Sunday, September 30, 2018

Internet Review; Research for Social Media Problems Article

Please submit your Chapter 2 ?'s to our Google Classroom from last class's homework assignment by the end of class today.

Today, let's learn a little about the Internet: Crash course: The Internet #29; As you watch, please complete the Cornell notes organizer for this information. Turn in your notes by the end of class today.

Writing Task: Internet Review

Follow these instructions for your internet review:
  • Surf the internet.
  • Choose a website that you find interesting.
  • Examine/analyze the hyperlinks or the information given to you on this website.
  • Take note of what you find. 
  • Ask & be prepared to answer: How valuable is this information in your opinion? Is the site you reviewed interesting, entertaining, informative, persuasive, helpful, harmful, lacking in content, superficial, important, etc.? Consider its purpose and the purpose it serves on the internet. [Remember that .com means commercial sites, .edu means educational sites, .gov means government sites, and .org means organizations--often non-for-profit sites, etc.]
  • Identify the PURPOSE of the website: is this entertainment, information, education, inspiration, how-to-do something, social, or is the purpose political, religious, cultural, or media based? How do you know? What are some specific examples that help you determine this or that convinces you of this purpose?
  • Write a short review of the website you chose ON YOUR BLOG. Make sure you hyperlink to the web source(s) you used for your readers. Give specific reasons for your evaluation. This blog post should be completed today in class.
  • You will be graded on your post based on our homework rubric. 
Period 8:

CLASSROOM TASK: Research

Please watch the following videos about social media. As you watch, take notes. You will use the information you have learned from these videos in an article that you write about the value of (or problems with) social media.

Part of this assignment is gathering the skills to listen to people's messages, take effective notes, attribute sources from web or speech sources, and how to effectively build an argument in writing a news article.

Use the handout/graphic organizer to assist in your research/data collection. Remember to record your reaction to each video. Please watch:


HOMEWORK: None. If you did not watch or view these videos during class, please do so as homework. You will need your notes and your opinions about what you watched next class.

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