Candace Binns

ENC 3331
Professor Wright
11/30/15
Knights to Kids- The transformative movement
Children that are a part of low income families who are living in at risk
communities do not receive essential school supplies that assist in setting the foundation in their
academic career. When most think about the problem of children lacking school supplies they
often imagine that this only occurs in third world countries. Contrary to popular belief, this a
local problem in Orlando just like homelessness is. Pine Hills is an unincorporated subdivision in
Orlando with a poverty rate of 23.3% which, is higher than the state average. This community is
just thirty minutes away from the University of Central Florida. Students attending primary
school in this area are in need of school supplies. My solution is getting UCF students to donate
school supplies to elementary school children in the Pine Hills community. I plan on starting
small by initially donating to only Pine Hills Elementary School. Starting at one school will
allow me to test which methods work best and add credibility to my project. In order to facilitate
involvement and participation utilizing ethos is essential. College students know how crucial
having a strong foundation in the basics of subjects of study is. This knowledge and
understanding will be an additional source of motivation to provide children with school
essentials. In addition, a competition between on campus housing departments would encourage
higher participation among students. Competition is always a great tactic to use to increase
engagement. The department that donates the most supplies will be rewarded with a pizza party.

Bringing my topic to the public involves utilizing various rhetorical tools and techniques.
A crucial part of my solution involves motivating the public. To do so I need to make sure I
target a particular audience rather than a universal audience. Focusing in on a particular audience
who will emphasize with children based on personal and past experience is how I plan on
receiving donations. Using public and collective memory as a strategy to use peoples
recollection of primary school to donate is another strategy. Although, my ultimate goal is to
bring college students together to give back to the local Orlando community I will employ
division to create audience engagement. Creating an environment that separates members of
different housing departments will make members of a certain department want to beat the other
departments by donating more supplies. There are ten housing communities at UCF in the
Orlando area. Donation bins will be placed in the housing offices of each housing community.
The competition will be a semester long. Every two weeks designated housing staff will count
and verify the current amount of donations collected. The findings will be recorded in an excel
sheet and then broadcasted to all housing departments and residents. Social media platforms like
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter will be used to publicize the efforts made. The hashtag and
title for my project is knights 2 kids. A week prior to move out week the winner will be
announced and rewarded with a blaze pizza party to all residents of the winning housing
departments. Dividing students will allow a competitive nature to thrive. Those are the tactics I
will use to encourage participation. Audience involvement is crucial to my solution.
Engagement is not possible without informing the public on the problem at hand. To do
so I will use syllogism to get my message across. Syllogism is more formal than enthymeme. It
has the same process as deductive reasoning. On the other hand, enthymeme is a syllogism that is
based on probabilities. Enthymemes allow the audience to fill in the premises. I want my

audience to fully grasp how important the lack of supplies in Pine Hills is which, is why I do not
want to rely on my audience guesses to fill the premises. My topic involves in using logos such
as facts based off of research which is why I prefer incorporating syllogism. This method will
define the problem of low-income children being trapped in a cycle of poverty due to limited
resources. Then I will introduce the minor premise connecting the definition of the problem with
what is taking place in Orlando. After, I will mention the solution of the problem. Visual rhetoric
will show how wide spread the problem is. In order to create continuous awareness about the
housing competition I will create posters and social media posts. The hashtag knights 2 kids will
be placed on all posters and media placements to create additional awareness about Pine Hills
and making donations to the cause. It is also an additional form of logos that will add to my
argument. The rhetoric and tools I intend on utilizing is how my solution to aid children stuck in
an education immobility will have access to supplies will come to action.
My mission is to provide children in Orlando who are in need with the school supplies
they need to excel academically. Education is a building block that leads to greatness. As with
anything a strong foundation sets the path. I intend on organizing a UCF housing competition
where the departments with the most donations wins a pizza party. Focusing in on college
students who have a clear understanding of the importance is a key part in plan. I sought out a
particular audience who understands the need of local Orlando children. Utilizing Burkes
division theory is how I plan on persuading and encouraging participation in the competition.
Social media platforms will also encourage participation by providing updates on competition
statistics as well as providing continuous awareness about the project and the need. Rhetorical
techniques will be used to put my plan in motion.

Resources:
United States Census Bureau. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
<http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1256825.html>
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-08/no-disney-fun-for-orlando-workers-as-povertynears-20->.
City Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. http://www.city-data.com/city/Pine-Hills-Florida.html
School Digger. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/FL/schools/0144001399/school.aspx