Workshop Assignment 5: Use LIRN to conduct further research on the claim you presented last week. Identify two articles on the same topic. Write a comparative summary (see text for a sample, p. 220-227)

Workshop Assignment 5: Use LIRN to conduct further research on the claim you presented last week. Identify two articles on the same topic. Write a comparative summary (see text for a sample, p. 220-227)

2) Assignments to complete this week:

● Prior to Class

o Reading: Unit 5, pages 188-277

o Tasks: 1, 5, 14

Week 6: Tasks, 1, 5, 14 ANSWER KEY

TASK 1

Answers will vary.

TASK 2

Text 1: restates many of the facts given in the source; facts are important, but the perspective of the author toward the issue should be included: not the best choice.

Text 2: the level of details seems sufficient: this is a good choice

Text 3: seems rather thin; it is not clear why readers should be concerned about energy drinks

Text 4: clearly reveals a perspective; this is an okay choice–though the link between energy and drinks and caffeine has not been made

Text 5: this makes the connection between caffeine content and possible harm, but does not offer that many details. With additional information, this would be a good choice

TASK 3

It is reasonable to draw the line between the third and fourth statements. Clearly S3 is a gray area. The degree to which a person follows the fourth approach is very important.

TASK 4

S2: underline from “manufacturers” to “traffic accident.”

S3: underline from “with the increased importance” to “vehicle.”

S4: underline from “statistics” to “accidents”

S5: underline from “research” to “drivers”

S7: underline from “This” to “approach”

S10: underline from “to provide” to “situations”

TASK 5

Answers will vary. Here are some examples.

Driving safely may be decreased because drivers are distracted by technology such as cell phones and MP3 players and pay less attention to the road and the traffic.
Because drivers have access to non driving technology such as cell phones in their cars, they may be easily distracted and be less aware of the traffic flow and the road.

Drivers are increasingly distracted by technology in their vehicles that is not related to driving, leading to decreased attention to the road and other traffic.
The availability of technology in cars such as cell phones can lead to driver inattention and decreased focus on safe driving practices.

Important points
If there is an accident, passive safety systems can offer protection.

Passive safety systems do not prevent accidents.

Relationship between the points

Adversative

There is some benefit, but not a complete protective effect.

Linking phrases or expressions

although but, however

Possible synonyms

Severity could replace impact

Stop or avoid could replace prevent

Crash can replace accident

Accident occurring can replace getting into an accident

These are just sample responses.

Paraphrase 1

Although passive safety systems offer protection in an accident, they cannot help drivers avoid a crash.

Paraphrase 2

Passive safety systems can lessen the severity of an accident; however, they do not sto