{"id":34,"date":"2015-05-27T21:27:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T21:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=34"},"modified":"2016-05-31T18:18:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T18:18:05","slug":"discussion-potential-topics","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/chapter\/discussion-potential-topics\/","title":{"raw":"Discussion: Potential Topics","rendered":"Discussion: Potential Topics"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"dirContents\" class=\"dirContents expandedOnly\">\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"dirContents expandedOnly\">\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This discussion is going to be in small groups, with 3\u20134 other people, in order to facilitate more direct interaction. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: medium;\">After finishing this unit's\u00a0readings, as well as looking through the research essay prompt we'll use to guide us the rest of the quarter, what are your initial thoughts about possible topic ideas?\u00a0 Come up with at least 5 potential ideas.\u00a0 At least one of those should be something \"light-hearted\"\u2014something you would normally never consider as a possible topic, but still think it'd be fun to play with for a while.\u00a0 Don't tell us which one the light-hearted topic is, though!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: medium;\">For each of the 5 ideas (or more!), tell us the following: <\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: medium;\">1-2 sentences about what it is and why it interests you<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: medium;\">1-2 questions you have about the topic that <strong><em>you don't already know the answers to<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 These can be small questions or large ones--whatever you would like to find out.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Your post should be about 100-150 words.\u00a0 It doesn't have to be grammatically perfect, but should use standard English (no text-speak, please) and normal capitalization rules.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Respond to EVERYONE else in your group who has made a post before you.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(That means that the first person to post doesn't have to reply to anyone.\u00a0 The earlier you post, the less work you have to do!)<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080; 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