Controversial Issues

Essential Question: How can I use my voice to express my opinions and personal beliefs through a convincing argument, while addressing and invalidating opposing viewpoints fairly, for an audience that may not agree with me?

“Poster promoting vegetarianism.” Image. PETA. Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.

Books

Books about various controversial topics are available for your research. Search the AHS library catalog for additional materials. A librarian will be happy to help you find books to use in your research.

Databases

A list of passwords for remote use of databases is available in the library.

Watch this short tutorial to learn how to easily download articles and citations from Gale databases to your Google Drive.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an excellent source for information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. Features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. Log into your Google account through the Gale interface to download articles and citations directly to your Google Drive.

Infotrac Newsstand is a Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields. Use the Topic Finder to find issues related to your project topic. Watch a short demo of Topic Finder here. Log into your Google account through the Gale interface to download articles and citations directly to your Google Drive.

Search Gale eBooks for eBook articles about your topic, including Supreme Court decisions and historical perspective. Log into your Google account through the Gale interface to download articles and citations directly to your Google Drive.

With Britannica Image Quest you can access approximately three million copyright-cleared photos and illustrations from over 50 of the best collections in the world. Each image includes a citation.