读完后大家发现手法容易定位——

1 By all measures, this generation of American kids (ages 3 to 18) is the tech-savviest in history: 27% of them use tablets, 43% use smartphones, and 52% use laptops. And in just a few weeks they will start the most tech-saturated school year ever: Los Angeles County alone will spend $30 million on classroom iPads this year, outfitting 640,000 kids by late 2014.

第1段 Evidence——statistics，说明电子产品的使用已经完全渗透在学生的生活中，这种趋势已经不可阻挡。

Yet, according to the latest findings from the research firm Grunwald Associates, barely half of U.S. parents agree that mobile technology should play a more prominent role in schools. Some are even paying as much as $24,000 to send their kids to monthlong “digital detox” programs like the one at Capio Nightingale Hospital in the U.K. . . .

第二段evidence—— example，举例说明家长愿意花大价钱来帮孩子“戒网毒”，可见对于电子产品的成见之深。

So who’s right — the mom trying to protect her kids from the perils of new technology or the dad who’s coaching his kids to embrace it? It’s an urgent question at a time when more than 80% of U.S. school districts say they are on the cusp of incorporating Web-enabled tablets into everyday curriculums.

第三段rhetorical question，直接向我们发问面对电子产品到底应该怎样做，以此引出后面的讨论。

第1段到第三段其实还隐藏着另一个手法dichotomy/contrast，强烈对比让我们感受到科技渗透和家长抵触情绪之间的矛盾。

五步法分析一下dichotomy/contrast

1 点明手法

——位置 (paragraph XX)+手法+分论点

【位置】In the beginning,【手法】 Dockterman presents the readers a dichotomy【分论点】 between a tech-filled era and parents’ apparent aversion to technology by employing sound statistics, examples, and rhetorical questions.

由于是对比结构，所以我们第二步要拆分成两部分写;

对比中A面—引用证据1+分论点1

对比中B面—引用证据2+分论点2

2 证据引用1+分论点1

In 1st paragraph, 【证据】 a series of numbers- 27% bringing tablets, 43% using smartphones, and 52% possessing notebooks among American kids aging from 3 to 18-【分论点】prove that the youth of today are truly “tech-savviest” throughout history. What’s more, the example, predicts a relentless trend for technology penetrating into education system.

3 证据引用2+ 分论点2

On the hand, 【证据】 the other opposite example- digital detox program is inserted ，by which author clearly presents that parents are extremely willing to pay such a fortune，“24000 dollars”，to avert digital addiction for their children. Through this vivid example, the author depicts a group of determined parents against technology ，indicating how serious this conflict become.

4 读者感受+作者目的+上下文中作用

【读者感受】 Eventually, the author throws this question in front of us “who’s right?”- a mom versus dad question, impelling readers to ponder what advantages and disadvantages behind each claim and which side they should stand with.

5 作者目的+上下文中作用

【作者目的】Through irrefutable data and detailed example, the author creates a warmly-debated scene, which undoubtedly provokes readers’ interests to participate into this discussion and 【上下文中作用】arouse their curiosity to see the ending of this passage in the opening.