Assignment task: Recommend public policy options to meet the needs of various stakeholders.
Directions
For this assessment, you will create a slide and audio presentation in which you will present information in support of your position, whether pro or con, on S.2227 Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) of 2019.
Please visit Congress.gov for more information on the MORE Act.
You may use PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, or another presentation software of your choosing. Your audio presentation should put forth a convincing argument based on your searches designed to address a group of senators whose support you are trying to obtain.
Your slide and audio presentation will address:
- Title slide with audio
- Introduction of self as a registered voter, professional experience, and position for or against S.2227
- Briefly address S.2227 legislation
- Your state's current public policy addressing marijuana usage
- Use of medical marijuana
- Pros and cons of recreational usage
- Two nursing organization's stances
- Stakeholders
- Financial implications
- Your position on S.2227 to support how you want your senators to vote when it comes before the senate
- Conclusion: Takeaway points
Assessment Requirements
Before finalizing your work, you should:
- Be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
- Consult the grading rubric to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
- utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assessment should:
- A maximum of 15 slides (not including the title or reference slide).
- Professional in appearance and tone, reflecting a thoughtful and meaningful application to your arguments.
- Speak clearly and convincingly and at a measured pace.
- Presentation no longer than 10 minutes.
- Follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
- Be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
- Display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
- Use 7th edition APA formatting and citation style.