Opposing viewpoints juniors

Presents the debate over acid rain, focusing on critical thinking skills.

Presents opposing viewpoints on four different environmental issues.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the issuses surrounding the death penalty.

Presents eight articles debating the question of whether there should be a ban on guns.

Presents opposing viewpoints on such aspects of smoking as the possible harmful effects of passive smoking, cigarette advertising, and the role of common courtesy in the smoking debate.

Opposing viewpoints debate the seriousness of the garbage crisis; whether incineration or recycling is the answer; and if using cloth diapers will reduce the garbage problem. Vocabulary exercises teach critical thinking and reading skills.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the treatment of animals. Includes critical thinking skill activities.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of nuclear power, including the questions of whether it is necessary, safe, or desired by people in this country.

Readers learn to apply critical thinking skills to distinguish between facts and opinions in arguments about society's attitude toward the homeless and the best way to help them.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the subject of crime and how it may be affected by poverty, genetics, drug use, and easy access to guns.