Preliminary Research of Debatable Topics

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Preliminary Research of Debatable Topics

Directions: . Find 6 articles on your topic—3 pro and 3 con. Read the articles, make copies of articles and complete the following tasks for each article. Highlight relevant information using different color highlighters. Source refers to where you have located the information – Database, magazine, newspaper, book, etc – no websites at this point

Article #1 Pro -

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the affirmative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes which support the argument

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation within the article.

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Article #2 Pro

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the affirmative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation with in the article.

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Article #3 – Pro

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the affirmative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation with in the article.

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Article #4— Con

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the negative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation within the article.

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Article #5— Con

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the negative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation with in the article.

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Article #6— Con

Title ______

Author: ______

Type of Source: ______

·  Brief summary of article’s stance on the topic:

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·  2 supporting arguments for the negative position

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·  2 interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes

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·  Search Terms—what other topics might you look up based upon the information in this article.

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·  Quotation: locate a cogent and authoritative quotation with in the article.

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