Choose the sentence that correctly presents text evidence from "Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life" in the form of a direct quotation. A. Boredom is a key factor in having a creative mind. In her article "Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life," author Kristin Lewis states that our minds wander when we are bored and we come up with new ideas. B.

C. Boredom is a key factor in having a creative mind. For example, in her article “Your Phone  Could Ruin Your Life,” author Kristin Lewis states that “something happens to our brains  when we are bored. Our minds wander. We come up with new ideas, or new solutions  to problems.” (8). This suggests that if your brain is always distracted by technology, it is  difficult to create your own ideas.

Explanation:

To correctly cite text evidence, the ICE method can be used. This requires;

1. Introducing the quote and giving a reason from the story that prompted the quote.

2. Couching the quote in a personalized form. Thus, in your own way you try to explain why that quote is or is not true.

3. Explain the relevance of the quote to the point you are trying to make.

Option C meets up to the requirements of a text evidence because a reason was stated before introducing the quote. The writer also explained the relevance of the quote to his argument.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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i think the answer is d.