Research paper topics?

My high school is requiring a senior project, which includes a research paper that has something to do with that project. I am casting, directing, and producing a children's play to be performed at a local elementary school, but I'm not sure what to do my research paper on. Please help.

Research paper topics?
Depending on the show, write a paper about the script and writer, discussing the writers achiements, or the shows influince on it's socity
Reply:Well, a research paper that has to do with producing a children's play... hmmm.. it's hard to do "research" due to there's no really hard facts that you can gather about social situations in an elementary school setting. You can't really play lab rats either, conducting emotional experiments on them...Can you change your project???? Just joking...OK... Here's a doozy, but I think it's creative...





I would split your play into skits, I suggest doing a play called, "How to Eat Like a Child." I know that you can buy it online and could probably find it at your local library and make copies. It's a whole bunch five-or-so-minute plays about being a kid... lots of fun for kids and adults. You could also do. "Charlie Brown" skits... like the old-school cartoons... anyways... cast your class into the individual skits ( I suggest doing only two, maybe three groups.) Prior to starting production, make music CD's for each child participant. But make two or three different types of CD's (depending on the number of skits you have). Make a CD of classical music; Mozart, Vivaldi, etc... and hand that out to one cast of one skit... Make another CD of Disney Songs or "Golden Oldies" something "G" rated, make copies and hand that out to the other group. The students are to take this home and listen to it while studying their lines, you should also play it while they rehearse in their individual groups. There are a lot of studies and RESEARCH (like that, eh?) out there regarding the effects of music on people and brain chemistry. Study the different groups of students and how well they perform, focus, and memorize lines. Send home a letter to the parents (that they must sign) with a track listing of all the songs on the CD. Explain to the parents that their children are to listen to it ONLY while they study lines for the play, this way it doesn't effect other schoolwork. Explain to them your experiment and that you are studying the effects of different music on the brain. If the parents disagree with any of the music or the project in general, their child is free to participate without listening to any music. A good website with LOTS of articles about the study of the effects of music different subjects like cows to humans is:





http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/a...





You will be able to mix research and published facts along with your own supportive findings when writing your paper.





That's about as far as I can stretch it for you! I hope you like this idea or find one that's better!!! Good luck!
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Reply:If you are into children's theater and need an interesting topic, may I suggest that you look into the brew haw that many school districts make about "The Wizard of Oz". The book/movie/play has been banned by many districts because of its "witchcraft" overtones. I think you will find the history of the debate fascinating.





To me it's shame full how one of the greatest classic children's movies of all time can be banned from our schools by the religious right.





The topic of censorship and children's theater would make for an excellent %26amp; interesting research exploration.
Reply:Write a research paper on the process. Was your process the same as others? Why or why not? Did it have the expected outcome? Why or why not? Did it have unexpected outcomes?