Brainstorming

 It is important to think through the possibilities of what you will write about for this project.  Here is my Top Ten list of topics that I have going at the moment:

 Draft Horses  Appalachia  Laptops  Corvettes  1930’s novels  Stone fences  Scotland  J.D. Rockefeller  Typhoons  Doughnuts

 Step 1: Make a list of the FIVE topics you would be most interested in studying and researching.  Step 2: Then list everything you know about these topics under its name.

 Draft Horses  Scotland  Corvettes  Appalachia  Laptops  1930’s novels  Stone fences  J.D. Rockefeller  Typhoons  Doughnuts

Draft Horses Types: Shire, Percheron, Clydesdale, Belgian Types: Shire, Percheron, Clydesdale, Belgian Skills/Uses Skills/Uses Feeding FeedingCorvettes History History Design Design Manufacturing Manufacturing Scotland Scotland Geography Geography Genealogies Genealogies Music Music Military Military Literature Literature Foods Foods Clothing Clothing

 What topic is most interesting to you?  Which topic has the most meaning to you?  Which topic affects the world most?  Which will my audience like the most?

1) Review your list with family or friend. 2) me your list for comment and I will give you my input. 3) Now, let these ideas sit for a day, we will review your list next class.

 9/11  A.I.D.S.  Abortion law  Alcoholism  Al-Qaida  Civil Rights Mov’t  American Wars  Ancient Civilizations  Animal Rights  World Diseases  Bullying  Censorship  China  Medicinal Marijuana  Climate Change  Coal Mining  Cyber Warfare  Death Penalty  Divorce  Drugs  Drug Cartels  Drunk Driving  Eating Disorders  Gay Marriage  George Washington  Great Depression

 Harlem Renaissance  Holocaust  Homeland Security  Immigration  India  John F. Kennedy Assassination  Mafia  Martin Luther King Jr.  Minimum Wage  Music Industry  Natural Disasters  Nuclear Energy  Obesity  P.T.S.D.  Prohibition  Slavery  Smoking Bans  Teen Pregnancy  Teen Suicide  Texting and Driving