Persuasive Speech Research
DIRECTIONS: Once your topic is chosen, begin researching both sides of your topic. Use the sources provided to begin your research. Additional research beyond the provided sources is allowed, but not required. You must use a minimum of 5 sources. 3 from the point of view that you are arguing, 1 from the opposite point of view, and 1 more additional source. The 5th source is up to you what point of view you want it to be from. All 5 sources must be cited in NoodleTools, and you will need a notecard per each sources, so a minimum of 5 notecards.
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Noodle Tools Help:
Leading Issue: Art and Cultural Repatriation
Essential Question: Should museums repatriate ancient artifacts to their country of origin?
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Leading Issue: Arts Censorship
Essential Question: Is it okay to censor certain works of art?
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Leading Issue: Bullying
Essential Question: Are school anti-bullying policies and programs sufficient?
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Leading Issue: College Tuition
Essential Question: Should tuition at public colleges and universities be free for everyone?
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Leading Issue: Educational Tests and Measurements
Essential Question: Are standardized tests the best way to measure how well a school is doing?
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Leading Issue: Social Media
Essential Question: Do the benefits of social media sites outweigh the drawbacks?
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Leading Issue: Artificial Intelligence
Essential Question: Do the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks?
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Leading Issue: Beauty Pageants
Essential Question: Is the concept of beauty pageants outdated?
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Leading Issue: Book Banning
Essential Question: Should school administrators, librarians, and parents have the authority to ban books?
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Leading Issue: Curfew
Essential Question: Are curfew laws that target teens unfair?
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Leading Issue: School Safety and Security
Essential Question: Are security measures like metal detectors, backpack bans, lockdown drills, and more police officers in schools the best way to make schools safer?
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Leading Issue: Student-Athlete Compensation
Essential Question: Should student-athletes in college be compensated?
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Leading Issue: Animal Experimentation
Essential Question: Should animals be used for biomedical and commercial research?
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Leading Issue: Big Tech
Essential Question: Should the big tech industry be broken up into smaller companies?
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Leading Issue: Cancel Culture
Essential Question: Does cancel culture benefit or harm society?
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Leading Issue: DNA and Crime Solving
Essential Question: Is law enforcement use of genetic genealogical information obtained via DNA databases ethical?
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Leading Issue: School Discipline
Essential Question: Should school discipline policies focus on suspending and expelling students who fail to adhere to school rules?
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Leading Issue: Wildfire Management
Essential Question: Are prescribed burns the most effective method of wildfire management?
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Need Additional Research? Use These Databases:
Want to use Google for additional research? That is fine, but make sure to evaluate your sources to make sure they are credible! Not everything you find on Google is a credible source!