Writers Statement

In this proposal the intended audience for Project IV is:

People of all ages, genders, and races.  People who like to visit parks and are interested in bettering the community. 

Why should your audience care about the topic and your proposal?

Because it is an important part of Louisville’s history.  Cherokee park is the most visited park in Louisville. 

One thing I think I did well in my proposal is:

Integrating quotes from the interview. 

One thing I am not so sure about in my proposal is:

Making my proposal for further research.

Oral History Rough Draft

            For this project I came across a foundation for saving the teepee pavilion in Cherokee park.  Through many emails I was led to Virginia Mattingly, no relation to myself.  Funny enough she actually works at the law library at the University of Louisville.  I was told that she was the most active volunteer for the foundation.  When I contacted her she was more than willing to set up a time to meet me.  She sounded excited and ready to answer any questions I had for her. 

            We met at Cherokee park at 12:00 on a Sunday.  The weather was beautiful.  The sun was shining but the heat was bearable.  The park was completely awake and alive.  A family had rented out the teepee pavilion that day so we talked on the outside perimeter.  From the get go you could tell Virginia was super nice and outgoing.  It was easy to start a conversation with her.  With the smell of hotdogs on the grill and the sound of kids laughing from the playground to the side, I started my questions.  Virginia is a talker.  Which was great for all my questions.  She gave good personal details to her stories. 

            Virginia was extremely familiar with Cherokee park as a whole.  She is dedicated to saving the teepee pavilion but she is also someone who just really enjoys going to the park.  She comes to Cherokee about every other day.  During the interview she talked about how the park was in her high school days.  It had been a hangout place back then too.  A particular memory she has of the park is when she was in high school and she attended her first political rally.  Gatewood Galbraith was speaking at Cherokee.  Virginia smiled and said, “It was like nothing I had ever seen before.”  There were fire throwers there.  People were making speeches.  All the kids were playing hack-e-sac.  This was a turning point in Virginia’s life.  She exclaimed, “This rally is what got me to really start thinking about my own political views.”

            I want to know more about why they want to take down the pavilion.  Virginia expressed to me that the pavilion is still in good shape.  There is some exterior damage to the teepee but overall it is still sturdy and strong.  The Frederick Law Olmsted Foundation want to tear down the teepee pavilion and then create two new smaller pavilions.  I want to understand why they are considering tearing down such a monumental structure in the park. 

oral history rough draft

            For this project I came across a foundation for saving the teepee pavilion in Cherokee park.  Through many emails I was led to Virginia Mattingly, no relation to myself.  Funny enough she actually works at the law library at the University of Louisville.  I was told that she was the most active volunteer for the foundation.  When I contacted her she was more than willing to set up a time to meet me.  She sounded excited and ready to answer any questions I had for her. 

            We met at Cherokee park at 12:00 on a Sunday.  The weather was beautiful.  The sun was shining but the heat was bearable.  The park was completely awake and alive.  A family had rented out the teepee pavilion that day so we talked on the outside perimeter.  From the get go you could tell Virginia was super nice and outgoing.  It was easy to start a conversation with her.  With the smell of hotdogs on the grill and the sound of kids laughing from the playground to the side, I started my questions.  Virginia is a talker.  Which was great for all my questions.  She gave good personal details to her stories. 

            Virginia was extremely familiar with Cherokee park as a whole.  She is dedicated to saving the teepee pavilion but she is also someone who just really enjoys going to the park.  She comes to Cherokee about every other day.  During the interview she talked about how the park was in her high school days.  It had been a hangout place back then too.  A particular memory she has of the park is when she was in high school and she attended her first political rally.  Gatewood Galbraith was speaking at Cherokee.  Virginia smiled and said, “It was like nothing I have ever seen before.”  There were fire throwers there.  People were making speeches.  All the kids were playing hack-e-sac.  This was a turning point in Virginias life.  She exclaimed, “This rally is was got me to really start thinking about my own political views.”

Audience

The audiences I want to reach are locals in Louisville.  People who care about what is going on in the city.  This could potentially include newspapers and news broadcasts in Louisville.  The background of my audience is very broad.  My audience includes all races, genders, and ages.  Basically anyone interested in bettering their own community.  An unknown audience could be people from other cities who want to make a difference in their communities as well.  The Louisville audience is mostly active.  That is why I think they would be interested in what is going on in Cherokee park, the biggest and most visited park in Louisville.  Active people are going to be the ones mostly interested in what I am saying and researching.  They are the ones who have probably been to the park at one point or know of the different places I mention in the park.  My audience most likely knows about Cherokee park in general.  I do not think many of them know that a structure that has been there for around 40 years is in danger of being destroyed.  I think that if more people knew about this problem than more people would be willing to help to save it.  I don’t necessarily know my audience.  They are going to be strangers but at the same time neighbors.  Louisville is big but still tied together in one way or another.  This may not be a major issue to people but I do feel like it will strike a chord with some locals. My audience is going to want facts.  What is the issue at hand and how can it be helped and resolved.  The response I would want is for people to get involved.  I want people to tell others what is going on and see if they can help.  The best way to appeal to my audience is to speak to them as a friend.  Give them the necessary facts but be kind in my writing.  I don’t want to pressure anyone I just want them to be aware of what’s happening in the community. 

How are audience and genre connected?

The audience you are writing to shapes your entire paper.  "What you write, how much you write, how you phrase it, even your choice of genre (memo,essay,email,note,speech)-all are influenced by

 

the audience you envision"  This states that even the genre you write in is affected by the intended audience.  If you are writing a paper for a teacher in class on a certain book you would probably choose to write an essay to get your points across clearly and organized.  When writing anything you must first consider the audience and then figure out an appropriate genre. 

Proposal brainstorming

For my proposal I am considering talking about saving a pavilion in Cherokee park that looks like a teepee.  This teepee pavilion has been at the park for over 40 years and has been a popular sight in the park for many visitors.  There has been some talk that the pavilion is going to be torn down.  The teepee structure is one of a kind.  People in the the community should care about this because it is an important part of the most visited park in Louisville. 

Guide to proposal writing

Church did an excellent job at stating why her audience should be interested in the topic at hand. Biodiversity.  "Found in the Wollemi pine tree, Taxol is one of the most promising drugs for the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer."  She states that drugs like Taxol are becoming extinct due to the rapid biodiversity loss mostly caused by humans.  Church is stating that humans are detroying the very thing that may help people survive.  This is an extremely interesting topic that will grab the audiences attention.  Cures to cancer are big deals and the fact that the cures may be detroyed is devastating news.  Church is definitely pulling at the emotional strings of her audience.  By making such big claims she is trying to draw the reader in and make them trully care about the topic. 

so what? who cares? Cherokee park

People should care about what I have learned regarding Cherokee park because it is a local place.  Anyone who lives in or around Louisville should be interested in the history of one of its largest and most visited parks.  One of the people I am considering for the interview is a woman responsible for the save Hogan's Fountain Teepee Pavilion.  This Pavilion has been in Cherokee park since the 60's.  It is very important to many people that come to the park regularly and it may be in danger of being destroyed.  This would be a significant loss for the park.  Its teepee structure is one of a kind and if torn down many people will be unhappy.