that it is a legitimate issue. 

IndyStar.com (2011). Topic Retrieved from http://newsfromyou.indystar.com/people/artbydeborah

This image gives a organization that everyone has heard of, so it makes it applicable to everyone. 

Week Nine

Strategies for Revising/Expanding

I. Is there any MAJOR revision you need to do?  What is it?  
I do not think that there’s an MAJOR revisions that need to be made.

II: Examine the main thesis statement for the current Webtext. Drawing on the main thesis statement, what do you expect your audience to do, say, or think after reading your piece? Be specific.
I expect my audience to say that they feel like they know more about how they learned more about CPCF and its role in the community.

III: Will your current content illicit the response from your audience that you hope it will? Why or why not?  I think I will because I do explain how CPCF works, as well as how community organizations/public charities work.

·         What do you need more to support your current/new ideas and how do you intend to do it?
I could find more support for the part about funding. I need to call the organization themselves and ask how they are funded, including government funding.   

·         Would another example help you make your current/new points more clear?  Why or why not?
I do not think it would, it just needs more support to back up the statements.

·         What experts exist in the field of your topic? Have you referred to any of them?  You are expected to know who the experts are.  By experts, I mean nationally or globally recognized names in the field, not just an author of a text.
The experts in my topic would be sociologists or social workers. I do not know if I have referred to any of them.

·         Do any of your current/future terms need to be defined for your readers?  You should be using anchor text only for this. 
I do not think any of my terms need to be defined for my readers.

·         You’ll be incorporating your podcast into the Webtet due in Phase Two.  The podcast is only 3-4 minutes - is there anything you’d like to elaborate on in regards to your podcast topic?  
I do not think so.

IV: For the visuals in your Webtext, ask yourself the following:

·         Do your visuals represent the content of my text, or have you added them just because you were supposed to?
I believe they do represent the content of my text.

·         What do the colors of your Webtext mean? In other words, how do they represent your topic (they should)?
The blue is representing the responsibility of the community as well as being educated about a topic.
Green represents growth and renewal of the community.
White and black just have a form of formality.

V: Examine the overall structure of your Webtext and ask

·         Have you effectively broken up your text with appropriate headings reflecting the content of each?
Yes

·         Have you written a preliminary conclusion that does more than summarize my webtext or repeat the introduction?   Explain.
Yes I have. I wrote what I had concluded based on the research I had done.

VI:  Have someone read your Webtext and tell them you need them to ask you three content questions about your text.  Write the questions in this document.

Is there a residential requirement for those who receive scholarships & grants?
Is CPCF similar to the community foundation that is run by Community Hospital?

Do other communities in Lake Co. have their own community foundations?

Week Eight

Look at this Webtext and find where the podcast is linked: Charter Schools

How was this podcast incorporated? How is the content of the podcast enhancing the written text? What is the podcast doing for the audience?

The podcast is about paying teachers based upon how they perform, and the webtext is about charter schools. These subjects are very much related, as they both have to do with education. The podcast enhances the written text because it sheds light on how teachers are paid, and what the legislation says about that. The podcast is informing the audience about a very real issue about how teachers are being compensated for their time.

How/where will you incorporate your podcast into your own text?

My podcast is based on the differences between public charities and private foundations and so it is incorporated in the beginning of my webtext where I give a brief definition of what a public charity is.