Teens & Technology Share A Future
The Black Hole Of Technology
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Persuasive Writing
Concept Vocabulary
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The form of technology that the author in “Teens & Technology Share a Future” focuses On The Most?

The internet

100

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

They all check their social medias.

100

Who is the author of "Teens and Technolgy share a Future?" 

Stefan Etienne 

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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.

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What object would have microchips in it?

a phone, a computer, a tablet

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

It allows humans to find any information they need.

200

What is Leena visiting?

 Cambodian temple.

200

What makes you feel a little like Indiana Jones? 

Finding information that you believe will make you a more complete human being. 

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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
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What does absorbed mean?

To fully take in

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According to the author, how is technology a "window into a new world"?

It allows people to get information that would have otherwise been difficult to get. 
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
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What does no one appreciate anymore?

The value of personal interaction or nature

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

What does it mean to take in greedily? 

to devour 

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What does the author suggest people need to do to be in control of their own information network?

They need to filter out the all the useless information. 

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
What celebrity does Leena mention in the story?

Miley Cyrus 

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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

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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 main idea in"The Black Hole of Technology"

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

500

How is technology like a superpower?

It lets us meet new people, invent new things, and help others. 

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.