Have you tried Procon.org?   I'm trying it with my 6th graders on pros and cons of social media and there were some good discussion starters.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 3:31 PM, HENNESSEY, MARGUERITE <MARGUERITE.HENNESSEY@new-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:
Sorry
That should be SIRS Discoverer.

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> On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:30 PM, HENNESSEY, MARGUERITE <MARGUERITE.HENNESSEY@new-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>
> SIRS Discover is intended for middle school, that may be helpful
> Rita Hennessey
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Michele Eligio <meligio@northbranfordschools.org> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I am wokring with the history dept. in our school on an assignment
>> requiring students to conduct pro/con research on a topic of their
>> choosing. We are using Issues Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints which are
>> working really well. However, we have some low level students in which the
>> information from these two databases is too complex. Does anyone have any
>> alternative information sources that they use for a similar assignment
>> with such students?
>>
>> Michele Eligio
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