1. Imagine that you are writing a paragraph explaining why teens are more at risk
of developing a phone addiction than adults are.
A. Which of the following would be the BEST topic sentence for your paragraph?
Teens are more at risk of developing a phone addiction because they don't get enough sleep.
Teens are more at risk of developing a phone addiction because their brains are still developing.
Nearly half of teens report being online "almost constantly." according to a Pew Research Center
study.
B. Which information from the article BEST supports the sentence you chose in
part A?
'According to a 2016 Common Sense Media survey, 50 percent of kids and teens feel addicted to their
mobile devices." (p. 21)
"Teens need about nine hours of sleep each night to stay healthy... 43 percent of teens are getting
fewer than seven hours." (p. 22)