Persuasive Speech

SHMS 8th Communications

Databases and eBooks

password: shmsimc

eBooks from MackinVia.

NoodleTools

1. Click on Groups at the top of the page and select "SHMS 8th Grade."

2. Click on "Resources" from the left side menu.

3. Click on the "Middle School Online Resources" link.

4. In the pop-up window, scroll down to the "Controversial Issues" sections and click on one of the three databases.

Helpful Websites:

Fact-checking:

Date: When was it written?

Authority: Who wrote it? Are they reliable? Are they an expert? Who is hosting it? Is it a reliable domain?

Bias: Is the information biased? Am I looking at it through a lens of my own bias?

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