1. Opening Scene:
- Description of Willard during class change
- Description of the preacher and his attempt to preach to people during class change.
2. Illustrative quote to end the scene:
- I have an excellent quote that is perfect to illustrate why people thinks the man is crazy (no I won’t share it now).
3. Nut Graph:
- I will at this point break down why it is important that we not just think of the preacher as a nutcase.
- I will share some facts about Gary and what he does. (give him a more relatable perspective)
- People might be surprised to see what he’s like as a person, when he is not preaching, I hope to show this at least a bit.
4. Background:
- I will delve very briefly into the start of a preacher at Willard
- I will talk about “bro” Cape the first preacher.
- I will talk about how his style differs from Gary’s style.
5. Supporting Information 1:
- I will at this point hone in on what effect the preacher has on the students.
- I will examine first the perspective of people alienated by him.
- Quotes will include negative comments made about him.
- All of this will serve to show if he is a negative influence on students.
6. Supporting Information 2:
- In this section I will explore what positive impact he has on students.
- I have quotes about people who are inspired by Gary
- I will explore those who argue for Gary online in “forum wars”.
- This section will focus on people who support his preaching, and maybe a bit of those who simply see him as a humorous icon at University Park.
7. Supporting Information 3:
- This section I will focus on the man himself.
- I will use some quotes from and interview with Gary.
- I will show his dedication to what he feels he is called to do.
- I will consider his motives and beliefs and show Gary as a man who simply has a calling he believes is important.
8. Conclusion:
- Through reading this piece I hope that Gary is not simply some lunatic preaching “damnation and hellfire” on the unsuspecting students of PSU. I will attempt to show how he is a very down-to-earth, and intelligent person who simply has very strong beliefs. Certainly some might question his methods, but he is making an impact, he is getting noticed, he is getting through to some people.
Colin:
ReplyDeleteI really like the organization of this piece. This is how I'm seeing the flow: 1. Why students detest this man 2. Why some actually don't (getting into the humanization) and then 3. What he's really like. You will look at both sides of the perspective and then give us your take through observation. I think this should work nicely.
Remember -- you don't have to go to great lengths to prove anything about this man. Let his actions speak for himself. I like that you don't want to entirely dismiss him as a nutcase, but, you know, he doesn't exactly do much or say much to endear himself to people. I think you should just give us a well-rounded image. Focus on the insanity and normalcy of this guy. Let the images and scenes and interactions bear out the man's persona for the reader.