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TELPAS Technology Writing Prompts

Read each situation and write a well-organized response to its prompt. State a clear position or main idea, support it with details from the situation and your own reasoning, and explain your thinking.

Technology Choices and Learning

Consider how technology affects daily life, school, and the choices people make.

1.Zoe uses social media to keep up with friends and follow short art tutorials. After seeing heavily edited photos, Zoe sometimes feels unhappy with their own appearance. Write an analysis of the benefits and risks of social media for teenagers. Do the benefits outweigh the risks, in your view? Support your position with specific examples.

2.A school offers an AI tutoring tool that gives students extra practice and changes the questions when they are ready for a challenge. Some students appreciate getting help right away, while others say the tool cannot notice when they are discouraged. Explain whether AI tutors should replace human teachers or support them. Include important qualities a human teacher contributes.

3.A free meal-planning app suggests recipes based on the foods a user records. Later, the user learns that the company shares some of that information with advertisers. Analyze the balance between convenience and privacy in apps. Should companies have to offer a useful option that collects less personal information? Explain your position.

4.During a week of building repairs, a class completes lessons online. One student enjoys working at a quiet pace, but another has trouble sharing a computer at home and misses asking the teacher questions. Compare remote learning with classroom learning. What conditions might help a student succeed when learning online?

5.A puzzle game asks players to test ideas, plan several moves ahead, and change strategies when a plan fails. Playing for many hours, however, can leave a student with less time for sleep, exercise, and schoolwork. Evaluate whether video games can support learning and thinking skills. What limits or conditions can make gaming a positive activity?

Technology, Society, and the Future

Use reasons and examples to explain how technology can create both opportunities and challenges.

6.A group of students says they reach for their phones whenever they have a free moment. Some feel distracted during homework, while others use their phones to organize assignments and stay in touch with family. Analyze whether phone use has become a serious concern for teenagers. What evidence would help you decide, and what steps could help if phone habits are causing problems?

7.While preparing a report about severe weather, Casey finds one website with expert explanations and another with dramatic claims but no sources. Videos and posts repeat both messages. Explain why it can be difficult for students to judge online information. What research habits should schools teach to help students decide which sources to trust?

8.Stores now use machines that let customers scan and pay for items without a cashier. In the future, software and robots may take over some other tasks, while new kinds of jobs may appear. Analyze how automation could affect work opportunities for today's students. Which skills should young people develop to prepare for a changing job market?

9.A school assigns online projects, but some students share one device with family members or have internet service that often stops working. Other students can work online whenever they need to. Explain how unequal access to devices and internet can affect educational opportunities. What should schools and communities do to make access fairer?

10.Making electronic devices requires materials and energy, and unwanted devices can become electronic waste. At the same time, technology can help track pollution and improve the use of renewable energy. Analyze how technology can both harm and help the environment. How could people and companies balance the benefits of new devices with their environmental costs?