1. Revised Research Paper Topic: Cell Phones and its Negative Effects
2. From the list below choose SIX ARTICLES (two from each of the three categories you will use in your paper) and read throught them.
- As you are reading these articles, you will gather important information that will help
you support your argument on the negative effects of cell phones.
3. Read the articles and create 9 note cards for the articles.
- 3 summaries
- 3 paraphrases
- 3 quotes
- You are free to add any additional note cards for extra points on your research paper.
4. Once you have gathered and completed your nine note cards, begin your thesis statements.
Topic + Viewpoint + Reasons = Thesis Statement
Categories
1. Cell Phones and Health Dangers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609071402.htm
http://www.articlespan.com/article/66396/the-harmful-effects-of-cell-phone-use
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2007/aug2007_report_cellphone_radiation_01.htm
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/115204/20110223/cell-phone-brain-activity-boost-electro-magnetic-health-hazard.htm
http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~unger/articles/cellPhones.html
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/cellphone-use-tied-to-changes-in-brain-activity/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704071304576160652541652440.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-you-hear-me-now
http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/27/33/5565.full.pdf+html
http://www.e-tei.org/the-harmful-effects-of-cell-phone-use.html
2. Cell Phones and Driving:
http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/A%20meta-analysis%20of%20driving%20performance%20and%20crash%20risk%20associated%20with%20the%20use%20of%20cellular%20telephones%20while%20driving.pdf
http://www.swov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Mobile_phones.pdf
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1700846,00.html
http://familyscienceassociation.org/archived%20journal%20articles/FSR_vol15_2_2010/Rosenblatt%20final%20.pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/technology/19distracted.html
http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=2364
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/cellphdrvg.pdf
http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/Effects%20of%20Cellular%20Telephones%20on%20Driving%20Behaviour%20and%20Crash%20Risk,%20Results%20of%20Meta%20Analysis.pdf
http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Campaigns/Mobile%20Phone/RSA_Research_Mobile_Phones.pdf
3. Cell Phone Usage = Lack of Social Skills
http://php.scripts.psu.edu/users/o/o/oob100/127TOCOMMJ.pdf
http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/cell-phones-and-social-skills-533703.html
http://socyberty.com/society/the-social-effects-of-technology/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128092341.htm
4. The Negative Effects of Texting
http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_artesian%20herald/Artesian%20Herald%20Volumes/20082009/issue%209/MHSA12-BW-0319.pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html
http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue2/bryant.html
http://www.mnsu.edu/urc/journal/URC2009journal/Hemmer.pdf
http://www.helium.com/items/987973-the-negative-side-of-text-messaging
http://www.bamaed.ua.edu/edtechcases/Case%20Numbers/text%20messaging%20and%20grammar_Case%2011.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/poll-text-messaging-writing-skills
5. Cell phones and its negative effects on education
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/cell_phones.html
http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_artesian%20herald/Artesian%20Herald%20Volumes/20082009/issue%209/MHSA12-BW-0319.pdf
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/4903/students_and_cell_phones_controversy.html
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones/Chapter-5.aspx?view=all
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/teaching_learning/texting_and_instant_messaging
