1) State weather you Strongly Agree, Agree, Strongly Disagree, or Disagree
2) List one possible negative concequence to support your stance.
Example:
1) I strongly disagree that H.S. Juniors & Seniors should have to attend school for 8 hours a day in one building.
2) One potential concequence of upper class high school students spending above 8 hours a day in one building is that is not properly preparing them for operating on a college class schedule.
Question 4
4.
Schools have an obligation to monitor what students say and write on social media.
Question 5
5.
People's freedom to say whatever they want should never be limited.
Question 6
6.
Social media is a private space that a person shares with their friends.
Question 7
7.
No one has the right to criticize what a person posts on social media.
Question 8
8.
Schools should stay out of kids's social lives.
For the following claim, choose all of the following evidence that would serve as strong support.
Claim #1: Social media is beneficial because it allows people to connect and interact despite time and distance.
"After three weeks, the participats who limited social media said that they felt less depressed and lonely than people who had no social media limits." (2)
"Statista reports that the average person spends 135 minutes on social media each day, following an upward trend of increasing time spent on social media each year. (1)
"81% of teens said that social media makes them feel more connected to friends. (1)
"69% said it helps them make friends and with a more diverse group of people" - [1]
For the following claim, chooseallof the following evidence that would serve as strong support.
Claim #2: Social media is beneficial to teenagers because it offers the opportunity for them to engage in social justice reform around the world.
"Redefy holds workshops for younger students to gain insight into what stereotypes are and how to combat them." [10]
“Many people had prejudice and misconceptions about my faith, even when I was little. The media paints a picture of Islam, and many minorities, in a way that’s detrimental to the public’s perception of them,” [5]
"In the summer before his freshman year, he created Redefy — a multi-platform organization, whose mission is “to boldly defy stereotypes, embrace acceptance and tolerance, redefine our perspectives positively, and create an active community.” [2]
"You say you want a revolution? Well, one teen is proving that with peace, love and the Internet, you can have one." [1]
For the following claim, chooseallof the following evidence that would serve as strong support.
Claim #3: Social media has more risks than rewards for teens primarily due to the negative effect it can have on their pesonal well-being.
"The researchers tracked the participants’ social media time automatically via iPhone battery usage, screen shots, and participants completed surveys about their mood and well-being. After three weeks, the participants who limited social media said that they felt less depressed and lonely than people who had no social media limits." (2)
"Psychologist Melissa Hunt led the study. She explained, “Using less social media than you normally would leads to significant decreases in both depression and loneliness." [3]
"A TED video explains that social media makes us bad at multitasking and causes phantom vibration syndrome, which is when you feel like your phone is buzzing even though it’s not." (7)
"Neuroscientists are studying the effects of social media on the brain and finding that positive interactions (such as someone liking your tweet) trigger the same kind of chemical reaction that is caused by gambling and recreational drugs." [5]