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Instructions
This test will have an ECR, and you haven't written one in a while. During
our research unit, we studied, "how computers are changing the way
we communicate." Related to this area of study is the study of video
games and violence. You've likely heard opinions about this issue at some
point in time. Now, I'd like you to read some of what others have said
and take a stand on the issue. At the end, you will write a persuasive
ECR.
(NOTE: This activity will take more time than the others; therefore, you
may want to break it into chunks for yourself by reading a few of the
articles, taking a break, and coming back. You might also want to take
another quick break before writing.)
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1. First, go to this
site from the American Psychological Association to read a brief overview
of what studies have said concerning video games and violence. (http://www.apa.org/releases/videogames.html)
2. Next, go to this
site from USA Today to read one medical advisor's view of both the
good and bad of video games. (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-01-19-video.htm)
3. Just so we don't get too hung up on external media, please look at
this site,
which contains an interview conducted by a reporter for XBox Advanced
with a California Lawmaker and Child Pyschologist. (http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4310)
4. For an opinion from within the industry, please read the editorial
at this site.
(http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=1414)
5. Finally, please take a look at this
site from the National Institute on Media and the Family. (http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_effect.shtml)
You have now finished the background reading for the topic of the ECR.
Your challenge is to form an opinion about
who should be prevented from playing violent video games (what age people,
if any) and why, who should be responsible for this prevention, and how
it should be done. (If you decide that no age group should be prevented
from playing the games, you will need to flesh out your ECR with support
for why you believe this, rather than discuss who should prevent play
and how.) Remember, this is a PERSUASIVE ECR, so you're trying to convince
me.
The final two sites will link you to reminders of what it means to write
a good ECR. Please review them if you need to before writing.
Go to this
site from Wilde Lake and refresh yourself as to how to write an ECR.
If the link doesn't take you directly to the section, use the table of
contents and click on "Answering Extended Constructed Response (Thesis
Essay) Questions" to get to the correct section. (http://www.wildelake.com/policies_procedures/writing_guide.htm#AnsweringExtended)
Go to this
site and read over the rubric for an ECR. It is a six-point rubric
and closely matches that of our own county assessments. Once you have
read it, begin your ECR .(http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/nafta/ecr.html)
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