WanamakerTopicTalk


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

List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. Girl bullying is way different than how boys bully. Girls are verbal, boys are physical.
 * Topic Choice: Relational Aggression/ Girl Bullying**

2. Relational aggression starts in as little as kindergarten and it is so hard to get away from.

3. Relational aggression is the use of harming someone by trying to hurt their relationships.

4. Forms of this bullying include exclusion, rumor spreading, teasing and name calling and much more.

5. Relational aggression escalates during middle school years, in the young teens as everyone is trying to fit in.

Hopefully, my message would get out to stand up against mean girls and teach someone how to stand up for herself.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**
 * 1) How did it/will it impact the world?

There will always be in interest in this topic because it is so hard to stop. So many girls are depressed and end up taking their own lives from bullying. My goal is to limit this and try to stop it.
 * 1) Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?

I see this problem every day. I want to stop it from hurting anyone else.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this topic?

I, as well as probably every girl have been bullied before. I see it happen everyday. I know how to relate and help solve the problem.
 * 1) How do you personally connect with this topic?

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

I think interviews with girls, databases, magazines, internet sites, films and periodicals will all help with my research! This problem is everywhere and there is so much information about it.

**Topic #2- Cheerleading as a Sport**

List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. Cheerleading is the most dangerous girls sport.
 * Topic Choice: Cheerleading is a Sport**

2. Cheerleaders compete in the same way as every other sport.

3. Cheerleading is gymnastics and dancing plus much more.

4. Cheerleading requires you to condition all year round to stay in shape.

5. Lifting a person is much harder than lifting a weight.

People would have a different view on cheerleading. Maybe they would learn more about it instead of judging it right away.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**
 * 1) How did it/will it impact the world?

Cheerleading is growing. It has exploded in the past 10 years and it will continue to grow.
 * 1) Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?

I am interested because I love cheerleading. I love to watch it and I know the physical ability to do these skills is extremely difficult.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this topic?

I have cheered my entire life since I was 4 years old, and I still get offended when someone says it is not a sport. I have played every sport as a kid, and cheerleading was the most challenging and unique one.
 * 1) How do you personally connect with this topic?

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? Interviews, magazines, internet and periodicals will help with my research.
 * Resources**

I will find the most research about relational aggression. This is a huge issue around the world and there are many resources for support and teaching it. Cheerleading itself has a lot of research, but this does not have the same impact as relational aggression would on people.
 * 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 have more interest in the relational aggression topic. I can relate to both topics very easily, but as I said above, doing a topic on relational aggression would have a greater impact on my classmates and other people. I will most likely do my project on girl bullying.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.