English+II+Cause+and+Effect,+Meister+and+Kaiden

=**EII Cause and Effect (Mrs. Meister and Mrs. Kaiden) **=

[|Student Resources in Context]
=[|SIRS Issues Researcher] =

**__Topic Questions and Keywords __**
** List of Topics for Cause and Effect **


 * 1. What are the effects of overcrowding in prisons and #|schools? **
 * Prison overcrowding, correctional institutions, overcrowded prisons, prisoners, prison reform **


 * 2. What are the effects of noise pollution? **
 * Noise pollution, hearing loss, #|noise control, noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, **


 * 3. How is mood affected by weather? **
 * Seasonal affective disorder, mental health, phototherapy, Mood (psychology), Depression (mood disorder), mood disorder **


 * 4. What are the immediate and long-term effects of global warming? **
 * Climate Change, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Methane **


 * 5. What are the effects of cyberbullying? **
 * Cyberbullying, Social Networks, Social Media, Bullying, Internet Safety, Online Social Networks, Bullying **


 * 6. What are the long-term effects of adolescent obesity? **
 * Obesity, Weight Gain, #|Body Mass Index, Nutrition, Chronic Disease, #|Gastric Bypass **


 * 7. What are the long-term effects having a baby while in high school? **
 * Teenage Pregnancy, Teenage Mothers, Birth Control, Single Mothers, Contraception, Illegitamacy **


 * 8. What are the effects of dropping out of high school? **
 * High School Dropouts, Dropouts, Academic Failure, High School Equivalency Programs, High Risk Students, At Risk Youth ,**


 * 9. What effect does music have over our behaviors and beliefs? **
 * Music Education, Human Behavior, Mass Media, Social Influence, Media Violence, Music Videos, Child Development **


 * 10. What are the effects of one’s physical appearance to his or her success? **
 * Personal Appearance, Employer Attitude, Discrimination, American Culture, Social Pressure, **


 * 11. What are the effects of starting school at a later time? **
 * School Schedules, Biorhythms, Academic Achievement, Sleep Deprivation, **


 * 12. What effect do extra-curricular activities have on a student? **
 * School Activities, Social Skills, Time Management, Academic Achievement, School Participation, **


 * 13. What are projected effects of lifting a teenage curfew? **
 * Curfew, Curfew Laws, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Offenders, Social Control **


 * 14. What would be the effect if the United States was to stop allowing immigrants into the country? **
 * Emigration and Immigration, Illegal Immigration, Immigration Law, Immigration Policy, **


 * 15. What effect does an improper diet have on adolescents? **
 * Child Nutrition, School Lunches, Overweight Children, School Nutrition, School Food Services, **


 * 16. What effect does pre-school have on children’s development later in life? **
 * Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Kindergarten, Head Start Programs, Child Development **


 * 17. What effect would a lowered drinking age have on society? **
 * Drinking Age, Juvenile Drinking, Liquor Laws, Youth Alcohol Use, Drinking Age, Law and Legislation **


 * 18. What are the effects of the automobile industry switching to all hybrid vehicles? **


 * 19. What are the effects of students and schools feeling the need to do well on standardized tests? **
 * cheating, standardized tests, school performance,school vouchers **


 * 20. What are the effects of a public school education (as compared to a private school education)? **
 * public schools, outperform, study shows, standardized tests, education, vouchers, funding, **


 * 21. What are the effects of students holding down jobs while they are in high school? **
 * academic achievement and jobs, working, impact of jobs on high school students **


 * 22. What are the effects of recycling paper and plastics and what difference is it making? **
 * recycled plastic, waste recovery, environmental protection agency, plastic bottles, recycling and contamination **


 * 23. What are the effects of concussions on athletes? **
 * concussions on athletes, brain injuries and athletes, prolonged effects and concussions and athletes, consequences of concussions **


 * 24. What are the effects of birth order on a child’s success and personality? **
 * birth order, sibling relationships, creativity, IQ **


 * 25. What are the causes of the increasing divorce rate in the United States? **

** reasons for divorce, high rate of divorce, divorce rate, poverty and divorce, tolerance for divorce **

 * 26. What are the long term effects of steroid use? (choose a specific drug or two to research) **

** mobile phones, cellphones, student achievement, communication **

 * 28.What effect does texting and instant messaging have on students’ [academic] writing? **

** writing skills, text-message, students, grammar [Google has some good articles but student must be //extremely selective// of source] **

 * 29. What are the effects of cheating in school? **

** academic cheating, student cheating, academic integrity, student ethics, cheating (education) **

 * 30. What are the effects of severe acne on teenagers? **
 * Acne, skin care, cosmetics industry, accutane, skin disease, retinoids, skin, care and hygiene **


 * 31. What are the effects of winning the lottery? **
 * Lotteries, Lottery Winners, Gambling, fortune, Luck, **


 * 32. What impact does technology have on family time? **
 * technology and society, family relations, interpersonal communication, family life, lifestyles, quality of life **


 * 33. What are the effects of fast food restaurants becoming more popular? **
 * Obesity, food industry, convenience foods, nutrition, food portions, United States Department of Agriculture, FDA **


 * 34. What are the effects of talking on a cell phone too much? **
 * Distracted driving, wireless telephones, wireless communication services, etiquette, telecommunications policy **


 * 35. What are the effects of sleep deprivation? **

** health, memory, alertness, performance, sleep deprivation, anxiety, regeneration of neurons, sleep deficiency, sleep disorder **

 * 36. What are the effects of education level on employment and salary? **
 * earn, gap, value of a college degree, career earnings, glass ceiling, workforce, higher paying industry, education and income, income inequality, unemployment, level of education **

**37. What are the effects of religion in our everyday lives?**

 * voting, drugs, alcoholism, teenagers, faith, laws, social customs (this may actually be a topic that works best with a Google search) **

**38. What are the causes/effects of the weakening of the U.S. dollar as compared to other world currencies?**

 * weak U.S. dollar, exports, currencies, **

**39. What are the effects of reality television shows?**

 * "reality television", children, violence, teenagers, American Idol **

**40. What are the effects of social networking (such as Facebook and Twitter)?**

 * parents, chat-rooms, teenagers, adolescence, stalking, communication **

**42. What is the effect of the loss (death, parent separation, dissolved relationship) on academic performance?**

 * divorce, test scores, social, children of divorced parents, grief, academic performance, parental job loss **

**43. What is the effect of technology in the classroom?**
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 * computer technology, computers, "effects of technology on classrooms and students" (Google) **