An introduction of the article, including the author’s name

Freedman, L. (2018). Smart Phone, dumber you? Cosmopolitan, 264(6), 102.

Prepare to write a reading response. Consider the following questions:

• What is your opinion about the reading? Do you agree or disagree with the author’s perspective?
• What are one to two reasons that support your opinion?
• What is your thesis statement?

Using the Reading Response Template below, write a 175- to 250-word response, no more than 2 paragraphs, that includes the following:

• An introduction of the article, including the author’s name
• Brief summary of the article
• Justification of your opinion (this is your thesis). Reviewing the Thesis Writing section in this week’s Learning Activities will help you build your thesis statement.
• Connection of your topic to life, work/school, or current event
• APA citations created by using an example in the reading or by using the Reference and Citation generator from the CWE.