Research Guides: DISCUS Databases: Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)

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Reference
Magazines
Academic Journals
News
Primary Sources
Speeches
Statistics
Multimedia
Websites
Curriculum Standards
Lexile Reading Levels

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Find a Pro/Con article on Immigration suitable for a 5th grader.

Find a multimedia speech by a famous person.

Find a map depicting a social issue such as AIDS, Abortion, Adoption, etc.

Find a primary source dealing with education.

Search Tips

- Use the Search Box to find your topic, then select the relevant format located above the search box. Or use the Advanced Search mode.

- To find National and State Curriculum Standards, click on Resources and then Common Core Standards. Drill all the way to the bottom to find hyperlinks to matched content.

- Searches can be limited to reader level - Basic, Intermeidiate, or Advanced, or by Lexile Score in the Advanced Search mode.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
More than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles and more than 4,700 topic overviews. This database contains lesson plans, links to state standards, links to websites, statistics, primary sources, and teacher resources. (Grades 6-13) (Gale)

Now users can take notes easily without opening a separate program. The "Highlights and Notes" tool allows you to select text from a document, highlight the important sections, add your own notes, and save to a new "Highlighted Articles" page. Within the same session, the highlighted sections can be easily viewed, printed, downloaded, or sent via email (no user account within the database is required). (Gale)

Opposing Viewpoints in Context Resource Guide

Opposing Viewponts in Context Tutorials

Opposing Viewpoints In Context Webinar
This webinar covers search and navigation strategies, document tools, and more!
Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Classroom Integration
This tutorial shows teachers how Opposing Viewpoints In Context supports curriculum and enhances classroom learning.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Topic Pages
This tutorial shows you how to use topic pages within Opposing Viewpoints In Context to research key issues and topics of debate.

DISCUS Databases: Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Opposing Viewponts in Context Tutorials

GALE Tutorials (The Thrift Library subscribes to 25 Gale Databases)