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Jaime Mothershead, Steven Harris Mothershead, Harris 1

Professor Lynn. M. Raymond

UWRT 1102-01

1! "e#r$ary 201%

&reen'ay Pro(osa)

"or o$r semester )on* (ro+et, 'e 'anted to over severa) as(ets of *reen'ays aro$nd

Me)en#$r* o$nty. The *reen'ay is a series of trai)s onneted a))o'in* for 'a)in*, r$nnin*,

 #iin*, and trave). Some of the s(eifi to(is 'e 'ant to in)$de are the history and f$t$re of

the *reen'ay, its effet on the environment, ho' it has an eonomi im(at on the ho$sin*

maret and near#y stores, and ho' the omm$nity fee)s a#o$t havin* a *reen'ay. We ()an on

a((roahin* the (ro+et )ie 'e have no no')ed*e a#o$t *reen'ays. That 'ay, none of the

a$diene 'i)) #e onf$sed on the one(ts 'e are ta)in* a#o$t. /n o$r (resentation 'e ()an to

$se a)) modes to reate the #est e(eriene (ossi#)e.

$r ()an is to first *ather information and statistis a#o$t the history and f$t$re of the

*reen'ay and its im(at on the environment, omm$nity, and the eonomy. We 'i)) *et this

information from 'e# so$res )ie the Me)en#$r* o$nty &reen'ay ()an, (eo()e from the

omm$nity, and severa) other so$res arti)es, and videos. Then 'e 'i)) tae this information

and ($t it in a Po'erPoint a)on* 'ith other vis$a)s and (resent this information in a 'ay that

interests the a$diene and is not +$st a 'a)) of tet 'ith #orin* statistis.

The five modes that 'e have to 'or 'ith ()ay ey (oints in ho' the de)ivery of o$r

 (resentation 'i)) *o and ho' 'e)) it 'i)) #e reeived. Lin*$istis and vis$a) modes are im(ortant

to the (a(er itse)f #ea$se the dition and synta of the (a(ers are im(ortant in ho' the 'ords

'i)) f)o'. Short sentenes an #e #)$nt and strai*ht to the (oint 'hereas )on*, om()e sentenes

an add detai). The vis$a) (oint is to have everythin* neat)y arran*ed and seem vis$a))y

a((ea)in*, )ie havin* the (ro(er tet on a #a*ro$nd so that the a$diene 'i)) #e a#)e to see it

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 (ro(er)y. 3ot on)y this #$t the inor(oration of (it$res 'i)) he)( to *ive a #etter $nderstandin*

)ie sho'in* a #efore and after (it$re of a (o))$ted ree that 'as transformed into (art of a

*reen'ay. The other three modes are more tai)ored to the (resentation itse)f rather than the (a(er.

The a$ra) mode an aid in ($ttin* a vie' of a *reen'ay in a different (ers(etive, )ie havin* a

video of someone e()ainin* ho' they fee) a#o$t it. r havin* an informationa) video that

detai)s 'hat *reen'ays are a#o$t and ho' they an #e #enefiia) to the environment. S(atia)

mode is a )inh(in in ho' 'e)) the a$diene 'i)) inter(ret the (resentation #ea$se the

or*ani4ation determines ho' 'e)) the a$diene an fo))o' the (resentation. Havin* everythin*

neat)y or*ani4ed in orret (ara*ra(hs, a short )ist of #$))et (oints, and (it$res a)) he)( in ho'

the a$diene fo))o's the (ro+et. 5on6t mae anythin* too diffi$)t to $se or hard on the eyes

 #ea$se it may deter the a$diene and )eave them onf$sed. The *est$ra) mode sho's ho'

omforta#)e the (resenters are 'hen ta)in* a#o$t the (ro+et and an a)so determine ho' the

a$diene fee)s. Hand movements an and sho$)d diret attention to the (it$res in the (ro+et and

sho$)d #e ener*eti and faia) e(ressions sho$)d #e ha((y. Stiff or no movement an #e

inter(reted as #ein* $neasy. 7sin* 8$estions at the end is another *reat 'ay to interat 'ith the

a$diene and *ives more of an o((ort$nity to #e more informin* and a))o' for more movement

aro$nd the *iven (resentation s(ae. 9y the end of o$r (resentation 'e 'ant o$r a$diene to see

the *reen'ay in a 'ho)e different (ers(etive than they (revio$s)y had and to have a #etter

$nderstandin* of the im(at *reen'ays an have.

We #e)ieve this a((roah is a((ro(riate #ea$se it 'i)) a))o' $s to e()ain the )oa)

*reen'ay to o$r a$diene 'ho mi*ht not #e fami)iar 'ith *reen'ays at a)). We a)so 'ant the

a$diene to en*ender a dee(er $nderstandin* of the it. "or the (resentation 'e have a ()an to

in)$de a)) of the modes, in)$din* *est$ra), 'hih 'e 'i)) #e s$re to ehi#it a((ro(riate #ody

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)an*$a*e and stay en*a*ed 'ith the a$diene 'hen 'e (resent. The a$diene sho$)d are

 #ea$se the *reen'ay 'as reated #y the o$nty to (rovide a safe and environmenta))y friend)y

'ay of trave) for 'or, shoo), or eerise for (eo()e. The *reen'ay a)so reates +o#s and #oosts

the )oa) eonomy 'hih affets every (erson in the omm$nity.

So far, Steven has done an ee))ent +o# of *atherin* information a#o$t the *reen'ays

and is 'orin* on or*ani4in* o$r information thro$*h *oo*)e do$ments. Jaime is reatin* some

*enera) 8$estions a#o$t (eo()e6s attit$des to'ards *reen'ays and other re)evant information.

With this ty(ed $(, his *oa) is to as (eo()e 'ho )ive on and near *reen'ays their vie's and

o(inions of ho' they inter(ret *reen'ays in their )ives. 7)on* 'ith this, he ()ans to do the same

thin* and as some )oa) r$nnin* and o$tdoor stores a#o$t their o(inion on the s$#+et too.

We have severa) so$res of information that 'e have *athered on)ine as 'e)) as some

*ood ideas. We 'i)) ontin$e to researh over the net o$()e of 'ees to find a fe' more

so$res that 'e need. ver s(rin* #rea :'ee 10; Jaime 'i)) intervie' (ro(erty o'ners 'ho

had the *reen'ay #$i)t on their )and. n the 'eeends of and