Assignment 1
Social networking: to be or not to be?
Social networking types
• In your books, make a list of all the different
types of social networking
• Now write down all the different ways of
accessing these networks
• What do we use these networks for?
• How are these networks abused?
Personal views
In a table, write down all the reasons you are ‘for’ social
networking, or specific social networks and all the reasons
you are ‘against’.
For example:
For
Against
Facebook – a place where I can store all
my pictures and share them with friends
without having to print them
Ask FM – because it essentially turned
into a bullying site and a young girl
committed suicide
Keeping in touch with people I don’t see
very often
Count up the different reasons you have on each side of the table. Overall, does
this tell you that you are for or against? Do you agree with the numbers? If not,
why not? What is influencing you personally?
Rants
• What are the features of a rant? Mind map
your ideas:
Rants
What do we remember for Writing to
Argue?
• AFORESTIMP in a CAR
• What other language devices can we include in our
writing to make it interesting and sophisticated?
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Personification
Extended similes
Extended metaphors
Sarcasm
Humour
Extended metaphors and similes
• Basically, these are just metaphors and similes
that are kept going throughout the piece of
writing. For example:
• Social networking is like a cocktail party. All
the guests can chat and get to know each
other. The fun can also lead to professional
opportunities for work.
• Facebook is a drug and the contacts are like a
users address book of dealers and other users.
There is no escape from the addiction.
Revision of Language Devices
• Now write your own examples of each of the following
devices in the context of social networking (the aim is
for you to include these in your coursework):
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Personification
Extended simile
Extended metaphor
Sarcasm
Humour
Opening and Closing line
• To write a really effective piece of coursework
you need a really forceful opening line and a
really convincing closing line which rounds off
your argument eloquently.
• Look at the examples of opening and closing
lines on the next slide and discuss with your
partner which ones are the best and why?
Good or not so good? Why?
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Opening lines:
I hate Facebook.
Facebook: a social masterpiece or a dangerous friend?
I want to talk to you today about the pros and cons of social
networking.
• Social networking heralded a new dawn of virtual societies,
but are the hidden perils of online anonymity now coming
to light?
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Closing lines:
I hate Facebook.
Tweet this: #socialnetworkingisthewayforward.
There will be no escape: internet on your desktop; internet
on your phone; internet in your car; Google Glass internet
in your glasses! The list is endless…
• Therefore I believe social networking is a really good thing.
Structure
Paragraph 1: Interesting opening line, introduce your argument,
make it clear what you are ranting about (social networking
itself or people who are against social networking) (100 words)
Paragraph 2: give some background information about different
networks and where they can be accessed (100 words)
Paragraph 3: discuss the uses of social networking and whether
you think these are positive or negative (200 words)
Paragraph 4: discuss the negative abuses of social networking
(if you are in favour of social networking overall then this could
be the counter argument) (200 words)
Paragraph 5: talk about the future of social networking (use
your research homework) (200 words)
Paragraph 6: sum up the argument and end with a convincing
closing line (100 words)
Also include a 1 or 2 word dramatic paragraph somewhere in
the writing – you can decide where. You will end up with at
least 7 paragraphs.
More ideas to consider
• Use of slang effects the English Language
• Safety of the internet - increased ‘stranger
danger’
• Bullying/trolling
Start your assignment
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500-800 words
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Size12 font – Arial or Calibri
1.5 spacing
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