[CASL-L] Easier Pro-Con Issue Sites

[Leslie Redmond]

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 at new-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:

> Sorry
> That should be SIRS Discoverer.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:30 PM, HENNESSEY, MARGUERITE <
> MARGUERITE.HENNESSEY at new-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:
> >
> > SIRS Discover is intended for middle school, that may be helpful
> > Rita Hennessey
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Michele Eligio <
> meligio at northbranfordschools.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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> >> North Branford High School
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