Literature

After You Read

READING WORKSHOP 1 • Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Cyber Chitchat

Answering the

1. After reading this essay by Cindy Kauffman, do you think the effects of
   computer technology are always good?


2. Recall What activity from her own childhood does the author connect
   to her daughter’s use of instant-messaging?
   TTIPIP Right There


3. Summarize Throughout the essay, how did the author and her
   daughter interact with each other about the online chat?
   TTIPIP Think and Search

Critical Thinking

4. Infer What does the author suggest that her daughter’s second-grade
   teacher would think about online conversations?
   TTIPIP Author and Me


5. Infer How do you think the daughter feels about her mother’s
   questions and comments? How can you tell?
   TTIPIP Author and Me


6. Evaluate Do you think the author’s argument in this essay is
   convincing? Explain.
   TTIPIP Author and Me

Talk About Your Reading

Literature Groups In your group, talk about a time when an adult didn’t

understand something you did. For example, maybe you made up new rules

for a game, and an adult didn’t understand why you changed the rules.

• How did you feel?


• How did you react?


• What finally happened?

Write to Learn Write a letter to the author’s daughter and describe your

experience. Compare your experience with her experience.

• How were they alike?


• How were they different?


• Did the adults react the same way?

550 UNIT 5 Is Progress Always Good?
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Objectives (pp. 550–551)
Reading Paraphrase and summarize

• Make connections from text to self
  Literature Identify literary elements:
  author’s craft
  Vocabulary Identify word structure:
  base words
  Writing Write a personal letter: compare
  Grammar Identify phrases