Discussion questions about Social Networking:

 Discussion questions about Social Networking:

 

From: “Social Networking Makes Twits of Us All” by Maria Quinlan

 

1.  Why does Maria Quinlan think “people’s Facebook friends are now more important than their friends in real life?”

 

2.  How does social networking have a negative impact on the family structure according to the article?

 

3.  What are some drawbacks of social networking according to the author?

 

4.  Find one sentence to paraphrase.  Include the name of the article and the name of the author.  

 

***If you want, you can email me the paraphrase that you did.  Please be sure to include the original sentence first.  (see my example below) 

 

Example:

 Sentence from the article: “There is a possibility there will soon be no real need for social interaction.” 

 

Paraphrase: 

In “Social Networking Makes Twits of Us All,” Maria Quinlan writes that it is conceivable that in a little while people won’t feel the necessity to interact with others.

 

Or

 

According to Maria Quinlan in “Social Networking Makes Twits of Us All,” it is conceivable that in a little while people won’t feel the necessity to interact with others.