Persuasive Essay
GCPS Media Page - try Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, Searchasuarus, SIRS Knowledge Source, eLibrary, WebPath Express
ELibrary database - topics divided into categories, click on links for a list of articles about different topics
Issues
Relating to the Environment - links to different websites and
databases
Alcohol and Cigarette Advertising
Boyz
to (Marlboro) Men - article from Searchasaurus online database
How
Alcohol Ads Target Teens - article from Searchasaurus online database
How Tobacco Ads Target Teens - article from Searchasaurus online database
Pulling the Plug on Alcohol - article from Searchasaurus online database
Soft
Ads for Hard Liquor? - article from Searchasaurus online database
Targeting
Teens - article from Searchasaurus online database
Up
in Smoke -article from Searchasaurus online database
Animal Testing
Animal
Rights - article from eLibrary
Animal
Testing: Right or Wrong? - article from eLibrary
The Animal Testing debate - Articles from the BBC News Network
Uncaged
Campaigns - Website with lots of information about animal rights
Ghosts
Ghost Hunting 101 -
Information about how to conduct a ghost hunt
Shedding
Light on Ghostly Phenomenon - An article about how scientists try to contact
"ghosts"
They
See Dead People - Article from Searchasaurus about people who claim to have
seen ghosts
Internet Access for Teens/Kids
Internet
Safety - how parents keep kids safe when on the Internet
New
Breed of Bullies Torment Their Peers on the Internet - Article from SIRS
Knowledge Source database
Parents
who Filter Teens Internet - Article from Student Resource Center database
Schools
Grapple with Policing Students Online Journals - Article from SIRS
Knowledge Source database
Teens
At Risk on Website; Experts Say - Article from SIRS Knowledge Source
database
MySpace
Teens
Hang out at MySpace - article from Searchasaurus
Your
Face Here - article from Searchasaurus
Adults
Question Its Safety- article from Searchasaurus
MySpace
Says New Technology will thwart Predators-
article from Searchasaurus
Cell Phones
A
Cell Phone - Never for Me- article from Searchasaurus
Cell
Phone Hang-Ups- article from Searchasaurus
School
Districts Ban Cell Phone Use- article from Searchasaurus
The
Cell Phone Revolutionizes Communication- article from Searchasaurus
Call
of the Riled- article from Searchasaurus
Instant Messaging
I.M.
Me After School- article from Searchasaurus
Forget
the Phone - article from eLibrary
Teen
Gets Context of Mom's Message
Inbox
is Out
Online Schools
High
School Online - Article from eLibrary that presents both sides of this issue
North American Council for
Online Learning - An organization that promotes online schools and education
Online
Classrooms, Cost Raise Concern - Article from eLibrary about problems of
online schools
Virtual
High Schools for Jocks - Article from eLibrary that talks about online
schooling for athletes
Virtual
Schools: Personalizing Learning Online - Article from eLibrary arguing for
online schools
Prayer in Public School
How
Well do you Know the First Amendment? - Article from eLibrary that shows
what schools are legally allowed to do according to 1st Amendment
Praying
for Touchdowns - article from Searchasaurus online database
Religious
Liberty in Public Schools - website that addresses this issue
School
Prayer and Religious Liberty - website with an article that refers to the
Constitution and its role
School
Prayer Gets a Boost - article from Searchasaurus online database
School Uniforms
Dress
for Success - Article from eLibrary that presents both sides of issue
Do Uniforms Make the Pupil? - Article from eLibrary database about a
school's uniform policy and if it helps students
School
Uniforms Growing in Favor in California - article from eLibrary
Uniform
Effects? - Article from eLibrary that goes against the argument for school
uniforms
Uniforms
Help Students Learn/Uniforms Deny Students' Choice - Article from eLibrary
that presents both sides of the issue
Violence in Video Games
Models
for Aggressive Behavior - A study about video game violence
Playing
with Fire? - An article about effects on children
Year-Round School
Is
Year Round School A Good Idea? - Addresses both sides of issue from eLibrary
database
Should
School be Year Round? - Article that presents both sides from eLibrary
database