Discursive+Writing

A page of resources and tips for successful discursive writing.

Handy Links to support research and reading... Library Wiki [|Guide to evaluating sources]

Looking for some inspiration? Try these clips from five live breakfast - []

Classroom Resources

The mother of all success criteria sheets...

Planning Template

Need to do more reading...? Miss Greig's Tips:
 * Use the Guide to Evaluating Sources (link above) to help you to find credible and useful sources.
 * Try a Google news search - Use newspaper article to help you to generate leads for further searches (e.g. names of academics, experts, studies...)
 * Try a :edu search. This will narrow down your results to academic sites. Skim through the results to find links that relate to your thesis.

Topic Links

Gay Marriage @http://gu.com/p/3a23q []

Euthanasia @http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tony-nicklinson-dies-at-home-1273717 []

Drugs in Sport

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Gun Sports

@http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/9500707/Shooting-porn-should-be-on-the-top-shelf-say-animal-rights-groups.html

Animal Testing

@http://gu.com/p/39fjq

Dangerous Dogs

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http://dangerousdogsact.com/ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/65/section/1http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16191119 http://www.news.com.au/national-old/dangerous-dog-breed-bans-wont-stop-bites-say-health-professionals/story-e6frfkvr-1226219454641 http://debatewise.org/debates/1301-dangerous-dogs-act-should-it-not-be-dangerous-owners-act/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9486728/Dangerous-dog-owners-face-prison-sentences.html

Airbrushing and the influence of the media on body image

@http://www.thenightworker.co.uk/2012/05/rachael-johnston-and-air-brushing.html @http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/anorexia-cant-be-beaten-by-just-banning-814492

Gambling and Advertising [] @http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/aug/10/advertising.business

Interesting News Stories - Sport

@http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/rfu-outline-plans-to-help-combat-concussion-8063163.html

Social Networking Sites

[] [] [] @http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/04/20/the-25-facebok-groups-with-over-1-million-members/ This one looks interesting. It could be an insight into all of the different ways that facebook is used. It might be a source of stats. @http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/09/10/reid-hoffman-social-networking-isnt-over-yet-and-neither-is-facebook/ @http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?as_ylo=2012&q=social+networking+society&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1 A google search for scholarly articles on social networking.

**Circuses**

 * 1) Sixteen Lions And Tigers From Travelling Circus Stuck In Their Cages At Customs For Two Months Because Border Officials Refuse Entry
 * 2) Anaheim's Political Circus
 * 3) [|Protesters Picket Cole Bros. Circus Over Animal Rights Issues]
 * 4) Paraguay Circus Animals (link1)
 * 5) Protests Claim Animal Abuse At Cole Bros. Circus In South Jersey (link 3)
 * 6) Behind The Scenes At Cole Bros. Circus Of The Stars (links 3 & 5)
 * 7) Circus Animal Abuse: Parents Conflict Over Taking Their Children To The Show
 * 8) Appeals Court Tames Circus Protester
 * 9) Circus Animal Thwarted In Disappearing Act At Maywood Park
 * 10) Cole Bros. Circus To Perform In West Deptford Despite PETA Protests, Claims Of Animal Abuse (links 3, 5 & 6)
 * 11) Circus Animal Trainer Replies To Llandudno Critic
 * 12) Animal Activist Harassed During Anti-Animal Abuse Protest
 * 13) Piccadilly Circus Trainer Loves The Animals, Denies Abuse, Neglect
 * 14) Animal Welfare Protests At Circus
 * 15) Zebra Advertised For Sale As Circus Sells Animals
 * 16) Animal Welfare Laws UK
 * 17) The Government Must Act Now To Ban Wild Animals In Circuses
 * 18) RSPCA - Animal Acts In The Circus
 * 19) Tim Frisco - Baby Val
 * 20) Tim Frisco - Elephant Abuse

Team GB [] A pre-olympics article

Abortion

@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19621675