Unit 2- BREAKING THE STEREOTYPES

3- Young women on Instagram and self-esteem

1- Anticipate: What words come to your mind when you think about Instagram?

2- Highlight in the text elements showing that Essena O’Neill was obsessed with her representation on social media.
3 Then highlight elements describing Michelle Linker’s relationship with Instagram.

2- How do social media affect (=impact) self-esteem? Use your answers to the previous question and try to
reformulate as much as possible.

YOUR TURN Search the internet for a perfect picture posted by a celebrity.
Write a caption in the style of Essena O’Neill to denounce the pressure of social media on women.
Use this website to generate a fake instagram post: generatestatus.com/generate-fake-instagram-post.