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:
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