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AVID Weekly 10-19-09

AVID 10 ESHS. AVID Weekly 10-19-09. Quickwrite:. Agree or disagree: “Text messaging is the best communication tool ever invented.”. Group discussion:.

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AVID Weekly 10-19-09

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  1. AVID 10 ESHS AVID Weekly 10-19-09

  2. Quickwrite: • Agree or disagree: • “Text messaging is the best communication tool ever invented.”

  3. Group discussion: • Most teens would agree that text messaging has many benefits. However, there could be lasting consequences to this type of instant communication. Explore the negative impact this technology can have on teens.

  4. Vocabulary: • Formative • Giving form, shaping , molding • Prolific • Profusely productive or fruitful • Phenomenon • Something that is impressive or extraordinary • Affirm • To confirm or ratify • Diagnostic • Serving to identify or characterize • Succinct • Expressed in few words; concise • Syntax • The study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.

  5. AVID Weekly • Reading Purpose: • Is modern technology a social experiment? • Has instant communication (email, text messaging, and instant messaging) negatively impacted our ability to communicate well? • These questions and others are raised in Donna St. George’s article “Texting Changes Life for Teens, Families”.

  6. AVID Weekly • While reading St. George’s text, circle the names of people and underline what they say. • Who are these people? • And how does St. George use cited authors to explore the phenomenon of text messaging?

  7. AVID Weekly • Marking the Text • Number the paragraphs • Circle the names • Underline what these people say • 8 minutes to read this article • Remain quiet after you finish

  8. AVID Weekly • Class discussion, page 4, #4 and #5

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  10. AVID Weekly • “3-part Source Integration (page 5) • Where did you read it • Who wrote it • What did they say • Why is it important

  11. AVID Weekly • Use 3-part source integration as you write a one page paper that addresses the original purpose of our reading: • Is modern technology a social experiment? • Has instant communication (email, text messaging, and instant messaging) negatively impacted our ability to communicate well?

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