Module 2 Goals
Students will learn to identify causes and effects of social issues
Students will learn to organize an informative speech
Students will practice describing charts and graphs
Students will practice making a presentation using visual aids
Ideas for Social Issue Topics
An environmental problem that affects society
Graying of the population
University entrance exams
Bullying
Gambling
Internet addiction
Over-texting
Obesity
Alcoholism/addiction
Smoking (or bans on smoking)
Spousal abuse
Lack of facilities for physically challenged people
Education
homelessness
Punishment of students in school
Suicide
Genetic cloning
Illegal downloading