Introduction
My research question is: How does social media effect children’s lives? This topic interest me because I am growing up in a time where almost everyone uses social media and I have seen its effect on some people. Even my baby cousin was able to fully navigate from the homepage of a phone to her desired YouTube video around the same time she learned to walk. All this made me interested in what social media is doing to this to the new generations lives. I know that social media is addicting and dangerous. I also know that despite there being an age limit on social media, most kids bypass that age limit and access platforms they shouldn’t have. Lastly, I know that a lot of children are exposed to increased amounts of stress from social media. I want to find out how exactly are children different from before and after social media. I also wonder why there is not more security stopping children that shouldn’t be on social media that should not be on there. I also want to know what effect does cyberbullying on social media have on these children.
Source #1
PART 1: MLA Citation
Moyer, Melinda Wenner. “Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More than Ever, Study Finds.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/well/family/child-social-media-use.html.
PART 2: Summary
The Article “Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More than Ever, Study Finds” by Melinda Wenner Moyer, is about how kids are accessing social media at too young of an age. According to Moyer, kids (especially those of low income families) suffered big screen time changes due to the lack of activities to do when the pandemic hit. The writer also says that with the increase in screen time kids under the age of 13 are now using social media more, which is dangerous do to explicit and misinforming content on social medias. The writer ends showing what parents can do to stop children from overusing screen time. She says a school teach has kids create a bucket list of electronic related wishes and askes them to carry them out over a single day. Often students come back saying they were glad they had done what was on the bucket list.
PART 3: Reflection
In the Article “Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More than Ever, Study Finds” Moyer reviews studies that show kids screen time is growing more and more after the pandemic. I think that this is a problem. I don’t think it is conducive that kids from 8-12 are using social media for around 5 hours a day. At this time they are not ready for things like social media and the brutality that can cause. I agree with the quote from Diana Graber which states “These social media apps are not designed for children.” These social media apps are programmed to feed you any and all information that will keep you enticed and thus are not safe for children who know no morals. I think it is scary that of the 1,306 people ages 8 to 18 that were polled majority say that they did not use their screen time staying in contact with friends. This means that on average these kids are on social media more than they are talking with friends. This substitute of social media for in person relationships is not a viable solution, nor is it a healthy one. I believe that something needs to be done to keep kids off screen so much, and to prevent the use of social media falling into kids hands so easily.
PART 4: Rhetorical Analysis
The New York Times Article “Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More than Ever, Study Finds,” by Melinda Wenner Moyer is feature article. The audience is parents, and the secondary audience is the general public. The author’s purpose was to inform you of the change in children’s screen time and how to prevent it from getting to be a larger issue. Moyer writes using studies and facts to back up the issue at hand. Moyer uses the appeal of pathos and logos to drag in readers attention. Melinda Wenner Moyer is a science journalist that often covers parenting which makes her a credible source. The New York Times is credible source because it is one of the largest newspapers in the U.S. and recognized by many for its factual reporting.
PART 5: NOTABLE QUOTEABLES
“On average, daily screen use went up among tweens (ages 8 to 12) to five hours and 33 minutes from four hours and 44 minutes, and to eight hours and 39 minutes from seven hours and 22 minutes for teens (ages 13 to 18).” (Moyer)
“Of particular concern to some who track screen time is an upswing in social media use among children ages 8 to 12, on platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, even though such platforms require users to be at least 13 because of a law that prohibits companies from collecting data from children.” (Moyer)
“These social media apps are not designed for children.” (Diana Graber)
“Social media platforms often include graphic and scary content that young kids are not ready to see. “I did TikTok this morning, and Ukraine war live footage is all over that app,” she said. (Moyer) “Next, she asks them to create a bucket list of 25 things they would do if screens didn’t exist and then suggests they take a 24-hour vacation from screens, encouraging them to accomplish some bucket-list tasks during that time. “Believe it or not, they usually come back the next week and say, ‘You know what, that felt good,’” Ms. Graber said.” (Moyer)
Jonathan! I think you can add more to why it is a problem with more explanation. Explain how the studies shows that as screen time is growing more and more after the pandemic it can affect kids, overall your source entry 1 and the reading is solid!
I like this, In the summary you can add “teacher” instead of “teach”. I didn’t see any questions so I can add one “Why did parents get lazy during the Pandemic and let then just roam social media ad much as they want?”
In summary you can write “teacher” instead of teacher. You can add a question like “Why did parents not care as much about their children on social media?” Also I totally agree with this, as I have worked with young children in the past and it has altered their mind
I Think this source entry was valid. It was just minor things like I would like to know why you feel the authors writing style was effective and then it was just little grammar mistakes… “who know no morals”. Instead I feel yo could say who don’t have any morals, but overall valid source entry.
Here I offer some edits for your Introduction:
My research question is: How does social media effect children’s lives? This topic interest me because I am growing up in a time where almost everyone uses social media and I have seen its effect on some people. Even my baby cousin was able to fully navigate from the homepage of a phone to her desired YouTube video around the same time she learned to walk. All this made me interested in what social media is doing to this to the [FIX] new generations lives. I know that social media is addicting and dangerous. I also know that despite there being an age limit on social media, most kids bypass that age limit and access platforms they shouldn’t have. Lastly, I know that a lot of children are exposed to increased amounts of stress from social media. I want to find out how exactly are children different from [before and after social media CLARIFY the generation of children before social media was widespread OR comparing how a child behaves before s/he uses social media and after s/he uses social media? . I also wonder why there is not more security stopping children that shouldn’t be on social media that should not be on there [unclearly expressed CLARIFY]. I also want to know what effect does cyberbullying on social media have on these children.
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NOW my comments on your Source Entry
Summary
I feel your summary is incomplete. Have you missed some important ideas? I had to look at your article to get a better idea what it is about.
The article starts with findings from a survey that shows an increase in the amount of time that tweens (defined as 8 to 12) and teens (defined as age 13 to 18) are now spending infront of screens. Then goes into subheadings: What these changes mean; Why experts worry, What parents can do …
HINT – If an article has subheadings, use the subheads to find one main point in each subhead section. Then gather those points together to become your summary. What these changes mean?
Question: Specifically what apps were being used by under-aged children? Didn’t Moyer mention specific apps in the article? Maybe put in a quote.
Some unclearly written phrases here:
· According to Moyer, kids (especially those of low income families) suffered big screen time changes [unclear phrase CLARIFY] due to the lack of activities to do when the pandemic hit.
· The writer ends showing what parents can do to stop children from overusing screen time. [WHAT? Did Moyer specify?]
· She says a school teach has kids create a bucket list of electronic related wishes [huh?] and askes them to carry them out over a single day. Often students come back saying they were glad they had done what was on the bucket list. [This whole part is unclear – pls clarify]
· The writer also says that with the increase in screen time kids under the age of 13 are now using social media more, which is dangerous do to explicit and misinforming content on social medias — be more clear – What explicit misinforming things? Did Moyer specify?]
Reflection
You do a lot of repeating the MI’s. Instead, I want to know more of your own original thinking on the article.
For example, you write: I think it is scary that of the 1,306 people ages 8 to 18 that were polled majority say that they did not use their screen time staying in contact with friends. This means that on average these kids are on social media more than they are talking with friends. This substitute of social media for in person relationships is not a viable solution, nor is it a healthy one. [Instead of just repeating the MI — Can you say more here — WHAT DO YOU THINK about kids spending more time with screens than with other kids? I believe that something needs to be done to keep kids off screen so much, and to prevent the use of social media falling into kids hands so easily. [Can you provide a solution?]
Rhetorical Analysis
· Make your wording more clear here: Moyer uses the appeal of pathos when she refers to _______ [what parts of her essay uses pathos? Where does she make the reader feel emotion?] She uses the rhetorical appeal of logos when she includes research studies and facts in her piece.
· Overall ok. Good on finding the credibility for author and for NYTimes!
QUOTABLES: Good here!