Effects of Allowing Students to Use iPods in Class
Allowing students to use iPods in class can lead to distractions and missed instructions from teachers, resulting in negative academic consequences. This essay explains the reasons why students should not be permitted to have iPods in the classroom, supported with real-life examples and effects of such behavior.
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Teacher, I need your essay by the end of the week. Nooooooo, ..I d rather be tortured than write an essay
STEP ONE: Topic Sentence Tell me what you re gonna tell me T Topic Sentence: Tell readers what you are going to tell them before you tell them. (Thought Starter: One reason .) Students should not be allowed to have I-Pods in class for many reasons. One reason students should not be allowed to have I-Pods in class is that I-Pods prevent students from listening when the teacher is teaching.
STEP TWO: Explain 1 Explain it so I can understand it E 1 Explain: Explain your topic sentence so that readers will understand why I-Pods prevent students from listening when the instructor is teaching. (Thought Starters: When, If, By, Having .) If students use their I-Pods in class, they may be distracted from important homework instructions, like when some assignment is due or what materials to use on a project. They may be more focused on their music, or changing songs than they are in listening to a teacher give notes in class.
STEP THREE: Proof Statements Prove it to me give me evidence P Prove: Help prove your opinion about I-Pods preventing students from listening when the instructor is teaching so that readers will believe what you are talking about. (Thought Starters: Last week, A friend of mine, I read on the Internet, I saw on the news, I heard on the radio, In the newspaper, it . . .) Last week in history class, a friend of mine was listening to his I-Pod and totally missed the instructions for our cartoon homework project. He asked the teacher to say it again and she was angry at him. It was his fault he missed the directions, because he was jamming to his tunes while she was talking to us.
STEP FOUR: Explain 2 Explain the effects of what you are saying E 2 (Explain: Explain so that readers will understand an effect of what you are telling them. (Thought Starters: Unfortunately, Therefore, Consequently, This means that, As a result,) Unfortunately, she did not repeat the directions and he was lost. He called me four times that night to get help with the cartoon and he still did not turn it in the next day. He got a zero and was angry at the teacher. But it was his fault. He was listening to his I-Pod in class and messing around. He should have been listening to the directions.
STEP FIVE: Concluding Statement Wrap it up restate your topic sentence C (Conclude: Conclude your paragraph by restating your topic sentence) Because ____________ To sum it all up, students should not be allowed to have I-Pods in class because they distract students from listening when the teacher is teaching, which can lead to anger and failure.
Why does TEPEC work??! As you read a TEPEC paragraph, you can clearly see the following: 1. Your topic sentence that tells readers what you are going to say about IPods. 2. Your explain sentence explains why IPods are a problem in the classroom so that readers can understand. 3. Your prove sentence helps prove that IPods are a problem in the classroom so that readers can believe. 4. Your second explain sentence interprets the consequences of IPods in the classroom so that readers can understand its effects at a higher level. 5. Your concluding sentence wraps it all up, and tells the reader once again why IPods are a problem in the classroom.
