PRO/CON Cellphone Bans in Schools

Read the section “PRO: Locking Cellphones Helps Students Avoid Distractions.”

Which sentence shows the author’s point of view about why cellphones can be problems in the classroom?

• It is a magnetic pouch system that allows students to lock away their phones while in class.

• Students get to keep their phones, but they can’t use them unless there is an emergency.

• At the end of the day, students can unlock their phones.

• However, the constant appeal of the cellphone is too much for students to resist.

What do the authors of the section

“PRO: Locking Cellphones Helps Students Avoid Distractions”

and the section “CON: Banning Cellphones Is Too Extreme”

AGREE on in the article?

• Cellphones should be locked in pouches at school.

• Some cellphone apps can help students learn new things.

• Cellphones can be a distraction in the classroom.

• Some students need cellphones to talk to their bosses.

Read the following sentence from the section “CON: Banning Cellphones Is Too Extreme.”

"Apps can make learning fun and help students remember lessons."

How does this support the author’s argument that cellphones should not be banned from classrooms?

• It shows most students only use their cellphones for learning.

• It describes something positive that comes from using cellphones.

• It supports the idea that cellphones are the best way to learn.

• It tells why the author thinks students should have laptops.

Which kind of evidence does the author of the section

“PRO: Locking Cellphones Helps Students Avoid Distractions”

use to support the idea that locking up cellphones is good for students?

• firsthand experience

• data and statistics

• scientific research

• historical examples

Read the following sentence from the section “PRO: Locking Cellphones Helps Students Avoid Distractions.”

At my school, students returned from remote learning unable to ignore constant notifications from TikTok and Snapchat.

How does this sentence communicate the author’s point of view?

• It shows why she thinks cellphones make it hard for students to concentrate.

• It explains the reasons why she tries to avoid using social media in her free time.

• It suggests that she understands why students prefer TikTok to other apps.

• It describes the reasons why she disliked remote learning because of COVID-19.