“Attached to Technology and Paying a Price”

Analysis

1. How does the information in this article influence your thoughts about the topic of “Shut Down Your Screen Week”?

2. Download "Pro Con Chart" in Moodle and fill out for this article

3. Find 5 sets of Central Claim, Supporting Claim, Evidence, Reasoning. Provide location of text

Example:

Central Claim: The distraction of technology can have serious consequences.

Supporting Claim: "our focus is being undermined by bursts of information" like checking e-mail (sec. 1, par. 8)

Evidence: "The stimulation provokes excitement—a dopamine squirt—that researchers say can be addictive." (sec. 1, par. 9)

Reasoning: The way we use technology is addicting, which makes it hard to stop checking e-mail or Facebook.

Richtel, Matthew. "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price." New York Times. 10 June 2010.

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