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Babes_Cat · 02-25-2006, 02:26 PM

for my spanish class I have to give a 10-20 minute "charla" (speech) about some topic and then conduct a class discussion.
i have to research the topic and then talk about it.
my charla is coming up within the next few weeks and I'm stuck for ideas.
care to help?

some topics that have already been done:
- teens & sex / media & PDA
- war in Iraq & women serving
- violence in video games
- myspace / webshots / e-harmony
- school uniforms
- students required to study a foreign language in school
- stealing from clothes stores

thanks!

Kazza · 02-25-2006, 04:03 PM

What about the Hispanic influence in the tv/movies..From Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze to George Lopez, Salma Hayek ect

snl 70s show fan · 02-25-2006, 05:24 PM

in that same vien how about the history of hispanic music and over looked musicians like xaiver cugat and tito puinte sorry if my spelling on these names are off

Babes_Cat · 02-25-2006, 06:07 PM

i love 20+ reviews & 2 replies.

it doesn't have to be a spanish-related topic.
i can be anything, as long as i can talk about it for 15 minutes.

Kazza · 02-25-2006, 07:17 PM

It's good to have 'little ideas' than no ideas at all.

Brieannas21 · 02-25-2006, 07:20 PM

You could talk about school violence and what leads to it, for example...school shootings, fighting, bullying. You could talk about cultural difference, religion. There's a big thing in the news, about abortion do you believe in it or not, you could discuss the pros and cons of it.

Sports, you can discuss women playing men dominated sports, like football, hockey.

Mr. Stefani · 02-26-2006, 03:00 AM

Drugs and underage drinking.

vienna waits · 02-26-2006, 10:06 AM

the dangers of oral sex

swedeace · 02-26-2006, 11:30 AM

Does it have to be related to the Spanish language and/or culture? I get a half-and-half sense from those list of discussions.

But anyway....

I would say why not a class discussion on the advantages/disadvantages or cause/effect of making Spanish a required billingual language? I dunno....

InspectorExstead · 02-26-2006, 12:41 PM

Women in Politics
Violoence in today's youth
College admissions (the entire process...costs, sending them, waiting for them to come, accepting...)
How learning a foreign language will benefit you in the future.

TheGenius · 02-26-2006, 12:42 PM

What ethnicity Jesus was....

lockdown06 · 02-26-2006, 07:03 PM

Homosexuals
Guns
Burning the Flag
Abortion
Legalization of Marijuana
Reparations for slavery

All are sure to be heated discussions that everyone has an opinion on

gidgetgrape · 02-26-2006, 07:20 PM

legal music downloads
anorexia or bulimia
obsesity
St. Patrick's Day
Día de Los Muertos
blogging
diabetes
your favorite movie star
your favorite hobby
cellphone bans

Chelsea · 02-26-2006, 08:11 PM

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Karen* · 02-26-2006, 08:22 PM

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02-25-2006, 02:26 PM	#1
Babes_Cat Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: massachusetts Posts: 34,145	HELP:: class discussion ideas for my spanish class I have to give a 10-20 minute "charla" (speech) about some topic and then conduct a class discussion. i have to research the topic and then talk about it. my charla is coming up within the next few weeks and I'm stuck for ideas. care to help? some topics that have already been done: - teens & sex / media & PDA - war in Iraq & women serving - violence in video games - myspace / webshots / e-harmony - school uniforms - students required to study a foreign language in school - stealing from clothes stores thanks!

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Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	What about the Hispanic influence in the tv/movies..From Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze to George Lopez, Salma Hayek ect

02-25-2006, 05:24 PM	#3
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	in that same vien how about the history of hispanic music and over looked musicians like xaiver cugat and tito puinte sorry if my spelling on these names are off

02-25-2006, 06:07 PM	#4
Babes_Cat Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: massachusetts Posts: 34,145	i love 20+ reviews & 2 replies. it doesn't have to be a spanish-related topic. i can be anything, as long as i can talk about it for 15 minutes.

02-25-2006, 07:17 PM	#5
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	It's good to have 'little ideas' than no ideas at all.

02-25-2006, 07:20 PM	#6
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	You could talk about school violence and what leads to it, for example...school shootings, fighting, bullying. You could talk about cultural difference, religion. There's a big thing in the news, about abortion do you believe in it or not, you could discuss the pros and cons of it. Sports, you can discuss women playing men dominated sports, like football, hockey.

02-26-2006, 03:00 AM	#7
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swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Does it have to be related to the Spanish language and/or culture? I get a half-and-half sense from those list of discussions. But anyway.... I would say why not a class discussion on the advantages/disadvantages or cause/effect of making Spanish a required billingual language? I dunno....

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