Your job is to design a handout flyer/pamphlet that would be distributed to people in your neighborhood informing them about GMOs. Your flyer/pamphlet is to both INFORM the reader about GMOs, and PERSUADE them to agree with your stance on GMOs. Only scientifically supported facts may be used to support your argument. Opinions and speculation are to be avoided.
Do your research. Consider the source. Use current information. This is one science that is developing rapidly. There are many points of view, and this is a global issue. Stakeholders such as farmers, research specialists, agriculturally-related processors and consumers all need valid information.
You will need to learn at least the following:
What is a GMO?
How are GMOs created? (What is the process?)
What organisms are being modified?
What organism's DNA is being inserted into another organism?
How is this different than selective breeding?
How can GMO technology be used to make better products?
What are the benefits of GMO’s and GM food?
What are the disadvantages of GMO’s and GM food?
You could consider using information on the following risks and benefits:
Benefits: greater yields, improved environmental outcomes, less pesticides, increased farming efficiency, healthier animals, improved nutrition in food, feed-stock enhancements for specific uses, medicines, medical treatments
Risks: insect and disease resistance, allergic reactions, antibiotic resistance, cross pollination and others.
Remember that GMOs are not limited to use in food crops, GMOs are used in several other industries.