Topics Today (Group 2)

Gender identity, cyberbullying, civil liberties, and marijuana legalization?these are all topics making headlines and being debated online today. Many of these issues also affect the lives of young people directly. Through these informative guides to important issues, readers examine debates surrounding key subjects and explore ways society is reacting to each topic. They are encouraged to think independently about the world around them. Using carefully constructed language, critical thinking questions, engaging sidebars, annotated quotes, and historical context, readers can fully comprehend the issues and better form their own opinions, adding more informed, conscientious voices to important global conversations.
Each Book Contains:
• Chapter notes that provide further reading options and emphasize the importance of researched and cited material
• Graphs and charts that encourage readers to find facts to support their opinions through interpreting statistics
• Lists of ways young people can get involved with each issue and organizations they can contact to become active citizens
Curriculum Connections:
• Close reading and analysis of facts and figures encourages formation of informed opinions about current events
• Cited and researched text allows students to understand the importance of primary and secondary sources
• Chapter questions foster the development of critical thinking skills and encourage discussions among those with different points of view