1. Avoiding Facebook Drama
Freshmen Success
Mr. Teglasi &Mrs. Ring

2. Before Reading
On your own paper, write a 4-5 sentence response to the
following questions.
How does social media affect our lives?
What are the implications of that?

3. Video
• http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v
=BKvXPM-EVDQ

4. Article
“10 Ways to Avoid Facebook Drama” by Bryan Roberts
Read the article aloud and record connections to the text
on a graphic organizer like the following:
Text-to-Self
Text-to-World

5. After Reading
•On the paper you used for the writing assignment, draw a line
underneath your first response. You are now going to respond to
the same two questions again. The purpose is to demonstrate how
reading changes our thinking. This response should reflect what
you have learned (and should include specific details from the
article and the video).
How does social media affect our lives? What
are the implications of that?

6. Discuss
•How did your thoughts about social
media change after watching the video and
reading the article?