Grade 6: Unit 3

He slowly opened his hand, and there lay a tiny bundle of yellow feathers, with two clenched claws sticking pathetically up into the air.

"What happened?" we asked, all equally distressed.

"I don't know," said Sven mournfully. "I just found her like this."

"I can't hear anything, but that doesn't prove she's dead. I've never listened to a canary's heart," he added rather apologetically.

"I don't get it," lamented Sven. "What's wrong with her? She's never done this before."

With its microchips, input methods, operating systems, and everything in between, technology of the twenty-first century is a window into a new world for all of humanity, but especially for teenagers.

There's no excuse to be confused by that math problem in trigonometry, or lack a source to cite in an essay. It's all on you now.

If only Thoreau had known that we would be able to look into another person's eyes—even if they are actually just pixels on a screen—thousands of miles away!

The black hole of endless, unimportant streams of technology-enabled information is devouring everyone living in the twenty-first century.

No matter how much people may look at information, it does not mean they are absorbing it.

No one stops to process information anymore to determine its significance or importance.

Now, I'm always consumed by my "tech," and I never stop to take a break.

For once, I wasn't digesting useless information.

Images or graphics, such as a map of a country, show a visual representation of what people, objects, or ideas look like.

Images or graphics, such as a map of a country, show a visual representation of what people, objects, or ideas look like.

Animation can make certain scenes more lively or help an audience understand a process.

Listening to audio in a video or on a website allows listeners to hear actual sound effects or voices.

A narrator is often used to help move the plot forward.

The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography, and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the county inspector.

He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, "Centuries ago."

"Maybe," he said, nonchalantly. He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arm.

Gradually, evenings spent doing homework at lamp-lit desks covered in pencils, paper, and textbooks are turning into late nights under bedsheets and blankets, a Google Docs page pulled up, fingers typing aggressively on a keyboard that can barely be seen in the dark.

One day, will we late-millennials feel nostalgic as we look back on our simpler days, where we sometimes got a 10-minute homework break when our laptops lost battery life, giving us an excuse to sit in peace in front of a warm fire while we waited for them to charge?

And does this possibly inevitable peak signal impending doom or the continuation of tradition?

Many podcasts invite listeners to leave comments or share their thoughts about the shows.

Most hosts prepare for a program by learning about the background of the guests.

An interesting interview usually reveals new information about the person being interviewed.