TruthQuest!
Who do you ask?
You call your family to talk to them about what happened. You've always trusted their judgment in the past. Try it!
Task:
Text your research question to a friend or family member. Screenshot their response and add it to your infographic poster.
Fact Check:
Optional: Check out these resources below to fact-check the above statements.
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Armalite (AR-15 stands for Armalite Rifle, "the proprietary name (in the USA) of a type of lightweight, small-calibre assault rifle...registered in 1958")
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A Brief History of the AR-15 (February 2018)
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Number of individual firearms licenses held in Canada in 2016, by type (from Statista database)
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Mass shootings : media, myths, and realities by Jaclyn Schildkraut and H. Jaymi Elsass (book in library, call no: HV6515 .S35 2016)
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Gun violence by the numbers: How America, Canada and the world compare
Narratives Matters: Everyone Has a Story to Tell
There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, as there will be on yours, and each one has a unique perspective and a story to tell. Below are a series of narratives surrounding gun violence in America. Watch each video clip and answer the question at the end. For your poster, choose a person or group whose unique perspective may not be represented on your topic (see directions at bottom).
Task:
These controversial issues are complex and not easily resolved. This means there are many points of view when considering possible solutions. Here are some examples of perspectives surrounding gun violence. If you have chosen gun violence as your topic, think of one more voice that might be missing from the narrative.
- Police/Law Enforcement Officer
- Family member of a victim
- Americans from various races & cultures
- Incarcerated mass shooter
- Representative from another country that has stricter or less strict gun control than the U.S.
- Other?
If you are completing TruthQuest! with your own topic, brainstorm a list of potential perspectives and then select one to complete the following section.
Directions:
- Choose one unique perspective, and either find a video or image of someone who would fill that voice
- Screenshot the image or a still from your video and paste it into the appropriate box on your poster template
- If you find a video, paste the link to it beneath the image
- Beneath the image/video, write a caption that explains WHY that "missing voice" should be heard
Tech Tutorials:
- How to Take a Screen Shot - Click on appropriate tab for your computer/device: Windows, Mac, etc.
- How to use the Snipping Tool - for Windows
- How to use Grab for Mac