Week 10_Monday_7.5F

Read paragraphs 1-3. What does the inclusion of the words "hormones," "adolescent," "studies," "sleep research," and "renowned doctors" suggest about the text "A Later Start for Health"?

• The text contains scientific evidence.

• The intended audience for the text is adults, not teenagers.

• The main idea is that research shows hormones cause adolescents to need more sleep.

• The text was most likely a magazine article written by a medical doctor.

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What inference can be made regarding the evidence presented in "A Later Start for Health"?

• The evidence supports that elementary schools should also start later.

• The evidence supports that family time is more important than sleep schedules.

• The evidence supports that parents should leave work early in order to spend time with their children.

• The evidence supports that parents should leave work early in order to spend time with their children.

Part B: Choose the sentence from "Keep Start Times as They Are" that supports your answer in part A.

• A. In order for elementary schools to start earlier, students will need to be picked up by the bus earlier.

• Also, younger children need more sleep than teens.

• They will have to go to sleep earlier if they are forced to wake up earlier.

• This would mean families would miss out on crucial quality time together.