Day+4

Intro
As we discussed on Day 1, for a citizen to truly practice external efficacy they must believe in the authenticity of our government, as well as the effect that they can have on that government if they act on their deeply held beliefs.

Your group will research any and all legislation affecting the social issue you have selected. You will then explain HOW and WHY you would like to see that law reversed, altered, or completely revised. The "how" will speak to what you don't like about the law itself. The "why" is where you provide your evidence and support for the "how." It should, of course, be rooted in empirical research. Next, you will create a 5-10 question Google Form (e.g., survey or poll) that you will send to as many people as possible to gain support and generate momentum. Finally, you will create a Prezi, which is a 3D presentation. Your Prezi should include your statistics from your Google Form. Hopefully persuade your interest group to exert influence in some way to affect public policy. Keep this in mind: A quality presentation will help the audience connect the dots. (What the heck does that mean, Bruckner?!) This means part of your research should include some basic information about the interest group itself. Put into the context of a presentation: "Here's what we believe. Here's what we know about your organization." Make it clear that you both seek to achieve change and that together it can happen! Have a look at the inventory below. It is a non-exhaustive list of things to consider regarding your selected interest group.   Now that you know what needs to be in it, have a look at the rubric I will use to evaluate your Prezis.   Each group will present their Prezis to the class prior to sending it to their interest group. __**Presentations will take place on Day 9**__.  **This assignment is worth 75 points**. You will notice that the group grade is out of 50. The remaining 25 (individual) points will come from the peer evaluation forms (which you will fill out on Google Forms) that your other group members will fill out on you. (I will add up all points and average them). 

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 * Computer with Internet connection

Step 1: Get into your issue groups and begin research

 * Once you have collected some information in your issue, **__draft a preliminary outline__**. This can, and probably should, evolve as you immerse yourself more and more in your issue. For this reason, I would like you to use Google Docs.
 * __**"Share" your outline with me via Gmail by the beginning of class on Day 6**__. This is the only due date you will have before we present on Day 11.

Step 2: Watch the Prezi tutorial below.
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 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This should, of course, be the last thing you complete. I present you with it now in case a group member wants to familiarize themselves with the site and be the chief Prezi creator. (Hint: assigning tasks could be an efficient way of going about this)

Step 3: Respond to two classmates on Blogger

 * Responses are due by 11:59pm tonight