Social media and its impact on academic productivity and soc…

Rough Draft Due Date: Module 6 Final Draft Due Date: Module 7 February 13 Page Length: 800 -1,000 words Required: Four (4) outside sources & six (6) in-text citations Paper must be typed and follow APA guidelines For this paper, I’d like for you to argue a position by providing a thesis and then backing up that argument with evidence. As you know, evidence consists of many possibilities, including logic, metaphor, example, and sources of research. Social media sites have revolutionized how people exchange information, connect, form relationships and create both personal and professional identities. This wave of technology has changed how business and individuals approach not only communication, but also their lives. This wave of technology has changed how business and individuals approach not only communication, but also their lives. Make a statement about how social media has affected your academic productivity and use specific examples from social media sites and research as evidence of your statement. Use the following questions to help you refine your argument: How has social media sites contributed to the concept of online lives? Are they beneficial? That is, how has social media defined how people form relationships and how they identify themselves? What social scripts have social media sites created which dictate how people are to behave or how they are to be perceived? How has the use of social media impacted society, individuals, work, education and/or the way we think and perceive others? You may take your research and interests in a variety of directions. Definitely not required is staying in the box with this first research essay. Perhaps you have strong feelings or ideas in response to a certain site or app and wish to write those out. Perhaps you have strong feelings about social media and want to add on to your ideas by looking more deeply. Perhaps you are curious about social media in a particular space, for instance, early childhood education or women owned businesses in a different country. Perhaps you are interested in a particular subject/theme, such as physical fitness. The possibilities are open as long as one of the above questions is answered. *As a note, the question, “What is social media? is open-ended because what and for whom are not specified. PURPOSE: Inform readers about the history, functions, design and uses of the social networking service Make a statement about the its influence on your life Use rhetorical writing strategies to present a clear argument supported by logical and credible reasoning, research and explanation AUDIENCE: Individuals who may or may not be familiar with the topic you have chosen Consider: age, social class, education, past experience & culture