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Argue a Position on a Public Policy Issue

Choose a public policy issue to research and argue your position in a presentation using Google Slides.

Lesson details

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
  • Understand what public policy means
  • Argue a position on a public policy issue
  • Find strong, valid evidence from reliable sources to support the argument
  • Provide citations for sources

Time to complete

2—3 hours

Audience

  • High School
  • Middle School

Digital tools

  • Icon representing the Slides toolSlides

Skills

  • Communication
  • Data analysis
  • Data representation
  • Internet search
  • Presentation formatting
  • Researching a topic
  • Sharing research
  • Slide design
  • Slide hyperlinks
  • Source evaluation
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