READING AND WRITING

SUMMATIVE TEST AND PERFORMANCE TASK

Jemimah D. Jarce Grade-11 ABM

Summative Test

“Why ‘Smart’ Objects May Be a Dumb Idea”

By: Zeynep Tufekci

I.
Questions:

1. What is the main claim of the author?

-In Tufekci’s article, she asserts all risk and possible danger that the advancement of
technology for such convenience and accessibility may bring. She states how while the
world aims for the progress of modernization evident in small and simple things,
unpreparedness, and the insecurity of some databases suggests that the Internet of Things
would be just plain disaster for all.

2. What is the main purpose of the author?

-The article presents the threats to someone’s safety and how the security and technology
community should step up their game in strengthening privacy. She also indicated how we
need the ideal understanding of the safety of this type of connectivity carries.

3. What is her tone in delivering the message and how is this tone shaped by the language she
used?
-Tufekci’s attitude was more on the serious side, plainly expressing her concerns to such
problems occurred that impose risk to safety and security and will occur because of technological
lapses. In stating the lack of engagement of people over this topic, she was
disappointed and concerned.
4. What is the background of the author?
- Zeynep Tufekci is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science in
University of North Carolina and a contributing opinion editor in New York Times. She is
a Turkish writer, academic, and techno-sociologist known primarily for her research such
as the implications of emerging technologies.

5. Who are the target readers of the article?

-It would invalidate the purpose of her article if I say she only targeted those who are
inclined to technology, because as a matter of fact, we all are affected and bearers of it. On
this note, the writer intends this article to everyone, as anyone could be in possible danger
without his/her knowing.

6. What is the context for writing the article? What was the current sociopolitical, economic, and
cultural,situation when it was written? Describe comprehensively.
-Context gives the intended message significance and clarification. Context clues in a literary
work establish a connection between the writer and the reader, allowing the reader to gain a
better understanding of the author's meaning and direction.
-Economic, social, and cultural rights are socio-economic human rights such as the right to an
acceptable standard of life, the right to education, the right to housing, the right to health, the
right to justice, and the right to science and culture.

7. Do you think there is sufficient and valid evidence that supports the main claim of the author?
Justify your answer by writing the supporting evidence the author provides to support his main
claim.
-YES
Proof is all that can be experienced with the senses at the most fundamental level. Observable
phenomena, such as the alteration of colour when two substances are combined in an experiment,
the light produced by a distant star, or the arrangement of bones in a fossil, make up a large part
of scientific evidence.
However, what you're seeing in some cases isn't even close to the claim. If I say, "Einstein said
that space is curved," the empirical reality is the written record of what Einstein said, not a
physical phenomenon that directly applies to my point. Treat it as if it were a statement that
could be used to back up a new argument. However, in well-constructed claims, the assertion and
the evidence used to support it are typically easy to discern. In general, good arguments, at least
in the beginning, will depend on well-established facts as proof. If it's difficult to tell the
difference between the arguments and the truth, this is the place to go. If it's difficult to discern
the arguments from the truth, it may be a sign of a poorly formulated argument that relies on
flawed evidence or logic to support its claims.
8. What are the important pieces of information that might probably be missing? Write and
example of the missing information that should be added in the text.
- The intention of a piece of writing identifies why you're writing it in the first place. The aim of
a piece of writing is to address the question, "Why?" What is the point of writing a play, for
example? To amuse a crowded theatre. Why would you give the babysitter instructions in
writing? To let him know about your plans and rules. Why should you send your congressman a
letter? to persuade him to deal with your community's problems.

9. How would these missing pieces of information influence the overall structure, tone, and
message of the article? Justify your answer.
- Effective authors use the method of starting a new paragraph with each new concept they add.
Each idea blurred into the next as I read one long block of text. Even if you're reading a gripping
novel or a fascinating news story, you'll easily lose interest in what the author is saying. It's
helpful to put yourself in the shoes of a reader when writing. Examine if you can easily
concentrate on each point you make. Efficient authors employ one methodology.

II.
Title of the Article: Why “Smart” Objects May Be A Dumb Idea
Author: Zeynep Tufekci
Date Published: August 10, 2015
Source(name of newspaper or website):
Claim given in the text Evidence(s) Your Counterclaim
In 1965, Ralph Nader  The article points out that car This is a risky notion because
published “Unsafe at Any companies (among others) are
Speed,” documenting car “over their head” when they it is untrue. Many software
manufacturers’ resistance to design and implement
spending money on safety complex software, Tufekci issues stem from the way the
features like seatbelts. After ends on a note of hope: “We
public debate and finally can make programs more software was developed and
some legislation, reliable and databases more
manufacturers were forced to secure.” implemented in the first
incorporate safety
technologies. place. Attempting to improve

the reliability and security of

such applications is akin to

placing an iron door on a

straw house.

When applications must fix

backward compatibility with

earlier versions of the

software, those limitations

become much more serious.

When this happens, it's

impossible to start again, and

the resulting program

contains bugs that might have

been avoided otherwise.

Performance Task
III.

 "Education Should Be Free For All”

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO), 264 million children do not attend school, with the number
increasing by one million per year. If education is free for all, then every student will
have an equal chance and will have nothing to think about but their studies. It
should be free, given that there are poor people who are bright, intelligent, and
capable, but the government does not provide them with any guidance. Students
would have more opportunities, more time to research, and more career
opportunities if the government paid for their schooling.

If students receive a free education, there could be several issues and a need for
colleges to meet students' needs. Universities will need more dormitories,
classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities, necessitating massive capital
expenditures that would overwhelm state budget plans. According to Andrew P.
Kelly's article "The Problem Is That Free College Isn't Free," even though students
receive free education, only 33% of students in the lowest pay quartile who started
junior college in 2003 obtained a degree or declaration by 2009. The performance of
two-year understudies in the highest pay quartile did not change (42 percent). He
also mentions the fact that 60 to 70 percent of junior college understudies, as well
as 40 percent of those at open four-year institutions, must take at least one
remedial course. Or consider how understudies who attend open four-year colleges
with lower graduation rates are less likely to finish than their peers who attend
better schools.

People who cannot afford to pay for their higher education will, in all likelihood, lose
out on opportunities to improve their future lives. Free education will increase
students' focus on their studies because they will not be distracted by something
other than their studies, and it will broaden their awareness. “University education
should be free,” writes Samah Ae in the post. “Are you in agreement or
disagreement?” She claims that studies have shown that countries that provide free
education make enormous progress and develop at a faster pace. As a result, when
governments provide financial support to universities, they will recoup their
investment through development and a higher standard of living. Universities that
provide scholarships to eligible students, for example, provide an opportunity to
obtain a degree even though they cannot afford college.

Students who have access to free education are more likely to concentrate and
focus on their studies rather than spending more time working and less time
studying. Students who want to get a good grade must devote a lot of time and
effort to their studies. According to Ronald Brownstein's article "The Problem with
Public Colleges Going Tuition-Free," eliminating educational costs at public
universities may be a fantastic way to expand opportunity and prepare an
undeniably diverse America to compete in the global economy. He also claims that
eliminating state-funded college tuition costs for most families would encourage
more low-wage children to pursue advanced education by signaling to them early on
that they can afford it.

As a result, education should be free and it is the right of understudies to have the
opportunity to better their lives. It may be expensive for the government, but the
benefits and surprises it brings to society are invaluable.