Task 1: You are to post one paragraph supporting the statement below. (25min)
Please enter your text in Word before moving on to the blog to avoid any loss of data.
Have the new media changed our lives for the better? (vjc/2007/jc2/ct)
Please enter your text in Word before moving on to the blog to avoid any loss of data.
Have the new media changed our lives for the better? (vjc/2007/jc2/ct)
Points to consider:
- What is new media?
- What aspects of our lives have been changed by new media?
- How did we carry out those aspects of our lives before new media?
- In what way does new media benefit our lives?
- In what way could it actually be a bane?
P: What part of our lives has new media changed and HOW has it changed it?
Elaboration: What used to be done before the advent of new media? How are we benefitting from this change?
Evidence to support your stand
Link to the question and your stand.
Paragraph 2 (PEEL-EEL)
- P: What part of our lives has new media changed and HOW has it changed it?
- Elaboration: What used to be done before the advent of new media? How are we benefitting from this change?
- Evidence to support your stand
- Mini-OV: What might others say to rebut your point?
- Mini-rebuttal: What have the others missed out/exaggerated/misinterpreted which makes THEIR claim invalid OR Concede but prove how your point is more common or prevalent today.
- Link to the question and your stand.
Task 2: Read one of your classmate's paragraphs and point out if s/he has missed out or incorrectly written any part of the paragraph that should be supporting the statement. (10min)
Please enter your comments in the comments box below your classmate's post.
