Assignment
Get acquainted with your topic –
Answer each question below. Keep this information for when you write your Townhall Script. (4 pts)
Topic Title
Should neonicotinoid insecticides be banned in Oregon?
Your stakeholder role name;Organic urban farmer
Your topic location and venue;Salem, OR City Council Hearing
Your stakeholder role’s position or stance on the policy (for or against);For ban expansion
Draft a paragraph to summarize the Townhall Summit topic assigned to you. Then acknowledge the multiple perspectives and positions of the other 3 stakeholders in the topic with a sentence. (9 pts)
Summarize Townhall Summit topic and context in 3-4 sentences – this will help you draft your script in Townhall Part II (3 pts)
Recall, you will need TWO sources/references for your Townhall Script.
Fill out the table below for your first reference. This will help you cite your references in the Townhall Script Part II
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CRAAP Test Evaluation Criteria
Currency: The timeliness of the information
Does the source include the most current information?
Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs and how it supports your position
How does the information in the source relate to your topic or support your position?
Who is the intended audience? Is it the right level for use in a public forum?
Authority: The source of the information
Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? What does the URL or domain reveal about the author or source?
What are the author’s credentials or organizational affiliations? Is the author qualified to write on the topic? Why do you think this?
Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content
Does the source support its claims with evidence? How? Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? Explain.
Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion? Why do you think so?
Purpose: The reason the information exists
What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade? How can you tell? Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Explain.
Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda? Why do you think so?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases? Why do you think so?
