Opposing Viewpoints in Context contains a broad variety of data on today’s most pressing social issues. For each topic, this database explores issues from multiple perspectives, including:
• Pro/Con viewpoint essays
• Topic overviews
• More than 300 primary source documents
• Biographies of social activists and reformers
• Court-case overviews
• Periodical articles
• Statistical tables, charts and graphs
• Images and a link to Google Image Search
• Podcasts, including weekly presidential addresses and premier NPR programs
• A national and state curriculum standards search, correlated to the content that allows educators to quickly identify material by grade and discipline
Points of View contains many topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). For each topic, this database also offers a “Guide to Critical Analysis,” which helps the reader evaluate the controversial topics. The “Guide to Critical Analysis” enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
