9.4 Questions About Controversy

• Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHO is involved in the controversy.

-How many people agree with this article?

-How would both sides react to this article?

-How would both sides defend their claims/arguments (when one side counter argues)? 

-How would someone officially know if the sources are credible? 

-How does someone know which side is actually correct? 

• Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about about WHAT is up for debate in this controversy.

-What are the main arguments for both sides?

-What can people do to resolve this controversy? 

-What is the author's main purpose for writing this article?

-What is an idea one side can counter argue? 

-What is the deeper message both sides are trying to get across? 

• Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHEN this controversy has unfolded (and the larger contextual details of that time period that may be relevant).

-When did supporters begin to speak out about this controversy? 

-When did opposing supporters speak out about this controversy? 

-When did the author conduct this research?

-When did people start to realize that men were also victims of sexual violence?

-When was the first time a male actually reported being sexually assaulted? 

• Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHERE this controversy has unfolded - and I mean both physical spaces and cultural spaces.

-Where do most males get sexually assaulted? 

-Where do most victims go when trying to seek help (report being sexually assaulted)? 

-Where did the author conduct his research?

-Where did the author get his information from?

-Where in the world do most people support this article? 

• Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about HOW this controversy has unfolded in the media (including general popular media, scholarly media and social media)

-How come it took a long time for people to realize that women are not the only victims of sexual violence? 

-How does the media favor one side over the other? 

-How does the media react to sexual violence in general? 

-How does the media influence and change other people's opinions about this controversy? 

-How does the media respond to a controversy like this one?