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Gale Opposing Viewpoints

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Gale Opposing Viewpoints

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  1. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context Gale Opposing Viewpointsdatabase offers divergent points of view on controversial social, political, and economic issues. Let’s get started!

  2. Gale Opposing Viewpointsin Context Find pro/con sources on controversial topics Explore issues from a variety of perspectives

  3. Overview of Opposing Viewpoints • Getting into database • Opposing Viewpoints Main Page • Topics in Eight Category Areas

  4. Opposing Viewpoints Main Page Navigation Buttons Featured News and Video Issues

  5. Issues Links Issues are broad topic areas Eight Issues Areas include: Business Health Debate Topics Society Energy and Environmentalism Law Science, and War Issues

  6. Alphabetical List of Issues Search Issues Here Browse Issues is another way to access Issues All Issues are in alphabetical order

  7. Topic Overviews and Sources • Choosing Issues/Categories • Topic Overview Pages • Available Sources in Gale Opposing Viewpoints

  8. Choose from eight broad topic areas Choose Topic Categories from main page

  9. Topic Categories

  10. Topic Overview Page Topic Overview Sources Available Sources

  11. On this Page -- source types Several sources available in Gale Opposing Viewpoints Source Links

  12. Source types include: • Viewpoints • Journals • Reference/ • Magazines • Media/video Source Links

  13. Source Types Scroll down the Topic Overview page to see source types Some of the sources

  14. Viewpoints Essays • Viewpoints and Featured Viewpoints • Emailing Articles • Advanced Search

  15. So what is a Viewpoints essay? • Viewpoints are a source Gale is especially known for • Viewpoints essays are compiled by the staff at Gale • They may be reprints of articles or reports • Provide opposing viewpoints on controversial topics Two Types of Viewpoints Essays Featured Viewpoints are chosen by the editors

  16. Usually you'll find two viewpoints which discuss the same issue, but arguing from two different points of view. You can use one Viewpoint essay to provide support for one side of a topic Use a counterpoint Viewpoint essay for ideas on opposing arguments. Con? Pro? Global Warming Opposing views are expressed outside a climate change forum at UCLA. Greenpeace activists outside the U.S. Capitol building.

  17. I’ll choose a Featured Viewpoints Pro/Con Viewponts Viewpoints

  18. Viewpoint Essay – Parts Example of a ‘Con’ Essay against the issue Title Author Table of Contents

  19. Viewpoint Essay – Table of Contents

  20. Download or Email

  21. Email Article

  22. Email Article email@gmail.com email@gmail.com

  23. Email Article

  24. Advanced Search Options

  25. Advanced Search You can search using additional terms and Boolean connectors with the search fields Global warming emissions

  26. Search Results – Global Warming

  27. Quick Quiz! Gale Opposing Viewpoints includes a variety of sources, including Viewpoints, Reference sources, Journals and Media

  28. Viewpoints essays argue about a topic from a clear standpoint or side of the issue.

  29. Featured Viewpoints are chosen by the editors to represent the topic

  30. I can email article to myself from the database

  31. Questions?

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