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The Deal On Buying A Used Phone In 2010 - Middle School Article Of The Week Worksheet

Vale Middle School – Article of the Week

The Deal on Buying a Used Phone in 2010

READING STUDENTS: READ AND ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS.

LITERATURE STUDENTS: READ AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assignment.

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Notes on my thoughts,

The Deal on Buying a Used Phone in 2010

reactions and questions as I

read:

In the car industry, the preferred term for "used" is "certified

pre-owned." It would appear the term is becoming popular in

the phone industry as well. Here's the current lay of the land.

Sprint has announced a new program that will sell previously

owned phones at a deep discount. The inaugural deal offers a

BlackBerry Tour for $80, a Samsung Reclaim for $50, or a

Sanyo 2700 for $50. The Sprint refurbs carry a 30-day

warranty, compared to one year for the same phone new. Also

like new phones, refurbs come in a box with all of the

accessories and manuals.

What distinguishes Sprint's program from other existing used-

phone programs from the other carriers is its flexibility.

Purchasers of a refurb phone do not have to extend their

contract and retain their seniority for getting an upgrade-Sprint

doesn't reset the meter on either of these things.

Compare this with AT&T's plan, which sells refurbished

iPhones, for example, for as low as $50 (there are 20 other

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The Deal On Buying A Used Phone In 2010 - Middle School Article Of The Week Worksheet