Erin Palmer - Video Games, Yes or No

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Video Games, Yes or No

Level: J Word Count: 312 words 100th word: people page 8

Building Academic Vo cabulary and Background Knowledge

Before reading a book, it is important to set the stage for your child or students by using pre-reading strategies. This will help them develop their vocabul ary , increase their reading comprehension, and make connections across the curriculum.

Read the title and look at the cover . Lets make predictions about what this book will b e about.

Ta ke a picture walk by talking about the pictures/photographs in the book. Implant t he vocabulary as you take the picture walk. Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings, T able of Contents, glossary , bolded words, captions, charts/ d iagrams, or Index.

Have students read the rst page of text with you then have students read the r emaining text.

Strategy T alk use to assist students while reading.

- Get your mouth ready - Look at the picture - Thinkdoes it make sense - Thinkdoes it look right - Thinkdoes it sound right - Chunk it by looking for a part you know Read it again.

After reading the book complete the activities below .

Before & After Reading Activities

Comprehension and Extension Activity

After reading the book, work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery .

W hat would be good habits to have when playing video games? (Summarize)

. In what ways can video games set a bad example? (Infer)

. H ow can video games keep you from making friends? How can video games help you make friends? (Asking questions) Do you play video games that teach you new skills or informa tion? Share with us. (T ext to self connection)

Extension Activity

Do you play video games? Think about all the games you play on a console, computer , or tablet. How much time do you spend playing them? F or one week record how much time you are spending playing a video game each day . Then create a graph that shows how much time was spent playing video games each day . Which day did you play the most? Why? Which day did you play the least? Why? What are some ways you can limit the time spent playing video games?

Content Area Voca bulary Use glossary words in a sentence.

argument negative opinions opponents pastime proponents

Before Reading:

After Reading:

Te aching Focus:

Concepts of Print- Have students nd capital letters and punctuation in a sentence. Ask students to explain the purpose for using them in a sentence.

Table of Contents

Video games are a popular pastime for children and adults, but many people have different opinions about them.

Introduction

Video games may have good and bad elements.

An opinion is the way a person feels about an issue or question. When people have different opinions, it doesnt mean one person is wrong and the other is right.

Just like you and a friend may not have the same favorite color , some people may have different opinions about whether video games are positive or negative .

When you learn about both sides of a subject, you can form your own opinion and make your own argument .

For a lot of people, video games can be a source of fun, entertainment, and education.

Arguments for Video Games

Video games can be played online, bringing people together from all over the world.

Video games can help people learn new skills. Some video games teach pilots how to y!

Video games can teach you how to use different strategies to solve a problem.

Some video games even teach kids how to design their own video games.

Video game proponents encourage schools to use video games in lessons about math, reading, science, history , and other subjects.

Sometimes people are so busy having fun playing video games, they dont notice they are learning too!

Many people think video games set a bad example.

Arguments against Video Games

Unlike TV shows or movies that sometimes show bad things, a video game player controls what happens.

If you see a ght in a movie, you are only watching it. If you play a video game, your choices make the ght happen.

Is the person who plays a video game making a bad choice if they hurt a character in a game?