Friedman, Lauri S

A collection of six controversial essays that debate issues associated with a person's right to die, and includes instruction and exercises on writing a persuasive essay.

Contains articles that provide a variety of perspectives on the issue of stem cell research, and features exercises and instructions designed to help students write a critical essay on the topic.

Presents various perspectives on controversial issues related to obesity, covering the degree of the problem, prevention, and the role of the government.

Offers students guidance and advice to help them research, outline, draft, edit, and write an effective critical essay about Web 2.0.

Debates issues concerning teen pregnancy such as abortions without parental permission and adoption, and includes guidelines for writing essays on the topic.

Describes the Opposing Viewpoints format for writing the narrative essay, providing four viewpoints on the topic of drunk driving, with model essays and exercises, and supporting research material.

Describes the Opposing Viewpoints format for writing the cause and effect essay, providing four viewpoints on the topic of drug abuse, with model essays and exercises, and supporting research material.

Provides materials designed to help students research and write narrative essays, featuring an overview of the topic of discrimination followed by six opposing viewpoints; contains information on the format and characteristics of narrative essays, with annotated models and step-by-step exercises; and includes additional research material and writing prompts.

Contains materials designed to help students write essays on the topic of censorship, featuring articles that provide different perspectives on the topic, and including step-by-step instructions for writing a five-paragraph essay, writing exercises, and other resources and research materials.

Contains six critical essays that debate issues related to the AIDS virus and introduces readers to the "cause and effect" essay with writing exercises designed to help students research, outline, draft, edit, and write essays.