SpalloneTopicTalk


 * Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest**

List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. It is a good form of exercising
 * Topic Choice: Dance**

2. In some cultures, dancing is part of rituals

3. It provides good stress relief sometimes

4. There are many different types of dances

5. It is fun and also can provide good social opportunities

1. How did it/will it impact the world? Everywhere you go, dancing is something that you will find, sometimes just for recreation and sometimes it is a huge part of a culture or religion.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**

2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? As I said, dancing is part of many places’ cultures and religions, and that is one way there is still a lot of interest in it. I also believe there is and will be interest in it simply for the social and recreational aspects of it.

3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I think that it would be an interesting and fun topic to research and learn more about.

4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I find dancing to be a fun activity, although I am admittedly not a great dancer.

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? Books, magazines, internet, films.
 * Resources**

List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. Children, especially the younger ones, learn from and tend to mimic what they see.
 * Topic Choice: How the Media Affects Children**

2. Children can learn bad habits from what they see in the media.

3. Watching television, especially for younger children, can actually be beneficial to a child’s cognitive development.

4. People portrayed in the media are people that children are going to look up to, and their actions can very much so influence the child’s actions as he/she gets older.

5. Children that are introduced to violence through, for example, video games are more likely to adapt violent tendencies than those who are not.

1. How did it/will it impact the world? Children are highly susceptible to learn habits of people they observe around them, and things that they see in the media can affect their future behaviors.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**

2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? With a growing use of technology, the media is more readily available to children now than it was in the past, and most likely this is going to keep increasing as we move ahead.

3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I find it interesting to see how things that we don’t think will affect us can turn out to be influential on us, and also because it just seems like it might be an interesting topic to learn more about.

4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I watched a lot of television when I was little and remember seeing many things in the media.

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? Books, Magazines, Periodicals, Interviews, Internet
 * Resources**

1. Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain I think I would probably find more information about dancing because it is a broader subject matter than how the media influences children.
 * Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class:**

2. Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain. I think I would like to research dance more because it seems like it would be a more fun topic and would probably keep my attention longer.