Assignment : "Good Failure"

Read the article Why Failure is Good for Success(Why Failure Is Good for Success By Pauline Estrem), then write and deliver a speech in which you take a position on whether failure is truly good for success.

To complete this assignment:

1. Read the article

2. Write the Speech

a. Use Microsoft Word to prepare your essay.

b. Paragraph one is your introduction. It should introduce the topic and contain the thesis statement which contains your position on the topic.

c. Paragraphs 2-4 are the supporting paragraphs for your thesis. They should support your thesis statement, have topic sentences that relate to the thesis statement, and contain additional information that further supports the thesis. You should use personal experiences from your life that demonstrate how you have failed, what you have learned from failure, and how you bounced back after failure.

d. In this paper, you must incorporate one paraphrase from the article and cite it in text and on the Reference page properly using APA citations.

This paraphrase must be highlighted in yellow.

e. In this paper, you must also incorporate one short, direct quote from the article and cite it in text properly using APA citations. This direct quote must be highlighted in blue.

f. The final paragraph is the conclusion. It should connect to the introductory paragraph and summarize the main points of the paper.

g. Sources/References: List the author, title of article and source information. Refer to the Pocket Keys for Writers to help you prepare
your source list.

3. Deliver the Speech

a. Practice delivering your speech so that you are not just reading from the essay.

b. Make eye contact with the webcam so that your viewer feels you are addressing him/her.

c. Focus on eye contact and speaking with conviction (use some inflection in your voice rather than reading in a monotone).

4. Record the Speech

a. Make sure you have the hardware (i.e. a webcam on your computer, or a cell phone that can take videos).

b. If you need to download an app to make videos, try screencastomatic which is a free app that includes a tutorial on how to record videos. It is easy to edit your video file in screencastomatic

- you can watch the tutorial to see how to remove a segment from the recording.

c. Save the video recording as an MP4 file. If you are using a Mac, you will need to make sure your file is converted to an MP4 file (search the internet for file conversion apps that can help you convert video formats into MP4).

5. Upload the Speech

a. Submit both the essay (a Word document) and the speech (an MP4 file) through the dropbox in the assignment page.

b. To upload your video, use one of the three tutorials below. If you upload to a platform other than Blackboard, include a link to your video in the dropbox.

i. Blackboard Upload Tutorial

ii. Google Dropbox Upload Tutorial

iii. YouTube Upload Tutorial