1. M ODULE 4A: U NIT 2: L ESSON 15 Forming a Research-Based Claim: Analyzing Risks and Benefits for Stakeholder

2. A GENDA Opening Entry Task: Thinking Log (5 minutes) Previewing the Cascading Consequences in Writing (5 minutes) Work Time Position Power-Talk: World Café (22 minutes) Debrief (3 minutes) Closing and Assessment Starting the Fishbowl Graphic Organizer (10 minutes) Homework Finish the Fishbowl graphic organizer

3. M ATERIALS Thinking Logs (from Unit 1, Lesson 2; one per student) Cascading Consequences in Action (one per student and one to display) Position Power-Talk: Source Checklist (one per student) Comparing Risks and Benefits charts for teens on screens (from Lesson 14) Position Paper prompt anchor chart (from Lesson 1) Blank chart paper(one piece per group of four) Markers (one per group of four) Table cards (one per group of four) Discussion protocols (one per group of four) World Café protocol directions (one to display; see Appendix) Document camera Teens and Screens Fishbowl graphic organizer, Parts I and II (one per student)

4. O PENING : E NTRY T ASK : T HINKING L OGS (5 MINUTES ) Direct attention to your Thinking Logs Answer for Lesson 15: “What have you found most personally interesting about the risks and benefits of screen time? Why?” Share with the whole class

5. O PENING : P REVIEWING THE C ASCADING C ONSEQUENCES IN W RITING (5 MINUTES ) Distribute Cascading Consequences in Action, which is a sample body paragraph This is from the model essay you will read in depth in Unit 3 This essay is in response to a similar prompt. Read the prompt at the top of the page. Follow along as I read aloud Notice and underline any similarities you see between this body paragraph and the work you have been doing on your Cascading Consequences charts or your Comparing the Risks and Benefits for teens on screens charts

6. O PENING C ONTINUED … Read the paragraph aloud. Raise your hands when you notice a similarity. Share Identify the “cascading consequence chain” in the second half of the paragraph Put your finger on any “if … then” statements. Congratulations on doing the intellectual work of cascading consequence and risk/benefit analysis. This will make your writing in Unit 3 richer, more interesting, more thoughtful, and ultimately more effective

7. W ORK T IME : P OSITION P OWER -T ALK : W ORLD C AFÉ (22 MINUTES ) Distribute the Position Power-Talk: Source Checklist. Make sure you have a writing utensil and your Comparing Risks and Benefits charts for teens on screens. Refer back to the Position Paper Prompt anchor chart: “After examining both the potential benefits and risks of entertainment screen time, particularly to the development of teenagers, make a recommendation. Should the AAP raise its recommended daily entertainment screen time from two hours to four hours?”

8. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … You will now participate in a discussion activity that will help you examine what the answer to that question should be You will not make your final decision today but should listen to others and continue to keep an open mind You must have your charts and writing utensils with you throughout the World Café

9. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … The four table cards will pose these four questions, one on each card: What are the most compelling neurological consequences for screen time? Discuss the most positive consequences listed on your Cascading Consequences chart for screen time. How could these strengthen an argument to raise the recommended time? How could this weaken an argument to keep it at two hours? Discuss the most negative consequences listed on your Cascading Consequences chart for screen time. How could these strengthen an argument to limit it to two hours? How could these weaken an argument to raise it to four hours? Compare the risks to the benefits of screen time. Which benefits outweigh which risks? Which risks outweigh which benefits?

10. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … Briefly review the protocol directions. Remember that you may have done this protocol once before, in Module 2A It will feel fast-paced at first, because it’s designed to give every student a chance to think for a bit about each question I will interrupt your conversations, but you will have a chance to keep working with your ideas at the end of the activity Review the simple signal I will use to indicate when each round is done (e.g., raising hands, clapping)

11. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … Note that this is also an activity in which syou will practice conducting civil, respectful conversations with one another about the subject material Refer back to the second and third learning targets: “I can use my knowledge of the effects of screen time on the development of teenagers to argue persuasively about how much to limit screen time.” “I can practice the skills and expectations of a Fishbowl discussion.”

12. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … Remember to use your Comparing Risks and Benefits chart and Cascading Consequences chart to support your discussions You should also use the source checklist to help you remember to ground your conversation in the texts you read. Focus on the discussion protocols These are the same protocols for which you will be assessed in the next lesson’s Fishbowl

13. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … Read the discussion protocols aloud: “Present your claim in a focused, coherent manner.” “Incorporate relevant facts, descriptions, details, and examples to support your claim.” “Present evidence in a logical and convincing manner.” “Use appropriate eye contact.” “Use adequate volume.” “Use clear pronunciation.” “Use formal English.” “Take notes on what your classmates are saying when it is not your turn to speak.”

14. W ORK T IME C ONTINUED … Focus on the question on the card prompts Read the question and then discuss it Take notes on the table’s recording chart Remember to make your letters about one inch high so that your writing will be visible when posted at the end of the activity. After 3 minutes, transition through each round

15. W ORK T IME : D EBRIEF (3 MINUTES ) Refer to the learning targets: I can analyze the risks and benefits of entertainment screen time for adolescents. I can use my knowledge of the effects of screen time on the development of teenagers to argue persuasively about how much to limit screen time. I can practice the skills and expectations of a Fishbowl discussion. Do a Heads-Down, Hands-Up closing activity Put your heads down on your desks and raise your hands when I say the sentence that best applies to you: “I am ready for the Fishbowl discussion.” “I am going to need to review my notes and discussion skills a bit before the Fishbowl discussion.” “I need some significant practice at home before the Fishbowl discussion.”

16. C LOSING AND A SSESSMENT : S TARTING THE F ISHBOWL G RAPHIC O RGANIZER (10 MINUTES ) Distribute the Teens and Screens Fishbowl graphic organizer, Parts I and II You should take all of your charts and the researcher’s notebook home tonight to help you complete the graphic organizer. Remember that during the Fishbowl in the next lesson, you will be arguing for one side or the other, but you will not get to choose Therefore, you should be prepared for both sides of the graphic organizer Get started and to work quietly on your own.

17. H OMEWORK Complete the Fishbowl graphic organizer