Topic and Underlying Issue

What is a topic?

• Topic is simply expands your "what" in order to connect to a larger societal issue.

• Topic is broader than your underlying issue.

• Topic is connected to the main/central idea of a text.

• All of the above.

If my topic is Coronavirus, what is one underlying issue?

• People are staying healthy when they have the virus.

• Mask mandates are affecting how people live their day-to-day lives.

• Sports are being played with no changes.

• Nothing has changed.

What is true about an underlying issue? Check which are TRUE.

• An underlying issue is the "what".

• There can be multiples.

• It is an issue within the text.

• It is not related to the Topic.

If my underlying issue is that Tik Tok's data is being leaked to China, what is my topic?

• Karen North and Mike Pompeo agree that Tik Tok is bad.

• People are deleting Tik Tok from their phones.

• Trump is considering signing an executive order to ban Tik Tok.

• Tik Tok is owned by a Chinese company called Byte Dance.

Underlying Issue = Animals are becoming extinct in Australia. What is the Topic?

• Australian Wildfires

• Death

• Coronavirus

• Hunting

Topic = Hybrid school (in-school and virtual) What are my Underlying Issues?

• Students must social distance in their classrooms.

• Students can choose to do nothing.

• Student and staff stress is at an all time high.

• Students and staff must wear masks at all times.

Topic = Hurricane Laura What are the correct Underlying Issues?

• People are thriving.

• People are dying.

• People are losing their homes.

• Homes in Louisiana and Texas are being destroyed.