Petit+Mal+Seizures+topic+talk


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

List five facts that you already know about this event/issue:
 * Topic Choice: Petit Mal Seizures**
 * 1) Considered a staring spell


 * 1) Usually present in children


 * 1) Usually disappear when the brain stops growing at 25 but may continue into adulthood


 * 1) Usually goes without being noticed/ diagnosed


 * 1) Most children are thought of as having behavioral problems because they are not diagnosed

It may make people more aware that there are different types of seizures. Also, that some people actually do have a staring problem that they cannot control and are not even aware they have.
 * Answer these questions about this person:**
 * 1) How did/will this event/issue impact the world?

I want to show how teachers need to be able to cooperate and be able to spot the symptoms of a petit mal seizure. Most teachers never realize when a student is having one and most do not even know what they are. They think the student has ADHD or is just ignoring them.
 * 1) For what purpose do you want to write about this event/issue--that is, what argument(s) might you make about it? (For example, you might show how teachers can work with dyslexic students or argue that Hurricane Katrina was a turning point in American politics).

I want to present this argument to teachers to educate them about Petit Mal Seizures.
 * 1) For what audience(s) do you intend to make your argument(s) about this event? (People who already know about dyslexia? People from New Orleans? Teachers?) Explain.

Stories of kids who had Petit Mal seizures, or even articles of how to deal with a student who has Petit Mal seizures.
 * 1) What genres (types of writing) might be appropriate to this topic? (For example, what kinds of writing might associated people (like teachers) write about it? What kinds of writing might be written about it?)

I have Petit Mal Seizures. What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I will most likely use internet sites and books in the library with information about seizures.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this event/issue? How do you personally connect with it?
 * Resources**

I think I would be able to find about the same amount of information on both topics. Autism may have a little more information out there just because it is easier to diagnose than Petit Mal seizures so they have more in depth research, but there is still research on Petit Mal seizures.
 * Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these three 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 the Petit Mal seizures will because most teachers know about autism and have already been taught how to work with kids with autism. I feel as if most teachers are unaware of how to handle working with kids with Petit mal seizures.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you think will make the most compelling argument for an audience? Please explain.

I like the Petit Mal seizures because I would really like to educate others. Growing up with the seizures myself I noticed that teachers were really unsure of how to work with me and it even seemed as if they were not exactly sure what they were even after we had explained to them. It seemed as if they were always waiting for me to have a grand mal seizure which is completely different.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.