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 * Topic Talk: September 11, 2001**

List five facts that you already know about this event/issue: 1. Planes hit the two World Trade Center towers.
 * Topic Choice:**

2. Over 1,000 people were killed.

3. Took place in New York City.

4. It was a terrorist attack.

5. There are residual health problems with the the volunteers that helped in the aftermath.

After this attack, the United States had to adjust their way of life. Many people lost loved ones both male and female. Life in America has forever changed.
 * Answer these questions about this person:**
 * 1) How did/will this event/issue impact the world?

September 11th changed the way America lives. This event was a turning point in American history. This created many issues both racially and politically.
 * 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 am arguing this event for people that do know abut the events of September 11th and those that do not. Although many adults do know that facts about this event, many children do not know what exactly happened on September 11th.
 * 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.

Some genres that are appropriate for this event are newspaper articles, news casts, documentaries and personal stories.
 * 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 am personally connected with it because I am an American. I was in 3rd grade when this event happened and I am looking forward to learning more about it.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this event/issue? How do you personally connect with it?

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I will used interviews, internet, films, news/media, books, and documentaries.
 * Resources**

I believe I will find more about 9/11 because it is a subject that publicly affected an entire country.
 * 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 believe that the most compelling argument will come from the topic of September 11th because their are many different views on the situation and it is a topic that many more people connect to.
 * 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 topic of September 11th because I have a connection to it unlike child abuse. As an American, I felt the same pain as other Americans. Since I was never abused it is hard to make a personal connection.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.