Outlines
The three texts for the exam for STX English B from December 2nd, 2015 are:
- “Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley” by Tracy McVeigh
- “Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them” by Clive Thompson
- “10 years after Facebook launched, social media is only beginning to shake up the world” by Vivek Wadhwa
Social media has long been a topic of debate and of media reports, many questioning whether it does more harm than good to our social relations. The three texts in your exam are newspaper articles that deal with the topic of social media and present various views on the topic. We will look at each of the texts and outline the main points they make about social media use.
“Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley”
Text 1, “Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley” is an article by Tracy McVeigh and was published in The Guardian in 2012.
The news report informs the readership about the dangers of social media which are to be discussed at an upcoming conference in San Francisco by leaders of social media companies.
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“Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them”
Text 2, “Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them” was written by Clive Thompson and published in The Guardian, in 2013.
In his article, Clive Thompson argues that, based on some studies, teenage use of social media is not as dangerous as it may seem.
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“10 years after Facebook launched, social media is only beginning to shake up the world”
Test 3, “10 years after Facebook launched, social media is only beginning to shake up the world” was written by Vivek Wadhwa and published in The Washington Post, in 2014.
Vivek Wadhwa’s text reads like a listing of both positive and negative aspects of social media, being the most balanced of the three articles in your exam. Here are the points the author makes about social media use:
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