(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. _________

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 concern out of control

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__________.

Word
Complete this table with these five words from the anchor text.
Definition www.ldoceonline.com
Synonym www.thesaurus.com
Sentence w/context
Picture www.images.google.com
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
Complete this table with five words from the second text you’ve chosen.
Definition Synonym Sentence Picture

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

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 _________.

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.”

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

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________.

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