Week# 4 Exercise#3 - Group
Discussion Task Sheet
Topic:
Social Media has made the world a better place. Do you agree or
disagree?
Goal:
From
this activity, you will learn how to take an active part in face-to-face
semi-formal discussions and be able to present your views clearly and handle
turn-taking conventions smoothly. (CLO 3)
Grouping Instructions: To participate in this discussion, the class
will need to form groups of six students. Three students in the group will argue that Social Media has made the
world a better place and the other three students will argue the
opposite.
Research Activity (1): Listen to a TED
Talk discussing Social Media Effects and write down the main ideas.
The
presenters in the following TED Talks are highlighting either the positive
effects of Social Media or the negative effects of it on today’s society.
Talks promoting Social Media:
Talks against Social Media:
Exercise#3 Step1: In your group of three, choose one of the
talks. Each should listen to it and take
notes individually.
Step
2: Then, in your group, discuss what you think the main points in the chosen
Ted Talk are and write the main points that you agree on onto the SM TED TALK
main ideas worksheet.
Step
3: Submit your group’s SM TED Talk main
ideas worksheet.
Research Activity (2): Read an article about Social Media effects and summarize the main points.
Exercise#3 Step 2: In your group of
group of three, look through the articles below and choose 3 articles that
support your argument. Some of the articles outline the positive effects, some
articles outline the negative and the others outline both the positive and
negative effects.
- http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275361.php
- http://www.business2community.com/social-media/impact-social-media-truly-society-0974685#rs4GjoyDApDmjOWh.97
- http://smallbusiness.chron.com/negative-effect-social-media-society-individuals-27617.html
- http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/negative-effects-of-social-media/
- http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/science-you-and-social-media/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/influence-of-social-media-on-teenagers_b_7427740.html
Step
2: After choosing the suitable articles that support your argument, each of the
three students in the group should read one article and summarize the main
points being presented in bullet point format. So, three different students will
have read and summarized 3 different articles.
Step
3: Students in the groups of three sit together and discuss the main points of
all three articles. The group fills out the SM Articles Main Idea Worksheet
where they create a list of either the positive or negative effects presented
in all three articles read by the different members of the group.
Exercise#3/ Step 3: Submit your group’s SM Article’s main idea worksheet.
In
your groups of three, from the main ideas extracted from the TED Talk you have
listened to and from the articles you have read, agree on the points you will
be using to make your arguments during the discussion. Remember that for
building arguments you will need to use…
- · Facts and statistics
- · Examples
- · Experts Opinion
- · Common Sense
- · Personal Experiences
Discussion Practice:
In
preparation for your Group Discussion Assessment, and after hearing some tips
on Meeting and Discussion Behavior, sit together with your group (of six) and
practice discussing the topic.
Topic: Social Media has made the
world a better place. Do you agree or disagree?
