I. Introduction
a. Explanation of rise of media meant to educate rather than to entertain
b. General thoughts on its impact on young children in regards to general media itself with older children.
c. Thesis statement.
II. Claims set forth by educational media
a. Products on the market
b. The companies' uses of ethos and logos in promoting these products.
c. A look at statistical evidence highlighting the actuality of these claims.
III. Media's place in academics
a. Classroom media
b. Its efficiency in relation to more conventional methods
c. Impact on students and their psyche
d. Case studies of experiments comparing media teaching to conventional teaching
IV. General public's view
a. Connotation of "media"
b. A look at the opinions of teachers
c. Discussion of media's place in education in several countries
V. General media and its relationship to its users
a. Statistical suggestions that media use correlates to poor grades
b. Psychological aspect of media use on students, and why this correlation may exist
c. Discussion as to whether educational media is not cut of the same cloth
d. Potential dangers of media use (i.e. in young children)
e. Other side of spectrum - issue of whether media truly affects learning, or can even be beneficial
Conclusion
a. Discussion of media's potential and potency as an educational element in regards to the more conventional idea of "media"'s general impact on the learning group
b. Reinstating the thesis
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I seem mostly to be using a counterpoint-point argument. I tend to look at the claims made by the opposing side rather than present my own.
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