Question 4 Based on this packet of texts, decide whether cellphones should be banned or allowed in schools.

Level 4: Cell Phones Should Be In Schools • They help you make play-dates. • Parents won’t worry about their kids if the kids have cell phones. • Teachers can use the phones to help kids learn more. OR Cell Phones Should Be in Schools • They help you make play dates. • They help you with schoolwork. • They help you if you have an emergency. Responses at this level tend to show that the student has collected and merged information from both texts in a way that makes a new organization for the combined information (in this case to support a position). The student has recognized categories/subtopics. Level 5: Cell Phones Should be In Schools • You need them in emergencies • play dates • dentist • You need them to help you to succeed in school • Apps can help students work on group projects, take quizzes, and play games. • You can look up how to spell words and capitals of countries. OR Cell Phones Should Be in Schools • You need them in emergencies • play dates • dentist • You need them to help you succeed in school • Apps can help students work on group projects, take quizzes, and play games. • You can look up how to spell words. • CJ Perkins say they are a problem because of theft. He just cares about security because he’s a security guard. Responses at this level tend to organize information about the subtopic by putting information into larger categories. They often create their own headings for the categories. Responses at this level might include more text detail than other levels and may highlight different perspectives, when applicable. In this response, the reader did not note where texts disagreed, but otherwise this fits level 5. Level 6: Cell Phones Should Be in Schools • You need them in emergencies • play dates (text 3) • dentist (#3) • You need them to help you to succeed in school • Apps can help students work on group projects, take quizzes, and play games (#2) • You can look up how to spell words and capitals of countries (#3) • But some say they are a distraction in class (#2) and a security problem (#1). If students use them properly, this won’t be a problem. OR Cell Phones Should Be in Schools • You need them in emergencies • play dates (text 3) • dentist (#3) • CJ Perkins says they are harmful in emergencies (#1) but if there are rules, then it won’t be a problem. He may want to scare schools away from using cell phones because he’s a security guard. • You need them to help you to succeed in school. • Apps can help students work on group projects, take quizzes, and play games (#2). • You can look up how to spell words and capitals of countries (#3). Responses at this level track information across texts and reorganize the information into new subcategories. Readers indicate the source of the information and the different information and perspectives provided across texts.