Lopatkacomp1topic+talk

** Topic Choice: autism  ** List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. There are various degrees and severities of the disorder. 2. Scientists aren’t one hundred percent certain what causes autism, but the believe genetics and the environment in which the person is raised playa role. 3. It is estimated that three to six children out of a thousand wll be disgnosed with autism. 4. Autism is a disorder where an individual can suffer from communication problems, social skill problems, and offten display continued behaviors. 5. Symptoms of autism can change over time. ** Answer these questions about this topic:  **  1. How did it/will it impact the world? Autism impacts the world because there are millions of people who are suffering from this disorder. 2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? There is a lot of research going on in order to help diagnose the disorder faster, and to help treat the many already dealing with it. There will continue to be more reserch in the future. 3.Why are you interested in researching this topic? I am interested in this topic so that I can not only learn more about this disorder for myself, but also to help educate others. 4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I personally connect with this topic because I’m in the club best buddies, which is a club on campus that matches college students with individuals with exceptionalities. My buddy suffers from autism in addition to other disorders, and I would like to learn more on this topic so that I can better understand what he is going through. ** Resources  ** What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I think specific books, internet sites, and interviews will be the most helpful to me when researching this topic. ** Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class:  **  1. Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain. I think that I could find more information about autism. 2. Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain. Of my two choice, I like autism the best because of my personal connection to the topic. I could benefit by researching and learning more about this topic. ** Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest ** ** Topic Choice: Global Warming ** List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. More than 80 percent of the world is dependant on oil, coal and other natural resources to fuel cars. 2. Climate changes are taking place and will continue to take place because of greenhouse gases. 3. The average temperatures around the world have been climbing since the 1800s. 4. Glaciers are slowly mealting. 5.Coral reefs are also suffering. ** Answer these questions about this topic: ** 1. How did it/will it impact the world? Global warming is impacting the world because our natural resources are depleting and will continue to in the future unless we do something to stop it now. 2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? There is major interest and concern about this topic today and there will continue to be in the future because it doesn’t seem to be stopping. 3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I am interested in this topic because it is one of the most talked about topics in our world today. 4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I personally connect with this topic because its something that is important to me. I feel it is extremely important to find new more green ways of living in order to stop global warming. ** Resources ** What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I think specific books, internet sites, and interviews will be the most helpful to me when researching this topic. ** Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class: ** 1. Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain. I think that I could find more information about autism. 2.Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain. Of my two choice, I like autism the best because of my personal connection to the topic. I could benefit by researching and learning more about this topic.
 * Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest **