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**Objective **

 * Analyze and reflect on the ways that technology has changed our lives, especially when it comes to privacy and the permanency of information on the internet.

**Common Core Standards **

 * //RI.11-12.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. //
 * //RI.11-12.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text //
 * //RI.11-12.5. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging. //
 * //RST.11-12.5. Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas. //

Procedure

 * Read "The Web Means the End of Forgetting" by Jeffrey Rosen.
 * You can access it online here.
 * Or, you can [|download a PDF here.]
 * Complete the Reflection Guide while you read the article
 * You can[| download the guide here]
 * Or, you can pick up a hard copy in the classroom
 * Turn in the guide via School Loop drop box or to the classroom basket

Differentiation

 * If you would prefer to reflect with video or voice, please feel free to record your reflection answers and get them to me via email or USB
 * If you want more information about this topic, you can listen to this podcast interview with Mr. Rosen.

Evaluation

 * Your reflection will be graded on two things:
 * How clear it is that you read and absorbed the information in the text (3-point scale)
 * The depth and quality of your reflections on how this information is pertinent to you. (4-point scale)

Due Date:

 * Monday, March 5th

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