1.


In the space below, write the title of your tentative topic (e.g. Internet addiction)

computer and video games

2.


Briefly state why you chose this topic.

My son is into video games, and he is very good at it, I see all the bad games as well as the good games.

3.


Spend about five minutes listing what you already know (if anything) about your
topic. For example, are you aware of any interesting facts, common
misconceptions, your own assumptions, important people or institutions involved,
key schools of thought, the extent of the problem, current trends, etc.?

I know, as well as other parents, they are ver time consuming, and can also be very bad for children, on several situations, they can cause kids to become violent without supervision on what they play. My husband and son were playing a game one evening, the guy was saying things off the wall, scared my son real bad, to these games can be real evil, but they can also be a learning tool if you get the right games.

4.


Now spend at least fifteen minutes brainstorming a list of questions about your
topic you’d love to learn the answers to. Make this list as long as you can, and don’t
worry whether every question is a good one.

1. "Why are these games so fun to children and adults?
2. "Why are these games so adictive to people that they take up most of their time?
3. "How did they come up with the idea of video games?
4. "Is this a danger to children, can they cause kids to become violent?
5. "Can kids actually become suicidal over the video game craze?
6. "How did they come up with some of the games?
7. "How are the games made?
8. "Can children better them self with some video games?
9. "Are there laws, in video stores that don't allow children to rent games of certain levels?
10. "Should there be a law on how voilent games should be made?
11. "Can we press charges against companys or stores that sell games to underaged children that end up hurting them selves or others?
12. "Is the law as strict about video games as they are about drinking and bars?
13. "How can we stop the making of violent games?
14. "Are the industries that make the games responsible for any negative behavior to the games?
15. "As the trend of computer and video becomes stronger, will our world become more violent?
16. "If our children do get a hold of a bad game how can we prevent the child from doing somthing wrong?
17. "How can we better the video world?
18. "How can we ban the violent games?
19. "Do the producers of video games have the same criteria of limits on how violent games can get like t.v. industries?



5.


If you’re working in a computer lab (or generating hard copies of the exercise), your
instructor may ask you to comment on other students’ responses to Steps 1-4.
Focus particularly on what your classmates did in the fourth step. For each you
view, do two things: add a question you would like answered about the student’s
topic, and mark the question you find most intriguing.



Terry Blacksmith