Informative Writing on a Social Issue: Research Practice
Explain where people stand on a social issue. Choose one of the following-->
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EACH DAY YOU'RE WORKING ON RESEARCH:
Log in to GCPS portal, G Suite, Media Center page. Open a copy of this Google Doc to copy from here and rename your copy before inserting it as a QuickLink on eClass or pasting a Share link to it in the period folder dropbox. As you fill the Research Doc, your teacher will see your additions. |
Research Step-by-Step
- Choose one of the Leading Issues from SIRS Issues Researcher listed above and open the link provided.
- Read the summary of opinions on that issue, the Critical Questions, and the Timeline for that issue.
- Cite the full summary of the issue on your Google Research document.
- Move three of the most important or interesting sentences from it to the Google Research Document and comment on each.
- Then choose one article on each side of the issue. Find the citation by clicking the SIRS Issues Research CITE button and pasting it into your Google Document.
- While you are reading the article, copy about five short (1-2 sentence) passages from each of your two articles and paste them the Google Doc along with a sentence or so about that fact in which you explain how it fits in with the VARIETY of stances and opinions on the issue. This goes in the COMMENT column.
- Write about and quote from these ~15 short passages and your comments to create a 2-3 page review of that issue in terms of any pro or con stances typical to people's opinions. You are NOT taking a stance yourself but reporting on what people across the opinion spectrum think about your chosen issue.
Access all the databases by clicking Online Research Library on your student portal.
YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO STUDENT PORTAL TO ACCESS THESE PAID RESOURCES.
Here are some of the suggested options:
YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO STUDENT PORTAL TO ACCESS THESE PAID RESOURCES.
Here are some of the suggested options:
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Click "Browse Issues" or use search box to locate articles on your topic. |
Use the search box or the Leading Issues link to browse for your focus.Click "Show all" to explore by themes or search by keyword for your focus.Use this mega-search of Georgia's Galileo databases for wide net approach. Click Advanced Search to use multiple keywords or topics. |
One of the Galileo Databases featuring articles from popular magazines and newspapers. Try keywords in Advanced Search, full-text.Same overall database publisher as Opposing Viewpoints but may have some unique content as well. |