Teens & Technology Share A Future
The Black Hole Of Technology
Appositives & Multiple Meaning Words
Persuasive Writing
Concept Vocabulary
100

The kind/form of technology that the author in “Teens & Technology Share A Future” focuses On The Most?

The internet

100

How Leena spends time with her friends in "The Black Hole of Technology"

They all check their social medias.

100

Two meanings of the word "saw"

A cutting tool or to see something

100

The side that the author in "Teens & Technology Share A Future" is on (for the argument on whether technology is helpful or harmful to society)

He would say that it is helpful.

100

If a person is devouring every episode in the Flash series, what is the most likely meaning of devouring? 

a. looking at with interest

b. Taking in greedily

c. Struggling with 

200

Why the author of “Teens and Technology Share a Future” values technology so much/thinks so highly of it.

It allows humans to find any information they need.

200

The event that changes the author in "The Black Hole Of Technology"

Visiting the Cambodian temple.

200

Two of the meanings of the multiple meaning word "ship" 

A boat or to carry out/send out

200

The side that the author in "The Black Hole of Technology" is on (for the argument on whether technology is helpful or harmful to society)

That technology is harmful
200

What does absorbed mean?

To fully take in

300

How today’s teenagers become the world’s greatest generation (as said in the text).

Using technology responsibly/the right way.

300

Characteristics of the villagers in the text, "The Black Hole of Technology" (HINT: how are they different?)

They have no technology, poor, are happy
300

The appositive in this sentence is ____: My brother Bob is a cool kid.

Bob
300

What is one way that an author tries to get you believe their side (one persuasive technique)

Repetition, appeal to emotion (emotional stories) or appeal to logic (evidence, facts, reasons, etc.)

300
If someone is consumed by a video game, what are they acting like?

They cannot focus on anything else

400

The author’s opinion about technology in “Teens and Technology Share a Future” (what can it do).

It gives us many abilities (helping others, finding information, etc.)

400

Ways that the author in "The Black Hole of Technology" changes at the end of the text

She appreciates her surroundings and uses her phone less.

400

In which sentence can the multiple-meaning word sign be defined as a "signature?"

a.  You may sign our names on the visitor's list.

b.  Other hikes saw no sign of deer along the muddy path.

c.  That dark sky may be a sign of stormy weather to come.  

400

Which did the author in “Teens and Technology Share a Future” use the most to convince his audience: logical reasons or emotional stories?

logical facts and reasons

400

What is trigonometry? 

A field/study of math having to do with angles and triangles

500

The main idea of "Teens & Technology Share A Future" 

Technology can be used in positive ways if young people take action/use it in a good way.

500

The author's claim in "The Black Hole of Technology"

Modern technology can distract us from enjoying our surroundings and interacting with the people around us.

500

What does process mean in the story "Black Hole of Technology?"  

"No one stops to process information anymore." 

It means understanding/making sense of/understanding...
500
How does the author in "The Black Hole of Technology" try to convince/persuade the audience that technology is harmful?
Explaining her story of how she visited the Cambodian temple.
500

Use the word "absorbed" in a sentence

Example: I absorbed the lesson so well that I felt that I could teach it.

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