Wednesday, May 1, 2013

English Assignment for May 2, 2013

 
Not long ago, kids could get in trouble for using their cellphones during class. Today, some middle- and high-school teachers encourage it -- as long as students are using the devices for classwork. Teachers don't mind -- heck, they're using their smartphones for school as much as students. In fact, close to three-quarters of teachers in a recent survey say they or their students use cellphones in class or for homework. Read on to learn more about cell phones in school!

Click here to access the article.

Click here to access the questions that go with the article.

What you will be graded on:
  1. You must read and annotate the article. Here's an example of what annotation looks like on a written article. You should have margin notes, you should underline main ideas of each paragraph, and you should circle words you don't know the meaning of.
  2. Your answers on the questions (the link is above). Free response questions should be at a 3 or 4 level to earn full credit.
If you finish early:

You should complete your Geography homework from Social Studies class. This is available as a hard copy handout from Mr. Maxim in class.

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