Rivenbark.TopicTalkPerson

**Topic Talk: Person**

**Topic Choice: Ellen DeGeneres** List five facts that you already know about this person:
 * 1) Ellen DeGeneres has an extremely popular television show.


 * 1) She is a stand-up comic.


 * 1) She gives back to those that are in need.


 * 1) She is married to Portia deRossi


 * 1) She is a lesbian.

**Answer these questions about this person:** Ellen DeGeneres is an extremely successful comedian, actor, producer, writer, woman. She has a daytime television show and gives back a lot to the community and to the world.
 * 1) How did this person impact the world?

Ellen DeGeneres is hilarious. I think a lot of people count her out and judge her because she is a lesbian, but I want everyone to know how giving and caring she is and how much she does for the world.
 * 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).

I would like my audience to be the anti-gay community. I want them to be less judgmental and more open minded about differences in our world.
 * 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.

An interview, Biography, Advertisement, Timeline, announcement, song, and photography with description are all appropriate.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">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: Georgia,serif;">Growing up my parents were very conservative. Thanks to my older siblings, my family has become more open minded and less judgmental about others, but I am constantly witnessing others in the world that are very close minded. My older brother is gay and I think Ellen DeGeneres is a phenomenal role model for everyone. She is hilarious and a great person.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why are you interested in researching this person? How do you personally connect with him/her?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Resources** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">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: Georgia,serif;">Books, Magazines, Interviews, Ellen, Internet Sites, and Newcasts will all be useful to me.