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 * Topic Talk: Person**

List five facts that you already know about this person: 1. Taylor grew up in Pennsylvania.
 * Topic Choice: Singer, Taylor Swift!**

2. She is a country music star.

3. Every break-up that she has been through she has written a song about it.

4. I know at least one of Taylor's CD's have gone platinum.

5. She is very humble and personable to her fans.

Taylor Swift impacted country music as a whole. She turned a lot of people's attention to country music and made it even more popular than it already was. Not only was Taylor huge on the country chart hits, she also made it big on the top pop hits chart. Taylor is well-rounded and is looked upon as a star by many young and teenage girls.
 * Answer these questions about this person:**
 * 1) How did this person impact the world?

, The purpose I want to write about Taylor Swift is that she is truely an amazing artist and genuine person. Many people believe she does not have a good singing voice, but I believe her lyrics and the meaning behind her songs are true and heartfelt, making her songs relate to any girl's tough life. By writing about breakups, boys, or even revenge, there is a song out there by her that hits home to someone. To me, Taylor Swift is one of the best artists because her songs are not about pointless fluff and inappropriate situations, they are about every day struggles that people need to deal with. Listening to her songs make my bad days a little more bareable.
 * 1) 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).

The audience intended for this argument are for Taylor Swift fans, but also for non-Taylor Swift fans. I want to make doubters realize the impact this country star has on the world and on young girls in today's society. All the people that enjoy Taylor's music will appreciate the argument, while the people that do not like Taylor Swift will, of course, disagree with the argument.
 * 1) 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.

Some genres that may be appropriate to Taylor Swift would be the music that she has written, song lyrics, a guitar, photo album, CD covers, her website, or a calendar for quotes. She is very musical so I would use a lot of different music genres and interviews that she has been a part of. Genres that may be written about Taylor Swift would be interviews and websites with her music behind her. She has many different types of websites that talk about her life and her singing.
 * 1) 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?)

I am interested in researching Taylor Swift because I want to learn so much more about her. I am a huge fan of her music, but I truely do not know that much about her life when she was younger and how she became so famous. In the past, I bet a lot of people wrote about Taylor Swift and that is what is holding me back because I do not want to follow in other people's footsteps and projects about her. But I connect to Taylor Swift because I can always relate some part of my life with a song that has written. I listen to her music all the time when I am sad and it cheers me up automatically. What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? Other resources that would come in handy for me would be magazines that Taylor Swift was in, along with the many interviews she has been apart of. I could also use any of her 3 Cd's with lyrics, photoshoots, or a calendar that I have for quotes.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this person? How do you personally connect with him/her?
 * Resources**


 * 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.


 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you think will make the most compelling argument for an audience? Please explain.


 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.