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TO
QUARTER 2
•Read the text Social Media on
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Which of the forms of social media are
you familiar with and engaged in?

How does communication in social

media compare with face-to face
communication?
LESSON 6
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SELFIE
NATION
QUESTION TO PONDER:

Why do we need to take responsibility for our actions and

treat others with integrity whenever we use social media?
CONTEMPORARY WORLD

The contemporary world is an ever-changing mix

of social and political changes. While religious,
political, and ethnic conflicts continue, we are
currently living in one of the most peaceful eras
in the history of the planet.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SELFIE
NATION
Challenges of the 21st century include :
emerging technologies
health care
overpopulation
climate change
poverty
illiteracy
disease
migration
ESSAY
•an analytic or interpretative literary
composition usually dealing with its
subject from a limited or personal point of
view
 IMPORTANT
ELELEMENTS OF
ESSAY
FOCUS
The purpose of an essay
The focus of the text is also referred to as its
thesis, theme, controlling idea, main point.
In effect, writers tell readers what territory they
plan to cover.
CONTENT
It Includes the main idea
and supporting details,
includng the arguments in an
essay
ORGANIZATION
The logical arrangement of
the details in an essay.