A Structured Academic Controversy is a strategy that requires students to retrieve evidence from text, engage in perspective taking, and build consensus through listening and restating.

The teacher implementation guide can be found here

Topic	Articles
Is bottled water a better choice than tap water?	Most Bottled Water is tap video Ban bottled water text with task for bottled water Bottled Water Association Text
Should schools allow classroom pets?	Pets enhance learning with graphic organizer Leave animals out of the classroom article Having a pet in the classroom
Should lunches from home be banned?	Home lunches: OK or Outrageous? School lunches are healthier Parents aren’t fans of banning lunches
Are Zoos good or bad?	Text with task Zoochosis Lifespan of elephants chart The Swazi Eleven