Proposal

Title: Education Going Missing?

Author: Zack Newland

Date: 9/30/2012

Topic: Vote for Prop 30

Exigence: If Prop 30 does not pass it will result in major budget cuts to our education system.

Intended Audience: Non-Voters, Voters, Undecided Voters, Students, Parents and the uninformed.

Purpose: Explain, inform and persuade the intended audience to vote for Prop 30 to pass.

 Claim: The failing of Prop 30 will inevitably lead to major budget cuts for our schools making education increasingly difficult for those trying to learn and increase their education.

Writer's Strategy #1: I will use facts to logically appeal to the reader's so that they understand what will come if Prop 30 does not pass. Main points such as the inevitable $6 billion budget cut to our schools (Grades K-12) which will cause major hardships for schools of this caliber across the state. Further more there will be steep increases to school tuitions, which will make it even harder for new students and students desiring to continue their education that deal with financial hardships. With prices that have already been increased in the past few years, the size of this hurdle will potentially be doubled.




Reader's Effect #1: Reader's will be able to see these facts and understand that it will make achieving an education much more difficult for those who want it and ultimately need it.




Writer's Strategy #2: As I am currently a student enrolled in college I face the difficult task of paying many bills associated with achieving an education. Some of these bills entitled are: costs of units for each class registration, the cost of books for each class, and even the cost of living and transportation to get to my classes. This is already difficult enough for one person to handle and if Prop 30 doesn't pass it will just make each one of these hardships twice or even three times as difficult due to the higher tuition and unit fees for colleges.




Reader's Effect #2: I will appeal to Pathos by building my credibility with the readers, explaining how I myself, along with all other students, will also be a victim to the failing of Prop 30.

Writer’s Strategy #3: As discouraging and challenging as paying for college is, the inevitable outcome of Prop 30 not being passed will increase these difficulties and ultimately cause students to wonder if the price of education is worth the amount of debt or effort that must be made to make ends meat in order to achieve it. College already presents a good amount of work itself, and piling on the extra outside work to earn money for classes and books will just further discourage students and may even cause a large percent to give up because it will seem like an impossible feat.

Readers Effect #3: By allowing reader’s to understand the difficulties that students face at this day and age will hopefully allow them to open their minds and realize that it is extremely challenging for students and becoming harder as time goes by. Voting for Prop 30 will be a major aid to all struggling students.