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What is 'A' Research Based Writing paper?
Many of you might be surprised or disappointed by your progress grade on your 'supporting paragraph assessment today. Effectively building support and elaborating on that support using precisely worded rhetoric is a vital skill for now and in the future. "OK - So what an I doing wrong?" you might ask. Look at how this piece superbly moves from anecdote into evidence and each piece of evidence almost seamlessly builds on the next.
The issue of whether laptops should be under the control of children has both its proponents and detractors. The innumerate possible distractions these devices can create for Middle School aged children is the primary reason why 1:1 computing should not be common place in our schools. I’m not going to lie. Everyday I see almost half of my class going on websites that are not relevant to the school work at hand. Another person who has noticed children getting off task in class is Faria Sana, a researcher on how computer distractions impact kids. One day she was spying on some college students, and noticed that even young adults were on social networking sites or playing games rather than paying attention to their studies. Lynette Owens, author of “Stricter Filters and Rules Are Not the Answer for Laptops in School”, believes computers are the most motivational tool to help children engage in their work and work harder. I would like to argue that having a computer sitting by a child’s side is only encouraging him or her to avoid work by play games or going on social networking sites. Generally, when a child is distracted in class, they are neither working nor learning. The child may very well end up with lower test scores as a direct consequence of their lack of attention in the classroom. The article “Research Says… / One-to-One Laptop Programs Are No Silver Bullet,” by Bryan Goodwin, gives a good example. “After five years of implementation of the largest one-to-one initiative in the United States, Maine's statewide program, evaluations found little effect on student achievement—with one exception, writing, where scores edged up 3.44 points.” Moreover, Faria Sana claims “Computers distractions can change your grade from a B+ to a B-.” Not only does the disturbing aspect of computers’ affect children in class. But they can affect children outside school. Computer distractions are a ripple effect in which if a student ignores tasks in class, they must do it at home. Older teengager’s, especially, can stay up very late at night doing work they didn’t finish and/or learn the work that was taught during the day. I know teenagers have a lot of homework in the first place. But not working hard and staying focused in school just adds to the bucket load of work. As a rule, kids who lack sleep will not perform their best the next day. The article Cellphones/Computers Are Keeping Kids Awake At Night says, “45% of adolescents get less than eight hours of sleep at night (below the minimum hours of sleep for a childs age) caused by school work and games/social networking.” Perhaps if in the future there wasn’t one on one computing, more children would get more sleep, and more children would get higher test scores and learn more than before.
Look at the use of strong word choice (blue words are mine) and the voice of the writer - You can see how my adult voice actually doesn't fit with the text because this student's style is so unique. In addition, look at the depth of the argument. This student did not write '5' llines! -
Learn form this...please!
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