For this assignment, you are going to write a paper that will focus ONLY on the

For this assignment, you are going to write a paper that will focus ONLY on the 3 articles
by Santella, Kutcher and Stone. You must use ONLY the 3 class readings as support for your
paper. If you use direct quote and examples from the 3 readings, you must be clear about the
authors and the name of the class reading you’re quoting. For this paper, you’re going to write
about THE 3 AUTHORS VIEWS ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TEXTING
AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
Here are the 2 advantages you should focus on: social awareness and narcissism (give
examples from the class readings ONLY).
Here are the disadvantages you must focus on: narcissism and interpersonal relationships
(give examples from the class readings ONLY).
For the last part of this paper, you will focus what you see as 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage
of texting and social media that the class readings DID NOT cover.
This essay must be at least 900 words and double-spaced. You must cite the 3 class readings
Your paper must use MLA In-text Citation by citing the 3 articles correctly INSIDE your paper.’
Your essay must have an MLA Works Cited listing the 3 articles correctly.
(See next page)
Organizing 2nd Paper: Social Media and Texting
Para 1: Introduction with Thesis & Plan of Development (POD) – In this paragraph, think of
an interesting way to introduce your readers to the topic and then in the last 1-2
sentences of this paragraph write your Thesis (your purpose of the essay) and your
Plan of Development (let readers know the advantages and disadvantages of texting
and social media that will be the focus of the essay. These advantages and
disadvantages are on the Writing Assignment 2 handout).
Para 2: Explain the advantages of social awareness in social media and texting. Then, IN
YOUR OWN WORDS give examples of this from the class readings. DO NOT PUT A
BUNCH OF DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE READINGS IN YOUR PAPER.
Para 3: Explain the advantages of narcissism in social media and texting. Then, IN YOUR
OWN WORDS give examples of this from 2 class readings. DO NOT PUT A BUNCH OF
DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE READINGS IN YOUR PAPER.
Para 4: Explain the disadvantages of narcissism in social media and texting. Then, IN YOUR
OWN WORDS give examples of this from 2 class readings. DO NOT PUT A BUNCH OF
DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE READINGS IN YOUR PAPER.
Para 5: Explain the disadvantages for interpersonal relationships in social media and texting.
Then, IN YOUR OWN WORDS give examples of this from 2 class readings. DO NOT PUT
A BUNCH DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE READINGS.
Para 6: Explain 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of texting and social media that the class
readings DID NOT covers.
Para 7: Conclusion – Remember, you essay must have a concluding paragraph. Here is where
you can restate your thesis and plan of development, and give a final thought on the
issue such as your own opinion about social media and texting, but remember to limit
this to one paragraph.
Important Reminder: Please remember this paper is NOT a summary of the 3 articles; you
must present the advantages and disadvantages and give examples from the 3 class readings
ONLY. Also, DO NOT use a bunch of quotes in your paper. Finally, proofread your paper
closely for spelling errors.
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MLA In-text Citation
In order to avoid plagiarism, it is important that you cite the articles inside your paper so readers will
know where you got the ideas to help you write your research paper.
1. In a sentence, introduce the author’s full name and the title of the article in quotation marks.
Remember to set the quote up AND explain the quote.
For example,
Matthew Garrahan, author of the article, “California to Weigh Legalizing Marijuana,” writes that in
November, voters in California will go to the polls to vote on legalizing marijuana.
Important Note: Since you will be PARAPHRASING information from the 3 articles and including that
information in you paper, YOU MUST USE IN-TEXT CITATION OR YOUR PAPER WILL BE PLAIGARIZED!
MLA Works Cited
In addition to mentioning the 3 articles INSIDE your paper, you must also list the
information about the authors and the 3 articles on a Works Cited page, so click on the links to
the articles to see what information you must get from the article. But first, here are some
General Rules for Works Cited page: DO NOT IGNORE THESE RULES.
1. Must be double-spaced
2. Works Cited typed at top center
3. List articles in alphabetical order by Authors’ last names (If there is no author, put
in alphabetical order by the title.)
4. Type until you get to the end of the margin, then indent if there’s a 2nd (3rd, 4th, etc)
line for the article.
Here is the information you will need to look for on your 3 articles to create the Works Cited page for your
paper:
Author’s Last name, first name. “Title of Article in Quotation Marks.” Name of website or Journal italics.
Volume & Issue Number (if any). Date of article. Page numbers (if any). DOI or
URL address (without https://).
Here is a more specific example below:
Wadhwa, Vivek. “How Can We Make Technology Healthier for Humans?” Wired, 26 June 2018,
www.wired.com/story/healther-technology-for-humans/.
The Link to the three articles
https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/this-is-not-about-you/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a621/ashton-kutcher-relationships-interview-0111/
Stone Article Grief in the age of facebook. https://www.chronicle.com/article/grief-in-the-age-of-facebook/