Ok, separating these W’s are hard! I keep combining them together, or I seem to miss the point of the previous one. I already identified an audience and settled on a project format. The only thing I left for this W is the project itself.
Ok, yes, I want to share my ideas here with others in real life. Maybe I could make a link on Facebook. Make a post that reads, “Come visit this class blog if you want to see what librarian-level research can do,” or “Modern rites of passage, do we need them?” Any comments left would signify wider interest.
I decided to model my PowerPoint as a combination of persuasion and instruction. Persuasion that rites of passage are needed, and instruction on how to design one. I tried to remember that I was ‘presenting’ before a group of sixth or seventh graders. I found myself using words and terms that might be too advanced for their vocabulary. A unique problem of PowerPoint: you have to summarize an idea into a very short phrase. Big words often help.
Where could I present this? Perhaps at a Boys and Girls club, church youth group, or a Scout’s meeting. Though my brief research into the Scouts suggests they have the rites bases covered. Also, a meeting of community leaders so they would be motivated to be mentors for the boys.
Ok, and the project itself. This is actually my first time linking to work uploaded onto Oncourse, so we will see how accessible this is. Could be classmates only.
https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/robneuen/Neuenschwander%20-%20Rites.pptx
EDIT: Another approach to PowerPoint linking. The preview you get looks like a jumbled mess, but it should be fine when you download the file.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/66336388
Hey just wanted to let you know that I didn't have any luck accessing your power point
ReplyDeleteI never thought about how one adjusting their name could be thought of as a rite. I can see how many people can relate to this or participate in it without even realizing. My boyfriend recently took the last name of his step dad after several years. Perhaps it will help him mark a new phase in his life and live up to one of his own personal mentors.
ReplyDeleteNice work! As the mother of a boy, it's interesting to look through your research and see what rites he may undergo in the future and reflect on their significance.
ReplyDeleteAnd like Tyler, the idea of a name change as a rite of passage had never come to my mind before, but now that you point it out, I definitely agree that this happens often. I remember many of my close male friends "changing" their names (Bobby to Bob, Chuck to Charles) during the high school years. I also noticed that you used "Bob to Robert" as one of your examples. Did you used to go by Bob? :)