The article I chose is one that models the project I wish to create and focuses on the effects of social media on adolescents and the way that peer experiences play monumental roles on their development. This article lays out in a chart the causes and effects of kids that are introduced to peer activities and exhibits the reactions to each varied experience. It is not only able to show the real life consequences of these negative impacts on the students but also the unknown ways that they are being negatively impacted and the dynamics that will be tampered with as a result. I enjoyed that his article not only talked about what’s already occurring but how the future generations will be impacted if changes are not made. It sets up a framework to exhibit to the readers how each dynamic within the adolescents life will change because of social media. Although the article presents solid information and numerous facts, I feel it turns into a rather long research presentation as it explains the various ways and situations the students can possible experience. The article is broken down into multiple concepts and frameworks in order to convey one central issue when I feel it can be condensed to present the information to the readers more efficiently. When I am creating my own project I will use some of the same methods such as presenting the information in a chart or bullet like formation and breaking apart the social issues based on cause and effect.
https://link-springer-com.libezproxy2.syr.edu/article/10.1007/s10567-018-0262-9
Like most scholarly articles, this sample uses a theoretical framework to interpret a new round of data the authors have collected, and presents it in a format designed for other experts in the field. It’s rather dense and challenging to read, but for its target audience, the format works. They’ve got the background knowledge and training to understand it.
From your project proposal, it sounds like you are interested in writing something rather different, a presentation that will work for an audience of students and/or parents. I would like you to look for examples of that genre–to look at other presentations geared toward a similar audience–so that you can glean some lessons that will help you as you develop your own text.