Research the topic considering the specific perspective of the role that you have chosen.

Use the guide questions below to help you during your research:

Who is benefiting economically in this issue? What kind of monetary improvements, if any, will be made with the drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? How will the oil be distributed? What kind of effects will drilling have on the environment? How will this effect the import of oil from different countries? How will this effect surrounding countries? What type of political benefits/disadvantages will be a result of drilling? Will this create or hinder jobs in Alaska? How will this effect the price of gasoline in the United States? What actions can be taken to stop the drilling? How will drilling effect the Alaskan ecosystem?

 

Use the links provided below to perform your research, however do not limit yourself to these links and feel free to conduct our own search as well.

 

Oppose	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Both	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-The Debate
Both	Arctic Oil Drilling Debate Escalates
Oppose	National Wildlife Federation
Both	Arctic refuge tied to economic bill
Oppose	Canada urges against hasty U.S. move on Arctic oil
Both	Divided On Drilling
Both	House OKs bill to drill in Arctic reserve
Both	Controversial drilling in Alaskan Wildlife Refuge central to Bush’s proposed energy budget
Both	The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: To Drill or Not to Drill? (pdf file)
Both	Fuel or Folly: Drilling in the Arctic Reserve Listen to a real Debate!
Both	ALASKA RESIDENTS REMAIN DIVIDED OVER ARCTIC OIL
Both	The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Oppose	Oil money gushing into Bush campaign
Both	Searching for oil under Alaskan ice: Technological Advances
Oppose	Sioux Falls man opposes Alaska drilling
Oppose	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Both	The Return of Alaskan Oil Drilling
Both	Will Drilling the Arctic Refuge Really Solve Our Oil Woes?
Both	Pros and Cons of Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

When you are completed with your research, you may begin designing your powerpoint presentation. Follow the guidelines below to prepare: Your powerpoint presentation must include a minimum of 5 Slides. Extra Credit will be given for a more developed presentation with more than 5 slides.

 

SLIDE ONE	INTRODUCTION	Establish yourself by explaining your role. State if you support or oppose the drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Include three supportive facts as whether you oppose or support drilling.
SLIDE TWO	SUPPORTIVE FACT ONE	Explanation/validation/details & examples
SLIDE THREE	SUPPORTIVE FACT TWO	Explanation/validation/details & examples
SLIDE FOUR	SUPPORTIVE FACT THREE	Explanation/validation/details & examples
SLIDE FIVE	CONCLUSION	Re-state topic, opinion, and sub-topics

 

You will use this powerpoint presentation to assist you in presenting your role and point of view to the rest of the class. EVERYONE must do their own presentation. It needs only to be a 3-5 minute presentation. Refer to the Evaluation Section for a Rubric on your powerpoint and presentation.

 

When presentations are complete, you wil meet with your fellow supporters or opposers before the debate. During this time you must pick the five most COMPELLING reasons out of your whole group whether or not we should drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Each group will have 20 minutes to meet before the debate begins. Everyone must speak at least once during the debate. It would also be a good idea to brainstorm some issues that the opposing group might point out, and form some potential rebuttal statements for those issue that may arise. Refer to the Evalutaion Section of the Web Quest to review the expectations of your performance during the debate.

 

When we are completed with the debate, you should follow the guide questions below to write your reflection:

 

What were some of the similarities and differences between the opposing views during the debate? What kind of things affect the way people think differently about an issue? How do we determine who is right and who is wrong? How might it be difficult to find a common ground between two opposing views? Why is it important for all point of views be voiced when a situation comes up like this? In your opinion, should we drill or not? Explain your answer giving valid reasons to back up your thoughts.

 

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