Introduction
In a world where iPhones and Androids dominate, iPads are used by the age of two, and almost everyone has a social media footprint, the debate rages on in school and in homes--is social media a good thing or a bad thing for teens? While social media provides networking opportunities and allows teens to explore their creativity, social media can also be dangerous, and it has created a whole new area of bullying. So, overall...is social media good or bad for teens?
Task
You will look through each of the following sites found on the "process" page in order to find the pros and cons of teens using social media. What are some reasons why social media is seen as a negative resource for teens? What are some of the reasons that people believe social media can have a positive impact on teen users?
1. You are tasked with finding at least three pro CLAIMS (Reasons why social media is good for teens) and three con CLAIMS (Reasons why social media has a negative impact on teens).
2. You must then decide which reasons you feel are strongest. Which side of the debate will you choose?
3. After deciding which side of the debate you will support, you must find at least two pieces of EVIDENCE (research, examples, stories, etc) to support each of your claims. You will have three claims for each side and six pieces of evidence in the end.
4. You must use at least THREE websites to collect your information.
Process
Look through the following websites that I have chosen for you. Find both the pros and the cons of teens using social media before deciding which side of the debate you will support. Remember--arguments are best supported with LOGIC, so find some logical research/evidence to support your argument.
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/12/social-media-and-teen-anxiety
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/22065333
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/21/living/social-media-positives-teens-parents/index.html
http://igreviews.org/2017/10/positive-effects-social-media-teens/
Evaluation
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CATEGORY |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Sources |
Utilized at least three sources to find all claims and evidence. |
Utilized two sources to find all claims and evidence. |
Utilized one source to find all claims and evidence. |
Did not effectively utilize any of the sources to find claims and evidence. |
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Focus on the task |
Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed. |
Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. |
Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Teacher must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task. |
Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Does little work. |
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Efforts |
Work reflects this student's best efforts. |
Work reflects a strong effort from this student. |
Work reflects some effort from this student. |
Work reflects very little effort on the part of this student. |
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Discussion Participation |
Student routinely volunteers answers to questions and willingly tries to answer questions s/he is asked. |
Student volunteers once or twice and willingly tries to all questions s/he is asked. |
Student does not volunteer answers, but willing tries to answer questions s/he is asked. |
Student does not willingly participate. |
Conclusion
Think about what you have decided about the pros and cons of teens using social media. You should now have some good research and information to back up your argument. We will use these webquests to discuss our stance in class.
Ultimately, we will use this information to work on an essay in which we argue whether or not social media has a more positive or negative impact on teens.
Teacher Page
Mrs. Berger
Summit Academy ELA