Rubric

                                       Grading Rubric for Final Presentation

Revisions from the first presentation: Group members must make all corrections

listed from presentation one as well as make considerable changes from peer

review.                                                                                                 10pts

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Required Context: Group members must clearly state the research question 

along with the position/ thesis.20 pts Have at least three different sources that are 

relevant to the research question. 10 pts. Clearly state the method taken to

evaluate each source, follow (C.U.R.R.A.) 10 pts. Provide and correctly

cite at least one image. 10 pts          

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Presentation Quality: The presentation should be kept simple, free from

clutter, and unnecessary information. All slides should be easy to read with

few text. Also, information should be presented in an organized manner. 

Have a clear, sound structure that is easy to follow.

                                                                                                            20pts

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Include the audience: Keep the audience engaged and interested in you

presentation. DO NOT read directly from the power point but demonstrate

the knowledge you gained in your presentation                                                  

                                                                                                             5pts

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Time: Be aware of the allowed time frame and try not to go over. However,

do not kill time rambling on about unnecessary information. 

                                                                                                             5pts

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Argument: Make sure the argument being made is clear to the audience.
Whats the point of your presentation? What are you trying to prove?
Make clear points to back up your argument.
                                                                                                            10pts

                                                                                            Total Points: 100

Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is simply a bibliography which includes a summary of all the sources used. Within these annotations can be an evaluation and a reflection of the material. The evaluation should include whether or not the source was beneficial in the research and how it is compared to the other sources. The evaluation part of the annotation is very similar to how you evaluate a source because it require to ask yourself is the information is reliable, unbiased, and relevant. The reflection portion of the annotation includes how your sources were helpful in your research. It should discuss how they helped to mold your argument and exactly how you used it in your research. We are required to have an annotated bibliography because it allows us to pay closer attention to our sources. It also allows anybody who isnt familiar with our topic to get a good idea of the overall point of our research.

Websites

One website which could really come in handy for my research is http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/24/news/international/music_piracy/. This site is operated by the CNN network which is one of the main leaders for delivering the news. Since the site is government affiliated, I know that it will be a solid reliable source. The site was last updated in 2005 which is fairly recent. This site talks about how sales of pirated material greatly out weigh those of legitimate sales. These actions are causing a big problem within the economy and within music industries.

The second site I found is http://www.gfktechtalk.com/2011/07/29/music-downloading-is-the-law-the-answer-to-music-piracy/. Although the author of this site is not exactly scholarly, he cited his sources so that viewers could see where he obtained his information from. This site is helpful because it includes graphs and statistics which I really need for my research.

Robinson, Olly. Helcmanocki, Alexis. Music Downloading: Is The Law The Answer to Music Piracy? GFK Tech Talk, 2011. web Nov. 6 2012

CNN Money, Cnn Money: A Service of CNN Service and Money. 2005. web. Nov. 6, 2012

ED YEVELEV: Nov. 4 2012 Love It. http://archive.dailycal.org/image.php?id=17225

Journal Article : Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Music Piracy and Pricing in a DRM-Free Environment.

This article suggests using a new technique to help resolve the issue of music piracy over the web. By removing DRM (digital rights management) the author claims that music industries can actually benefit and generate revenue. This plan hopes to convert pirates into paying customers by  increasing the demand for legitimate products as well as consumers' willingness to pay for these products. The author sampled more than 2000 college students to analyze and compose this article. 

Plagarism

As I learned over the years, plagiarism is taking credit for any work that is not yours, whether it is text or ideas. If you get information from anywhere without citing your source or giving the original author credit, then you are engaging in plagiarism.

Valdosta State University has put together a very helpful student hand guide on the different types of plagiarism. A few of the most common, according to VSU, are: Copy and paste, word switch, and idea.

Copy and paste- is taking text word for word from a source and not mentioning the author at all. You can do this only if you put the text in quotations and cite where you that information from.

Word Switch- is when you take a sentence from a source and only change around a few words. Even though the text is not verbatim it is still plagiarism. Again, you have to put the text in quotation and cite the source. (Barnbaum)

Idea- is using somebody else's creative ideas as your own. General knowledge which everybody is expected to know does not have to be cited, but when the author expresses new ideas or a solution to a problem  you have to give that person credit. (Barnbaum)



Barnbaum, D. C. (n.d.). Plagiarism a student's guide to recognizing it and avoiding it. Retrieved from http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/personal/teaching_MISC/plagiarism.htm

Rhetorical Device

Whether we know it or not, everyday commercials often use rhetorical devices to try and persuade an audience. Probably one of the most popular example of these commercials are the ones for Proactive. While watching one of these commercials featuring Lindsey Lohnan I noticed the use of appeal to nature, appeal to emotion, and anecdotal devices. Appeal to nature is used when the add claims that the product is natural and has no harsh chemicals that can harm your skin. Appeal to emotion is used throughout the entire commercial when different individuals talk about how insecure and unattractive they felt due to their acne. These individuals claimed that Proactive help them gain more self esteem. This device is used to trigger your emotions so that you can buy the product and feel pretty and confident. The last device used was anecdotal.  Lindsay talks about her brother, who is not a celebrity and how he “went through a phase where he had acne” which relates to everyday teens. This device is used to show a personal experience in which  the product worked instead of making a valid argument. These devices work together to try and persuade you that you need this product to feel better about yourself. By appealing to your emotions, nature, and using person experiences, Proactive captures your attention rather than making any valid points.

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Research Questionhe

When we first started the research process, my focus was going to be on the similarities and differences between piracy in the film and music industries. After doing some presearching and actually finding relevant articles, I found that doing a compare and contrast was going to be too broad of a topic. It also left no way for an argument. So I decided to start from scratch and come up with a new research question. The new question I came up with is "Should the government legalize media piracy?" I think this is a better question because it has different viewpoints and gives room for an argument. In my opinion, I believe that even though media piracy is so common and easy to do, stealing is still a crime and those who are guilty should be held accountable . I found many articles on why people commit piracy and how it has affected the government as well as the artists. What I need to do now is find more sources about how piracy has negatively affected artist, and build my argument from there. I want to be able to prove that piracy is a huge crime which should not be legalized.
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