Critical Thinking (ELO Critical Thinking) - Local Politics

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

• Identify and clearly state the details of a social issue.
• Gether information from additional reliable sources related to the issue.
• Formulate an objective opinion on the issue.
• Draw conclusions related to multiple perspectives on the issue.
  

Teaching

The point of this particular assignment is to have you become familiar with and analyze a political discourse.

• Find a news article or video of a political debate or discussion of a political issue (your article or video must address a political issue and explore multiple sides to the issue)
• Take notes as on the exploration of the issue.
• Take notes on the viewpoints and evidence that is presented in your chosen article or video.
• Conduct some fact-finding research on the issue (make sure you examine all sides of the issue presented in your artivle or video).
• Evaluate your own thoughts on the issue in light of your personal experience, article/video, and research.
• Write the paper in accordance with the rubric below.
• Submit your paper in MS Word or PDF format to the appropriate assignment drop box.

Grading Rubric

The following criteria will be used to evaluate and grade your submission: