4 Cell phones also allow students access to important public announcements and alerts. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have developed Wireless Emergency Alerts. These are text messages that will warn the public about severe weather events, possible floods, or other local and national emergencies (FCC, n.d.). Having access to cell phones in schools can be the key to keeping students safe. Read this claim from paragraph 4 of the passage: Cell phones also allow students access to important public announcements and alerts. Which type of evidence does the author use to support this claim? a. Facts and statistics b. Expert opinion c. Anecdotal evidence d. No evidence

4 Cell phones also allow students access to important public announcements and alerts. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have developed Wireless Emergency Alerts. These are text messages that will warn the public about severe weather events, possible floods, or other local and national emergencies (FCC, n.d.). Having access to cell phones in schools can be the key to keeping students safe. Which statement from paragraph 4 is an example of evidentiary support? a. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have developed Wireless Emergency Alerts. b. Having access to cell phones in schools can be the key to keeping students safe. c. Cell phones also allow students access to important public announcements and alerts. d. These are text messages that will warn the public about severe weather events, possible floods, or other local and national emergencies.

Cell phones also allow students access to important public announcements and alerts. Which type of evidence does the author use to support this claim? a. Facts and statistics b. Expert opinion c. Anecdotal evidence d. No evidence

Cell phones are already enhancing some classroom experiences. Which type of evidence does the author use to support this claim? a. Anecdotal evidence b. No evidence c. Facts and statistics d. Expert opinion

Read this claim from paragraph 3 of the passage. This proliferation of cell phone use among teens can work to their benefit. It can help keep them safe. Which evidence would be the most credible to support the claim? a. According to a Department of Education survey, 70% of students who faced emergency situations reported using their cell phones to call their parents. b. Students can use cell phones to call their parents and to call 911 in emergencies. c. Across the country, many students use cell phones to call their parents and other adults when they need help. d. Based on student interviews, cell phones were used to call parents and arrange safe rides home during a 2011 blackout in a California school.

First read the passage below. Then answer the questions.“Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom?”By Robert Earl[W]hatever a school's approach to technology, cell phones seem to be nearly ubiquitous.  An April 2010 study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the University of Michigan found that in schools that permitted students to have cell phones, 71 percent of students sent or received text messages on their cell phones in class.  In the majority of schools -- those that allow students to have phones in school but not use them in the classroom - the percentage was almost as high: 65%.  Even in schools that ban cell phones entirely, the percentage was still a shocking 58%.            Many teachers have given in and allowed their students to listen to music through their earbuds while they're doing individual class work (reading or writing or conducting research).  "I concentrate better on my schoolwork when I'm listening to music," is the rationalization from many students.  Many teachers seem to accept this reasoning, little knowing about the data on multitasking and its deleterious effects on concentration and the ability to think clearly.  Two years ago, for example, Peter Bregman wrote in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network that multitasking can reduce productivity by as much as 40%, increase stress and cause a 10-point fall in IQ. Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/05/do-cell-phones-belong-in-the-classroom/257325/Links to an external site. After reading the excerpt above, a student wrote the sentences below.  High school students always use cell phones in class.  Their teachers let them do this because they don't know that multitasking totally destroys students' ability to think.Are these sentences effective or ineffective? Choose the best response below.Group of answer choicesYes, they are effective. They need no revisions.No, there are too many boosters like "always" and "totally destroys." These should be replaced with more specific information or hedges like "sometimes" or "may do this because..."No, there are too many hedges. These should be replaced with more boosters like "absolutely" or "certainly."