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aCTIvITy 2.13
Learning Targets
• Identify and evaluate logical reasoning and relevant evidence in an argument.
• Understand the relationship between logic and fallacy.
• Write arguments based on logical reasoning and evidence to support a claim.
Preview
In this activity, you will read two articles about distracted driving and evaluate the logic presented in each.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read, underline precise adjectives and verbs the writer uses for impact.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
my Notes
online article
Parents Share Son’s Fatal Text Message
to Warn Against Texting & Driving
1 DENVER (AP) – Alexander Heit’s final text cut off in mid-sentence. Before he could send it, police say the 22-year-old University of Northern Colorado student drifted into oncoming traffic, jerked the steering wheel and went off the road, rolling his car.
2 Heit died shortly after the April 3 crash, but his parents and police are hoping the photo of the mundane text on his iPhone will serve as a stark reminder to drivers.
3 The photo, published Wednesday in The Greeley Tribune, shows Heit was responding to a friend by typing “Sounds good my man, seeya soon, ill tw” before he crashed.
4 Witnesses told police that Heit appeared to have his head down when he began drifting into the oncoming lane in the outskirts of Greeley, where the University of Northern Colorado is located. According to police, an oncoming driver slowed and moved over just before Heit looked up and jerked the steering wheel.
5 Police say Heit, a Colorado native who loved hiking and snowboarding, had a spotless driving record and wasn’t speeding.
6 In a statement released through police, Heit’s mother said she doesn’t want anyone else to lose someone to texting while driving.
7 “In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you,” Sharon Heit said.
Source: CBS News, © 2013 The Associated Press
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learNING STraTeGIeS:
Marking the Text, Close Reading, Rereading
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