Vocabulary
This greek root word means feelings or disease.
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The author's claim about technology is ______________.
Young people can use the power of technology to make the world a better place.
The author's claim about technology is __________.
Technology can distract us from admiring our surroundings and interacting with others.
In argumentative writing, this shows the argument that the author is making or the main point that tells what the author believes.
Claim
This is the first thing you should do when you are given a cold read passage.
You should preview the title, then predict what the passage will be about.
This vocabulary word means to take in greedily.
How is technology like a superpower?
It gives humans almost limitless abilities.
What does the author do when a friend points out a new Miley Cyrus post?
She looks out the window, closes her curtains, then quickly checks social media to find the post.
In argumentative writing, you use these to support your claim.
Reasons
This is what you do when you are asked a comprehension question about a passage or text.
You look back in the text for details to help you answer the question.
What is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
Sympathy means you acknowledge that someone is distressed. Empathy means you understand how someone else is feelings.
How is technology a "window into a new world"?
It allows people to get information that would be difficult to get without it.
While traveling through a village in Cambodia, the author notices this about the villagers.
The villagers are very happy, even though they do not have technology.
In argumentative writing, you include this to supports each reason with facts or proof.
Evidence
This is what you do while you are reading the passage for the first time.
You summarize the text in the margin using the 5Ws and How.
According to paragraph 4, how can teens be in control of their own information network?
They can filter out useless information.
If the authors of "Black Hole" and "Teens and Tech" were to agree on something about technology, what would it be?
Technology has a lot of useless information.
In argumentative writing, you include this to show the opposing opinion.
Counterclaim
How do you determine the central idea a cold read?
After you have answered the 5Ws and how, you use that information to determine the central idea.
Mrs. Riddle made an appointment with the optometrist. Where is the root word in this sentence? What does it mean?
The root word is -opt-, -opt- means eye or sight.
What does the author mean when he says teens must "take charge in an informed, responsible, and powerful way?
He means that teens must educate themselves by taking advantage of technology to access information.
"In a life of go, go, go I had finally stopped." What does this sentence mean?
In argumentative writing, you include this as a source of information that is able to be trusted or believed.
Credible Source
What should you do while close reading a passage?
You should annotate for important information such as characters, settings, and verb phrases.