Once you choose the topic, please respond to the five questions below. Each of your responses should be approximately two paragraphs in length.
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Education
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Technology
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Family
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Health and Wellness
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School Bullies
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Multitasking and Technology
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Sexualization of Girls
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College Students and Weight Issues
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No Child Left Behind Act/Race to the Top
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Technology and Social Isolation
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Gender Discrimination
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Childhood Obesity
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Grade Inflation
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Perils of Social Networking
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Unequal Rights in Marriage, Children
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Fad Diets
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College Students and Underage Drinking
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Online Dating/Online Predators/Sex Offenders
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Children of Divorce
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Junk Food
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Student Debt
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Illegal Downloading of Protected Content
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Domestic Violence
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Sedentary Lifestyles
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College Students, Cheating, and Plagiarism
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Internet Censorship/ Classified Information Leaks
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Cyberbullying
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Teenage Pregnancy
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College Dropout Rates
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Identity Theft
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Life-Work (Im)balance/Flexible Work Schedules
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Concussions in Athletes
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High School Dropouts
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Texting and Driving
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Insurance Premiums for Smokers and Obese Employees
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1. What is your possible topic? Brainstorm five questions about it.
2. How is the topic important to you and how does it affect you? What do you personally hope to gain or accomplish by writing about this topic?
3. Research your topic and provide a brief summary of the current points of view about the topic. Share at least two different/opposing positions on the topic.
4. Describe whom you might choose as your audience. Who are your readers, and what are their needs, motivations, and influences? In what ways will you need to structure your writing to appeal to them?
5. What specific issue will you write about within the larger topic, and what unique angle will you provide?