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Lesson 1: Conflicting Viewpoints

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⛵ Sailing Home · Lesson 1 of 2

Conflicting Viewpoints

Two articles, same ocean, opposite conclusions. Work out what each one is actually claiming.

📰 Two articles
🧭 AEIOU organiser
🏆 5 points
1

Watch this first

It sets up what you are reading for.

2

Read both articles

Read them in either order, but read both before you decide anything.

Both readings

📄 Ocean Plastic Does Not Lead to Marine Life Population Decline

📄 Plastic Pollution Affects Sea Life Throughout the Ocean

3

Capture what each text says

Complete the AEIOU graphic organiser in the Lesson 1 worksheet to help you capture important information from each text.

⚖️ Both can be careful and still disagree

Two sources can each be accurate and still reach opposite conclusions, because they choose different evidence to put in front of you. Note what each article leaves out — that gap is usually the argument.

📤 Turn in: Submit your completed AEIOU organiser through this assignment.