So+What?

SO WHAT?
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(What does the message/theme/ concept mean in your life and/or in the lives of others? Why is it worth sharing/telling? What significance does it have to your life and/or to the lives of others?) || Makes **significant** connections to the message of the text and concepts, situations, or information about: § the world or society, § other texts, or   § self <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">Provides **insightful** statement(s) to support their opinion || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 6pt 0in 0pt;">Makes **relevant** connections to the message of the text and concepts, situations, or information about: § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">the world or society, § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">other texts, or   § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">self <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Provides **adequate** statement(s) to support their opinion || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 6pt 0in 0pt;">Makes **vague** connections to the message of the text and concepts, situations, or information about: § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">the world or society, § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">other texts, or   § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">self <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Provides **general** or **no** statement(s) to support their opinion || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 6pt 0in 0pt;">Makes **insignificant** or **unrelated** connections to the message of the text and concepts, situations, or information about: § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">the world or society, § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">other texts, or   § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">self <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">Provides **no** statement(s) to support their opinion ||

7. ** Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.* (CCQ3) ** ** (CCQ4) ** 8. ** Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. (CCQ3) ** 9. ** Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. (CCQ4) **
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Stupid Teenage Tricks, for a Virtual Audience By [|TARA PARKER-POPE] Taken from // NewYorkTimes.com // on January 14, 2011 (1) Is the Internet making teenagers do more dumb things than ever? (2) Some child specialists worry that it is. Teenagers have always been prone to taking foolish risks (thanks partly to the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which governs decision-making and is still developing in adolescence). But with the rise of sites like YouTube and Facebook, these experts say, teenagers now face virtual peer pressure to emulate all kinds of dangerous stunts and dares, and post them online. <span style="height: 162pt; margin-left: 5in; margin-top: 23.5pt; mso-wrap-edited: f; position: absolute; width: 137.4pt; z-index: 251657728;">   (3) There are no data to demonstrate whether Web-inspired recklessness is really increasing or whether teenagers are taking the same risks as earlier generations — and just finding it easier to document idiotic exploits for all to see. (4) But some doctors say that at the very least, the Internet is causing adolescents to ratchet up the danger level. A few weeks ago, Dr. E. Hani Mansour, a burn specialist in Livingston, N.J., treated a teenager who had been severely burned after lighting fireworks. This was not your father’s fireworks accident. The boy had filled the family bathtub with fireworks, covered his body in protective clothing and set up a video camera to record the event. The resulting explosion, which the teenager later said he had hoped to post on YouTube, created a fireball that left the boy with burns on about 14 percent of his body. (5) “Boys have been trying to be rocket scientists for many years,” said Dr. Mansour, medical director of the burn center at St. Barnabas Medical Center. “But now we’re seeing it in a more brazen way. They’re doing it for the purpose of filming it.” (6) Indeed, unlike their counterparts from the past, these young burn victims fully intended to create a flaming spectacle, and often take basic precautions like covering their skin. (7) Last winter, a 15-year-old boy was treated at the burn center after trying to film an attempt to shoot a basket with a flaming basketball. He wore layers of clothing to protect his skin and doused the ball in gasoline before lighting it. But when he threw the ball, his clothing caught fire. The young man is recovering, Dr. Mansour said, but he will have lasting scars from second- and third-degree burns on his chest, abdomen and thighs. (8) A search on YouTube for “flaming basketball” turns up more than 100 videos. In a presentation for the American Burn Association, Dr. Mansour studied 46 Web videos focused on “fire tricks.” Although a few involved adults, most participants appeared to be 13 to 20, and a few looked even younger. (9) Some experts say YouTube, MySpace, and the like should be used to alert teenagers to the consequences of risky behavior. Dr. Mansour said his hospital planned to launch a YouTube video depicting the pain and scars of burn accidents. Dr. Megan A. Moreno, an adolescent medicine specialist at the University of Wisconsin, [|__recently conducted a study__] in which a MySpace persona called Dr. Meg reached out to teenagers who used their pages to boast of drinking or sexual exploits. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” asked Dr. Meg, who went on to explain why they might want to remove the information. The note also warned them about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases. (10) Teenagers contacted by Dr. Meg were twice as likely to remove references to sex or substance use during the next three months as those who weren’t contacted, according to the study, published in // The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. //    **   Question #4: So what? (Connections)  ** **  ARTICLE: Stupid Teenage Tricks for a Virtual Audience   ** ** Written by a student in Ms C's class  ** I’ve posted a video on YouTube—but nothing bad. So the text doesn’t really apply to me—I’m afraid of fire. It’s scary! I’ve had a friend who was burned really badly by fire. So this article might really relate to people who do play with fire. I would definitely share with article with a lot of people. The part that I’ll be certain to tell others about in the number of scary, fire videos posted on YouTube and how so many have bad endings. ** Written by a student in Ms. C’s class  ** The text means to me that kids like my brother should really stop with the stupid stunts. The article impacts my life because it shows dumb stunts, and I know people who have done stupid dares and hurt themselves. The part where it tells about the kid with second and third degree burns would make me want to show this article to several of my friends. ** Written by a student in Mr. P’s class  ** I have a friend that posted a video of himself jumping off his roof into his pool, but he didn’t jump far enough and broke two of his ribs. The article sends a message saying don’t do stupid stuff just to get attention—you can really get hurt. I would share this article with others, so kids don’t go around lighting basketballs on fire or hurting themselves. ** Written by a student in Ms. M’s class  ** Some teenagers are just plain dumb for trying crazy stunts to get attention. I have a friend who hurt himself jumping off a roof just so he could post a video on YouTube. The impact that this article has on me is that I will think through stunts before risking my health or my friends’ health. While I might not actually give the article to my friends, I will tell them about the kid who was hurt after lying on top of fireworks and setting them off. Very scary stuff! ||
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