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SOCIAL STUDIES & CURRENT EVENTS: Opinion, Debate, & Persuasive Sites

This LibGuide is designed for use by Social Studies classes seeking historical and/or current events information.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Gale Discovering Collection (Cengage Learning - InfoTrac)

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Points of View Reference Center in INFOhio

Points of View Reference Center presents articles supporting multiple sides of current issues from which students can develop persuasive arguments and essays while developing their analytical thinking skills.

Debate Sites

Want to know more about your world? Then check out some of these sites to keep up on current events and hot topics in our world!! (Be sure to refer to the "Newspapers & The Latest News" section on this LibGuide to view current events as well.)