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The content in the video presented is a debate on cloning in which my students participated. It is one component of their cloning project which included: reading the fictional text //Double Identity// by Margaret Peterson Haddix, conducting research on cloning using the Learn Genetics website, and writing a thesis paper. Students were required to use what they had learned about cloning to form an opinion as to whether or not it was okay that Bethany Cole (main character in //Double Identity//) was a clone of her parents' first child. The purpose of having the debate was to allow students the opportunity to share their thoughts and be aware of other perspectives before writing their final thesis paper.

The following documents were provided to students during the project: