Module5High-techLivingTaskWriteareportSkillsbuilding1
Collectdifferentopinionsandfacts
Presentdifferentfactstosupportdifferentopinions
facts:someexamples;somepersuasivedataopinions:thesupporters’,theobjectors’orthewriter’s
Apossibleversiontothetask:ArecentpollintheUSfoundthat51percentofhighschoolstudentsand37percentofadultshaveexperiencedatleastonesymptomofhearing
TeensarelisteningtoportableMP3musicplayers,louderandlonger
Theyprobablydon’trealizethatthesoundoftheportableplayercanbeasdamagingtotheirearsasthenoiseofajetengine
ThepollwasconductedfortheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(ASHS)
Resultsshowedthat28percentofhighschoolstudentsand26percentofadultshavehadtoturnupthevolumeontheirtelevisions
Thepollalsofoundthat29percentofstudentsreportedsaying“what”or“huh”duringconversations