SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY REFLECTION
Prompts to help you create
your social advocacy refection:
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What is my social issue? ———- Topic Name A Helping Hand: Homelessness in
Houston,Texas
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Why now- what is the relevancy?
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Who is your audience and what do you want your
audience to know?
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What evidence or data will you share to support
your message?
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What is the final ask? (Do you want to build awareness, get folks to act, or join a cause or
issue campaign, etc.?)
Reflection Paper (5 points)
In 1-1 ½ single-spaced pages, provide a detailed description
of your experience with developing your advocacy messaging around your social
issue and engaging in social media to share your message. You should include
1-2 references from class readings that helped you formulate your message SOCIAL CONTRUCTIONIST
PERSPECTIVE, HUMANISTIC, PERSPECTIVE AND CONFLICT THEORY. to discuss your topic. If you
refer to other published work which describes your topic or the culture of
social media, you must include those sources at the end of your document.
Please make sure you include
the following in your reflection:
1.
Which social media platform did select to do
this assignment? I CHOOSE
YOUTUBE
2. What
was this experience like? Who else on social media is talking about your topic?
Please include examples of trending topics, hashtags, direct quotes about your
topic from other users.
3. What
is your analysis of how social media is used as a vehicle to address (or bring
awareness to) your social issue?
4. What
are the current methods (you observed) being used to address this issue via
social media? In your opinion, are these methods effective? Why or why not? (2
paragraph minimum)
