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Choose one of the 2 fictional friend scenarios below and circle it. Your job is to write a persuasive letter encouraging your fictional friend to rethink some of their social networking behavior. The persuasive letter must include a thesis, three reasons to sustain the thesis, and three specific examples to validate each reason.
• Fictional Friend 1 : You and Izzy have lived in the same neighborhood since you were both three. She is your best friend and always makes jokes. She loves music, is an avid listener, and likes searching the Internet for new talent. She loves her social networking site because she can change the mood of her site by the music she plays. Last week as you were perusing Izzy's profile to see what new music she found you noticed that she had accrued a lot of friends on her friends list, almost double of what she had the week before. You live in a pretty small town and knew everyone on her friends list, but now she has people that you have never met. You both are pretty smart when it comes to having your profile on private but for some reason you are alarmed.
Fictional Friend 2: You and Shawn are the soccer stars of your school. He just recently moved into your town and you instantly hit it off. You both like social networking and enjoy talking after practice through comments and messages. You both make sure that you use a nickname and keep some stuff to yourself like your school, town, names, and age. You're both pretty smart when it comes to safety stuff. Lately though, you have noticed that some of Shawn's friends on his friends list have been making comments that reveal personal information. They say things like Dude, Shawn, what's up? Go Vikings, you rocked that game today, or I am so bored, why don't you meet me at Cinema 12 at 7 for a movie. This concerns you. |
