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**Topic Talk: Person**

**Topic Choice: John Fitzgerald Kennedy** List five facts that you already know about this person: 1. He was the 35th president of the United States. 2. He was the first and only president to be in office for more than 2 terms. 3. He suffered from Addison's Disease. 4. His first failure as president was the Bay of Pigs. 5. He was the only Roman Catholic to be elected president. **Answer these questions about this person:** JFK was the thirty-fifth president of the United States. He greatly impacted the history of the US by being a great leader throughout the years he was in office. He had his failures, but he was known as one of the best presidents of the United States of America.
 * 1) How did this person impact the world?

2.For what purpose do you want to write about this person--that is, what argument(s) might you make about him or her? (For example, you might argue that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketballer ever, or that Franz Ferdinand caused WWI). I want to write about JFK to teach people about his family life along with his political life. I will show both the good and bad sides of JFK that I have learned about over the years.

3. For what audience(s) do you intend to make your argument(s) about this person? (People who already know about basketball? Historians? Your family? Teachers?) Explain. I intend to make my audience high school/college students who do not know much about JFK, his life, or his family. Many people are misleaded by the media or certain rumors that have been circulating about JFK, and I would like to let theses students know what is true and what is not.

4. What genres (types of writing) might be appropriate to this person? (For example, what kinds of writing might s/he write? What kinds might be written about him/her?) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">There may be journals of JFK's. There are definiately newspaper articles and history books thatare appropriate to this topic.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 5. Why are you interested in researching this person? How do you personally connect with him/her? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">JFK has always been my favorite president. I just enjoy learning about his presidency and his family. JFK's life is something that has always intrigued me.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Resources** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">History books, Newspapers, Magazines, interviews, journals