Social Media Essay

In class on Wednesday, January 31, you will be writing an in-class essay on social media.

You will either argue:

• The positives of social media outweigh the negatives 
• OR 
• The negatives of social media outweigh the positives 

Your essay must contain

• An introduction with a thesis statement 
• First body paragraph with an assertion 
• 3 pieces of evidence from the material in class or from your outside research 
• Second body paragraph with an assertion 
• 3 pieces of evidence from the material in class or from your outside research 
• A conclusion that contains some prediction for the future with regards to social media 
• Internal citations and a properly formatted MLA Works Cited page with credible sources 

You'll have the entire class period on Wednesday to write your essay. All essays will be submitted to turnitin by the end of Wednesday's class period.