Thesis/Goal: I want to talk about the positive and negative ways that children's health and nutrition are being affected through society and the education system. My goal of my TED talk would be to inform my listeners about the growing health/obesity problems and ways they could be resolved/improved.


During my TED talk, I plan on using a lot of definition. I would define the terms that some of the audience my not be knowledgeable of. I want to talk about amounts of Physical activity that children are getting during the school day, and how the amount needs to be increased. Going off of the ways that the school and government are affecting children’s health, I would also bring up school lunches. I also want also use cause and effect along with narrative. I will also use some sort of persuasive voice to try and convince my audience about the downhill slide the health of America is taking.
Another thing I would bring up is the negative image the media and society is placing in young girls minds about how they should look, and the effects of this. (Ex. Eating disorders/ young dieting) I will then talk about how hard dieting really is, and how everyone’s body is different; bringing in a TED talk I have watched. Bringing in dieting I want to talk about the different fad diets and talk about those may be affecting how we eat. I want to examine a couple in detail and the different theories each food/diet has had over the years.


In conclusion I want to talk about the happy medium that needs to be found for America’s society today, between being healthy, exercising, eating right, and being knowledgeable verses starving yourself to have the “perfect” body portrayed by the media.


*I know this is quite unorganized and rough at the moment, so any suggestions and ideas would be a great help! Especially on perfecting my thesis statement.