Catherine+King+Topic+Talk+2


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

List five facts that you already know about this event/issue:
 * Topic Choice: Hurricane Katrina**
 * 1) The hurricanes most devastated area was New Orleans Louisiana


 * 1) The ninth ward was the worst hit neighborhood


 * 1) The hurricane hit the gulf coast in 2005


 * 1) The relief effort was slow and many thought the government handle the situation poorly


 * 1) To this day, many of the areas that were affected remain untouched

The hurricane was one of the worst natural disasters the United States, the effects of which are still felt today.
 * Answer these questions about this person:**
 * 1) How did/will this event/issue impact the world?

I wish to argue that the impact of Hurricane Katrina was one that is lasting in many different areas, physically, mentally, 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).

The audience for this argument would be people who do not know the details about the hurricane and have never learned about it in detail.
 * 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.

Newspaper articles and interviews from first hand witnesses would be types of writing that would be appropriate to present this topic.
 * 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 interested in this issue because two years ago during the five year anniversary I participated in a hurricane rebuild project. Seeing firsthand the devastation and the way it was being dealt with really sparked my interest.
 * 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 think news articles as well as video clips from news reports will be useful, also magazines such as //Time// that had issues dedicated to Katrina.
 * Resources**