Gina Marchitell, Amber-Leigh Seymour,

Gabrielle Grandstaff, Kaylin Little, Kendric Gatling

UWRT 1102
Prof. Staco
Step 7 CIP Proposal
Topic Choice
Collectively as a group we chose the topic of childhood vaccinations. Most children in
the United States have been vaccinated. More than likely, if you have ever been through any type
of public school system, you probably have been vaccinated. Vaccinations keep you immune to
particular diseases by injecting a tiny amount of genetic material from the actual virus into the
body. The body then tries to fight the tiny amount of the problematic pathogen making the body
immune to contracting the disease in the future. However, nothing is perfect and problematic
errors can occur such as developing mental diseases, contracting the disease you are trying to
vaccinate against, or ending fatally. Some mothers will not take the risk of vaccinations, and
allow their kids not to be vaccinated. When only a few kids are not getting vaccinated, this can
potentially harm a lot of younger children. Many vaccinations are not given until a child is about
six months old. This makes them susceptible to diseases they would not normally be exposed to
if every child was forced to be vaccinated. The issue here is whether or not the parents or the
government should have the authority to choose if a child must receive a vaccine. More or less,
the things that will be discussed will include the mental diseases linked to vaccines, the
enforcement of children getting vaccinated before school, and also the legal situations that occur
when a vaccination goes wrong. In addition, we also will be tying in some current events about
vaccines for Ebola to give our topic the edge of being modern.

QUESTIONS ABOUT TOPIC

1. What are the statistics about childhood vaccinations?
2. What information about vaccinations is provided for parents in doctors offices?
3. Should the government ultimately decide whether or not a child should be vaccinated?
4. Are school board requirements strict enough to keep children safe?
5. What are the negative effects of vaccinations in general?
6. Does the thimerosal containing vaccine cause autism?
7. Why should people get the flu shot?
8. What are some tips about getting the flu shot?
9. What are the emotional aspects involved with vaccinations?
Rhetorical Situation
The rhetorical situation of our general group project will include the audience, the topic,
and the speaker or creator. So, for our genre piece on childhood vaccines, our main topics will be
to give both sides of the issue, to give information, and to inform and teach people who have
grown up and have to start taking care of themselves and maybe others soon. Since our topic is
targeted at a certain age group and certain people, the audience is easy to determine. Our
audience that we are trying to appeal to is going to be young adults who are soon to be parents,
parents themselves, and prospective college students, who will have to know the importance and
the type of vaccines to enter schools. As the speaker we are going to try and get the audience to
agree with one side, depending on our genre. Also, we are trying to give others information that
will be helpful. This is a good topic to be discussing now because of all the media this topic is
receiving with different celebrities. Also with the outbreak of Ebola, more people want to know

what they can and cannot prevent. If a vaccination for Ebola is created, people will have to
decide if it is a smart choice to receive this vaccination given the risks and benefits.
Genre each individual member will do and where genres will be hosted
Each person in our group will be completing two different genres for a total of ten genres
that we will put together on a Weebly website. We chose a Weebly because it is an easy,
organized, and creative way to display a wide range of different genres. It is also easy to access,
thus reaching a broad audience. Our genres fall into three main categories: supporting childhood
vaccinations, against childhood vaccinations, and information about vaccinations.
Kaylin will be writing a complaint letter and creating an infographic. The letter will be
from the point of view of a concerned mother, who supports vaccinations, worrying about taking
her children to a school that is not very strict about vaccination requirements. It will be written to
the members of the school board, asking them to revise their vaccination requirements. The
infographic will take neither side on the matter and will just provide various statistics.
Amber will be writing a brochure and creating a collage. The brochure will be placed in
pediatric offices and will provide information for young parents about different vaccines
available for their children. Ambers collage is the genre that does not distinctly fit into one of
the three categories mentioned earlier. The pictures and words in the collage will highlight the
emotional aspects of our topic.
Gabby will be writing a mock trial and creating a Facebook page. Both of her genres will
be against childhood vaccinations. In the trial, the side that does not support vaccinations will
win and the Facebook page will be a group for mothers against childhood vaccinations due to
their negative effects.

Gina will be writing a blog and creating a commercial. Like Kaylins letter andGabbys
Facebook page , the blog will be from a mothers perspective. It will be against childhood
vaccinations. The commercial will be an advertisement for the flu shot, and will therefore be in
favor of vaccinations.
Finally, Kendric will be writing a current event article reflection and creating a pros and
cons poster. He will research an article about Ebola, his original topic. More specifically, the
article will deal with an Ebola vaccination, making it very relatable to our main topic. For most
vaccinations, parents decide whether or not their children receive them. In the event of a new
vaccination for Ebola, adults will have to decide for themselves whether or not to receive it.
This, and his poster listing the pros and cons of vaccinating children, will both be informational.