Essential Question: Do our personalities change whenwe go online? Why or why not?

“Social Networks”9A Required Module

Name:

(A social network is a website that allows people to form a community of friends online such as Facebook or Snapchat. They are also called social media.)

Answer the questions below with Y for Yes, N for No, and N/A for Not Applicable in the left-hand space. In the right-hand space, poll at least ten of your classmates and record how many of them answered yes to each question.

________ 1. I spend more than seven hours a day using social media (using a computer, listening to an MP3 player, watching TV, texting, or playing electronic games). ______

________ 2. I use social media mainly to stay in touch with my friends at school. _____

________ 3. I would rather talk to my friends using social media than in person. ______

________ 4. The people I’m friends with on my social networking site are mostly the same people I’m friends with face-to-face. _______

________ 5. Using social media makes it harder for me to make friends face-to-face. _____

________ 6. Electronic media helps me express who I really am. _______

________ 7. I talk to my friends face-to-face on a daily basis. _______

________ 8. I usually multitask when I’m using social media. ________

________ 9. My parents think I spend too much time on social media. _________

________ 10. I think I spend too much time on social media. _________

Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read

Using the data from your class responses to the survey, complete the following sentences. (Give one / get one)

Based on the results of my survey,

while about half of my classmates agreed that______,

fewer than a third of my classmates reported that ____,

and the majority of my classmates stated that _____.

Looking at this data, I can conclude that in this class, the

use of social media is _________ because ___________________.

mostly appropriate

a cause for concernout of control

Activity 2: Data Analysis

Before you read the articles about social networking, consider the following questions (Think-Pair-Share-Write): 1. What do you think of when you hear the term “social networking?”

I think about how I use my phone to _____I think about websites like _____and how people use these websites to_____.

2. Define “friend” and give an example. Define “Facebook friend” and give an example. How are the two similar? How are they different?

A friend is someone who______.A “Facebook friend” is someone who_____.They are similar because both______.A friend is different from a “Facebook friend” because__________.

Activity 3: Exploring Key Concepts

Activity 4: Understanding Key VocabularyComplete this table with these five words from the anchor text.Word Definition

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Synonymwww.thesaurus.com

Sentence w/context

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Distraught So upset and worried that you cannot think clearly

Very upset When I didn’t come home, my parents were distraught.

Insensitive

Ominous

Defamation

Boundaries

Word Definition Synonym Sentence Picture

Complete this table with five words from the second text you’ve chosen.

EQ: Does your personality change when you go online? Why or why not?

Consider this question while reading “Is Facebook Making You Mean?” When you are done, complete a Rhetorical Précis, analyzing the writer’s argument. Use the link below to download the document.

As you read, highlight the following: Introduction main claim supporting details conclusion

Activity 5: First Reading / Rhetorical Précis

Rhetorical Precis

Activity 6: Analyzing Arguments Article #2Consider the same question when reading article #2 and complete this evidence framing template for that article.

Evidence Framing Template

Activity 7: Ethos, Pathos, and LogosWatch the video on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos below. Then, follow the directions on the next slide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTb2RjbMn4

Complete these frames with examples from either of the two articles.

________ uses logos (facts, logic) when he /she includes / writes “______.” This logic is convincing / unconvincing because _____________.

The article “Facebook May Be Making You Mean” uses pathos (emotion) when it refers to the story of the girl who posted mean things on her friend’s Facebook page and got in trouble.The emotion(s) it attempts to use is / are guilt, sadness, disappointment, anger, fear.

An example of ethos (authority) from the article “_____” is the author’s reference to___________, who says that _______________________.This attempt to establish credibility succeeds / fails because _________.

Activity 7: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos (continued)

A logical fallacy is an argument that is flawed in some way and doesn’t hold up when looked at closely. Here are eight examples of logical fallacies:

Slippery Slope—asserts that one step in a particular direction will cause a downhill slide into disaster. Example: “If they start making the dress code more strict, pretty soon we’ll all have to wear uniforms.”

Red Herring—an attempt to distract from the real issue by changing the subject. Example: “The teacher says I should do my homework, but I’m always hungry in that class.”

Non Sequitur—means “it doesn’t follow” in Latin. It assumes a false connection between two things. Example: “She’s only popular at school because her parents have money.”

Post Hoc—also known as the “false cause” fallacy. It assumes that just because one thing followed another, the first caused the second. Example: “Ever since you sat next to me, I’ve had a headache. It must be your fault.”

Activity 8: Logical Fallacies

Bandwagon—asserts that because everyone else is doing it, so should you.

Example: “All of my friends are failing that class, so it’s ok for me to fail it too.”

Ad Hominem—attacks the arguer instead of the argument. Example: “That may be true, but you’re stupid.”

False Authority—uses someone that may not really know that much about something to make an argument about it. Example: “Rapper Big D says you should buy a Dell computer.”

Hasty Generalization—also called an overgeneralization, assumes something is true about most or all of a group because it is true of some. Example: “Most teenagers are lazy and rude.”

Watch the video below for examples of how fallacies appear in commercials and other

media.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXLTQi7vVsI

Activity 8: Logical Fallacies (continued)

Explain which fallacies we see in the commercials below and why they are examples of those fallacies.

Dos Equis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-4zfsy6rsM

The fallacy is _________ because________.

DirecTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6m6tOeDHTM

The fallacy is _________ because________.

McDonald’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__nHCNT8y8

The fallacy is _________ because________.

Geico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDmUXWDROug

The fallacy is _________ because________.

Activity #8: Logical Fallacies (continued)

Consider the following statement and whether or not you agree with it:

“We’ve reached a point of no return with social media outlets and the digital age. Facebook and Myspace offer entertainment value for the younger generation, but have little value for true social skills. In fact, social networking is creating what I call a “great divide” between the digital world and the real world—the one outside our computers—and, as a result, teenagers are losing touch with the real world.” --from article “The Decline of Social Life” by Herb Wizenbrook, chief editor, Seattle Weekly News, December 15th, 2010

Research Prompt: Do social networking sites and apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram enhance a young person’s social life or serve as a substitute for a real social life? Compose an essay in which you develop your point of view on this topic. Support your position with arguments and examples drawn from your reading, studies, experience or observations.

Minimum 2 pages (typed, double-spaced) Evidence from at least two sources required MLA format throughout, including Works Cited page

Activity 9: Research Essay

Consider the following before you write.

Who is my audience? Who needs to be convinced that what I am arguing is true?(Parents? Social media users? Others?)

What kinds of appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) should I use on this audience and how?

How can I recognize and prevent myself from using logical fallacies?

Activity 10—Planning