Pre-Writing Activity: Social Media
Humanities
Directions:
For this quick brainstorming journal, please complete the sentences below. You can do so in a Word document and attach it, or you can type into the text box.
Part 1
I use social media mostly to___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My go-to social media sites include:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I have /have not (select one) seen social justice campaigns on my social media feed.
Some of the campaigns/hashtags that deal with social justice I have seen are:
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I have /have not (select one) liked or followed an online social media campaign.
I have /have not (select one) attended an event organized online.
Part 2:
Please do not look these up online. Just write down what you think. There is no wrong answer.
When I hear the word “activism,” I think of___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When I think of the phrase “social justice,” I think of:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 3:
Only after you have done step 2, look up the words “justice” and “activism,” and “protest” in the dictionary. Write down the definitions you find below:
- Justice:
- Activism:
- Protest:
