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StonewallJacksonGroup
ProfessorRaymond
UWRT1102003
22February2016
StonewallJacksonYouthDevelopmentCenterProjectProposal
OurprojectwillconsistofresearchabouttheStonewallJacksonYouthDevelopment
CenterlocatedinConcord,NC.Allfivegroupmemberswillneedtofind10differentsources
usingbooks,onlinesources,interviews,etc.Throughweeklymeetingswewillpulltogetherour
resourcesandcollaborateonthisproject.Themaingoalofthesemeetingsaretomakesurewe
areallstayingontrackandfurtherprogressingonourproject.Wewillbepresentingourfindings
througha25minuteoralpresentation,alongsidewithapowerpointpresentation.

Ourgrouphasdecidedtopresentourresearchintheformofapowerpoint.Weare

beginningtolookupandresearchmanythingsonoursubject,butwealsoplanongoingand
visitingtheStonewallJacksonYouthDevelopmentCenterandthemuseumlocatedinCabarrus
County.Therewewilltakepicturesofsomeoftheremainingbuildingstoshowasavisualin
ourpresentation.Also,wewanttogetpicturesofsomeoftheoriginalbuildingsofftheinternet
sowecanshowsomecomparison.Alongwithpictures,wealsowanttotryandseeifthereare
anyshortvideoclipsof,orabout,thecenteravailableonlinethatwecouldsharewiththeclass.
Wehopethepicturesandclipswillgivebetterinsighttoourtopic.Thepicturesandvideoswill
allowustouseavisualandauralmode.Togaininsightonthedevelopmentcenterourgrouphas
alsoplannedtotryandspeakwithvariouspeopleatthemuseum,aswellaspeoplewholivein
thearea.Interviewingdifferentindividualswillhelpusgainmoreknowledgeonourtopic,and

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alsoallowustoknowothersopinionsontheStonewallJacksonTrainingSchool.Byhearing
othersstoriesandopinions,itwillnotonlyallowustoexpandourknowledgeonoursubject,
butwillalsoallowustogiveathoroughpresentation.Allofourresearch,interviews,pictures
andvideosourgroupgatherswillgreatlybenefitourpresentationandwillhopefullyhelpus
covermanyofthequestionsourpeerswillhaveabouttheschool.
Ourgrouphassetupaplanforourprojectandourpresentation.Wehavegathered
togethereveryonesschedulesforconvenienttimesonmeetingtodiscussourproject.Weknow
wearetohavetensourceseach.Foroneofoursourceswehavedecidedtogotothemuseumin
Concord,assuggestedtous,andlookaroundtohopefullyfindapersonfromthemuseumto
interviewaboutourtopic.Visitingthemuseumwillfurthereducateusonourtopicandhelpus
betterourpresentation.Ourplanforourprojectwillbeeffectiveincreatinganoutlineanda
guidetokeepourrolesforourpresentationinline.Itwillprovideaguideforustofollowtohelp
betterorganizeourinformation.
Ourgroupwillalsoincorporatethedifferentmultimodesinourpresentation.Wehave
usedalinguisticmodethroughwritingourtwopageproposalandexplainingthelayoutofour
project.Wewillalsousealinguisticmodewhenpresentingourproject.Ourlinguisticmodewill
beusdeliveringaspokentextthroughpresentingourpowerpoint.
Next,weplanonusingavisualandauralmodewhilepresentingourtopic.Weintendon
usingpictureswetakeduringourvisit,whilealsofindingoriginalpicturesofthebuildingsand
surroundingssowecanshowsomecomparison.Alongwithpictures,wealsoplanontryingto
findavideoclipofthecentertotryandgivesomeperspectiveonourtopic.

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Lastly,ourgroupwillusespatialandgesturalmodesduringourpresentation.Wewillbe
usingapowerpointandhaveitorganizedaccordingtowhatallwewillbetalkingabout.Also,
wehavearrangedatimetopracticeourpresentation,sowewillfeelcomfortablewithourtopic
andcantalktotheclass.Weknowitisimportanttohavegoodbodylanguageandfacial
expressionswhilepresenting,whichissomethingwewillmakesuretocoverwhengoingover
howwewillpresent.
Roles:
Anna:
Inchargeoftheplanningandwhatstepsneedtobetakeninordertogetallthe
informationweneedabouttheDelinquentCenter.
Allie:
Makethescheduleforwhenweneedtoallmeetasagroupaswellaswhenwe
needtogoandvisittheCenter.
Roger:
Getinformationandhelpexplainourtopicatthebeginningandendofthe
presentation.
Savannah:
Lookovertheplanandinformationtomakesurethatwearestayingontrack
andthattheinformationisfactualandinterestingforourpresentation.
MacLean:
InchargeofgoingtotheStonewallJacksonDelinquentCenterandgoing
throughthemuseumaswellasinterviewingpeopleworkingoraroundthearea.

Timeline:
Feb6th:
Meetupwithgroupandworkonresearchproposal
Feb7th:
Haveyourpartoftheproposalfinishedandsubmittedtothegoogledocbefore
10pm.
Feb8th9th:
Lookoverpeerreviewsandrevisewhatisneededthroughgoogledoc
Feb10th:
FinalProposalDueinclass
Feb12th:

Meetupwithteaminlibrary.Researchourtopic.Checkforsamesourcesused
Feb19th:
Meetupwithteaminlibrary.Researchourtopic.Checkforsamesources
used.Gooverthereadingregardingannotatedbibliographies.

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Feb26th:
Meetupwithgroup.Groupneedstohavemostoftheirsourcesfortheir
bibliography.Checkforsamesourcesused.
Feb26thor27th:
FieldtriptoStonewallJacksonCorrectionalSchool!Usethistimeto
interviewemployeesandpeoplelivinginthearea.Completeannotatedbibliography.
March18th:
Meetupwithteaminlibrary.Researchourtopic.
March25th:
Checkovereveryonessourcesandbibliographies.Submittogoogledoc.
Finalizewhatsourceswewanttouseinpresentation.
April1st:
Starttoputtogetherpresentationwithdetailedresearch.Planourpresentation.
April8th:
Continuetoputtogetherourpresentation.Practiceit.
*PlananothergroupmeetingbetweenApril11th19thtopracticepresentationmore.
April15th:
Finishingtouchesonpresentation.Practicepresentation.
*Plananothermeetingdependingonourpresentationdate