Learn more about SOCIAL ISSUES topics, books, and authors

Find two speech topics (other than your own) that you would like to learn more about.
Do a little exploring through the links below, and write one paragraph for each topic about where your interests lie and new info. you have learned.

Links and articles related to recent social issues presentations:

"Beware Online Filter Bubbles" TED talk by Eli Pariser (Emily Baker's speech)

"Sparking Life" corresponding website to John Ratey's books (Lydia's speech)

What is Reviving Ophelia author Mary Pipher up to lately? (Kyra's speech)

All things Freakonomics! (Taylor's speech)

Melissa Harris-Perry's MSNBC blog with video commentary (Makayla's speech)

Learn more about Laurie Penny! (Kaylee's speech)

George Friedman presents about the next 25 years on CNBC (Emily Chau's speech)

"A Plant's Eye View" TED talk and blog entries by Michael Pollan (Anna's speech)

"Two Pleas for Sanity in Judging Saneness" NYTimes article about Saving Normal (Andrea's speech)

More stats about incarceration and children (Katelyn's speech)
Helping Children Deal with the Incarceration of Parents (Katelyn's speech)

Pope Francis' message about science and religion (Michael's speech)
Einstein's ideas about science and religion (Michael's speech)

Author Alan Weisman's commentary on The World Without Us (Jordan's speech)

All things Michael Pollan! (Anna and Michele's speeches)

Corruption in College Football video from co-author of The System (Zach's speech)

Read about Thomas Friedman, New York Times "Foreign Affairs Columnist," and his latest views on the world (Haley's speech)

Chris Hayes interview about Twilight of the Elites (Jacob's speech)
"How Meritocracy is Failing America" (Jacob's speech)

Susan Cain's Quest for Introverts (Emily Russcher's speech)

"What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains" video (Hannah's speech)

America's Strategies in the Current War Against Terror (Wes' speech)

A Musician Explains the Healing Affects of Music (Ashley's speech)


Salman Khan explains the origins and intention of Khan Academy (Brian's speech)

Link to the website created by the authors to go with this book and combat cyberbullying (Melissa's speech)

Social Issues Presentations

In preparation for your SOCIAL ISSUES PROJECT PRESENTATION, you should:

A.  Do a bit of research on your counterargument to someone else's claim (written on green card).
You will use this research to help prepare a countering question for this person's presentation.

B.  Begin searching for graphics that you would like to use in your presentation to help visually lead your audience through your speech.  These will also act as visual cues for you during the speech.

*NOTE:  You will eventually need to CITE all visual sources and the source(s) you used for your counter argument preparation, so be sure to at least keep a record of the places where you found your information.

Work for this week...

Use this link for part 6 on the test:
"In Praise of a Carefree Childhood" by P. J. O'Rourke, 8/2014

New Vocabulary Words for this week:
implies
employs
characterizes
intimidates
counters
extends
underscores
recalls
illustrates
evokes


DUE WEDNESDAY, 10/8:  
For your ASSIGNED SPEECH, read and...
1.  Record how TOULMIN'S MODEL applies.
2.  Consider and record notes about the CONTEXT in which the speech was delivered, including events of social, political, economic, environmental, or cultural significance at the time.
3.  Examine how CULTURAL MEMORY is reflected in the speech, and how the speech itself is representative of an aspect of cultural memory for the time period in which it was given.

FDR's inaugural address

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5057/
(assigned to: Emily B., C., & R.)

Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech

http://alvaradohistory.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/1IronCurtainspeech.362195233.pdf
(assigned to:  Melissa, Lydia, Zach)

Kennedy's Inaugural Address speech

http://www.ushistory.org/documents/ask-not.htm

(assigned to:  Michele, Wes, Ashley, Anna)

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s  "I Have a Dream" speech

http://www.ushistory.org/documents/i-have-a-dream.htm
(assigned to: Kyra, Katelyn, Michael, Kaylee)

Robert Kennedy's speech on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

http://www.robertfkennedy.net/mlkdeathspeech.htm
(assigned to:  Hannah, Andrea, Brian, Makayla)

Reagan's Challenger tragedy speech

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/speech-on-the-challenger-disaster/
(assigned to:  Taylor, Jacob, Haley, Jordan)

Homework for this weekend

1.  Study for your vocabulary test!  Work with the words by trying to apply them actively to your social issues book and other current events.

2.  Read in your social issues book, continuing to evaluate the claim that your author is making and how he/she is going about supporting that claim.  Also, continue adding to your log of appeals.

3.  If you have not already done so, read and annotate the cultural memory article by Heller (see posting from 9/19).  If you already did this, just quickly review your notes.

Have a great autumn weekend!  :)