Learning Outcome 2:

One thing I learned from this class was how to introduce a source by framing and voice markers. We learned them from the They Say, I Say book, and they are important because it shows how relevant and reliable the source is and where it is coming from. It can also be used to state the claim, such as whether the source agrees or disagrees with the topic and the analysis is something you write about why they do or don’t. These were demonstrated in the book as templates which were easy to follow in use in our papers. In my social media project paper, I used them to introduce my sources and state where the quotes came from.

“There are numerous studies that prove how social media can affect your brain in negative ways. In the words of Susan Greenfield from her novel Mind Changes,  “social networking sites could be viewed as a kind of junk food for the brain: harmless enough in moderation, but deleterious when you overindulge” (110).  This comparison of junk food and social media emphasizes how dangerous social media can be because it is well known how eating too much junk food can negatively affect multiple organ systems. The effects of extensive social networking use are less known, but just as important.  The most important problem revolving around social media is the fact that connecting online is becoming predominantly more important to teens than face-to-face interaction.  This emphasizes how connections between teens in real life are being sacrificed by connecting online being set as a priority. ”