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What Is the Issue?
My Notes
4. Key Ideas and Details: How does the chart support the introductory points made in the article’s first two paragraphs? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
5. Key Ideas and Details: Which details in the chart support the inference that there is a relationship between youth and advertising? Explain.
Working from the Text
Collaborative Discussion: For the next questions, you will participate in a collaborative discussion of the text “$211 Billon and So Much to Buy — American Youths, the New Big Spenders.” Before you and your partner discuss the text, review the guidelines for effective collaborative discussions. Practice effective communication as you and your partner discuss the article and your responses to the ideas in the text. Remember to add to and adjust your own ideas as you hear and discuss your partner’s thoughts. To review the elements of collaborative discussion, read the following table.
Collaborative Discussions
All group members should:
• Be prepared for the discussion by reading or writing ahead of time.
• Be polite; discuss the topic, not a person in the group.
• Bealert;useappropriateeyecontactandengagewithothergroupmembers.
• Take turns speaking and listening; everyone should have an opportunity to share ideas.
• Keep the goals of the discussion in mind; stay on topic and watch the time to make sure you meet deadlines.
• Ask questions to help guide the discussion.
• Paraphrase others’ comments to ensure understanding; adjust your own ideas based on evidence provided by group members.
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