Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

W RITING Q UIZZES • 183

TIMED QUIZ (1 Essay Prompt; 40 minutes)

DIRECTIONS: You have 40 minutes to plan and write an essay. Read the prompt carefully and ƒ‡ •—”‡ ›‘— —†‡”•–ƒ† –Š‡ ‹•–”—…–‹‘•Ǥ ƒ’Ž‡ ‡••ƒ›• ƒ”‡ ‘ ’Ǥ Ͷ͵͸Ǥ Introducing Technology in Pre-Kindergarten Programs Š‹Ž†”‡ ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ–‡ ‹–”‘†—…‡† –‘ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ƒ– ƒ ›‘—‰ ƒ‰‡ǡ •‘‡–‹‡• –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡‹” ’”‡Ǧ kindergarten programs. Students play educational games on tablets with interactive touch screens. Technology can also help children gain social skills if they play computer games with a partner. Teachers can use digital cameras to document students’ progress and share it with their ’ƒ”‡–•Ǥ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰›…ƒ ’”‘˜‹†‡ ƒ…–‹˜‹–‹‡• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ ˆ— ˆ‘” •–—†‡–• ƒ†…‘˜‡‹‡– ˆ‘” –‡ƒ…Š‡”•ǡ „—– •Š‘—Ž† –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ’Žƒ› ƒ…‡–”ƒŽ ”‘Ž‡ ‹ ’”‡Ǧ‹†‡”‰ƒ”–‡…Žƒ••”‘‘•ǫ ‹…‡…Š‹Ž†”‡ —•‡ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ †‡˜‹…‡• ƒ– ƒ ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰Ž› ›‘—‰ ƒ‰‡ǡ ‹– ‹• ‹’‘”–ƒ– –‘…‘•‹†‡” Š‘™ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› could enhance or inhibit early childhood development. Perspective 1 Perspective 2 Perspective 3 Technological devices are ‹’”ƒ…–‹…ƒŽ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ’”‡Ǧ classroom because they ƒ”‡ ‡š’‡•‹˜‡ǡ ƒ”‡ ‡ƒ•› ˆ‘”…Š‹Ž†”‡ –‘ „”‡ƒǡ ƒ† quickly become outdated. —”–Š‡”‘”‡ǡ…Š‹Ž†”‡ should not become too reliant on computers for entertainment. Games on computers or tablets can make Ž‡ƒ”‹‰ „ƒ•‹…•‹ŽŽ•ǡ such as counting or ‡‘”‹œ‹‰ –Š‡ ƒŽ’Šƒ„‡–ǡ more entertaining and interactive. Children will see the task as a form of play rather than of work. It is important to make the use of technology a natural and integral part of children’s lives. They will be required to use it in the …Žƒ••”‘‘ǡ ƒ† ‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ› ‹ –Š‡ ™‘”ˆ‘”…‡ǡ ƒ† they will adapt to it more quickly if they start using technological devices at a young age. Essay Task ”‹–‡ ƒ —‹ϐ‹‡†ǡ…‘Š‡”‡– ‡••ƒ› ‹ ™Š‹…Š ›‘— ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‡ —Ž–‹’Ž‡ ’‡”•’‡…–‹˜‡• ‘ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ…– ‘ˆ ‹–”‘†—…‹‰ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ‹ ’”‡Ǧ‹†‡”‰ƒ”–‡ ’”‘‰”ƒ•Ǥ  ›‘—” ‡••ƒ› „‡ •—”‡ –‘ǣ • Analyze and evaluate perspectives given • State and develop your own perspective • Explain the relationship between your perspective and those given ‘—” ’‡”•’‡…–‹˜‡ ƒ› „‡ ‹ ˆ—ŽŽ ƒ‰”‡‡‡– ™‹–Š ƒ› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘–Š‡”•ǡ ‹ ’ƒ”–‹ƒŽ ƒ‰”‡‡‡– ‘” ™Š‘ŽŽ› †‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ǥ Šƒ–‡˜‡” –Š‡…ƒ•‡ǡ •—’’‘”– ›‘—” ‹†‡ƒ• ™‹–Š Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ ”‡ƒ•‘‹‰ ƒ† †‡–ƒ‹Ž‡†ǡ ’‡”•—ƒ•‹˜‡ ‡šƒ’Ž‡•Ǥ