Web 2.0
By: Lauri S. Friedman, book editor
Series: Writing the critical essay: an opposing viewpoints guide; Writing the critical essay
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780737750263
Subjects: Web 2.0.; Juvenile literature; Web 2.0; Online social networks
Description: Focuses on writing a persuasive essay about web 2.0.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-115) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Opposing viewpoints on Web 2.0; title: Social networking improves human relationships / Jessica Misener; title: Social networking threatens human relationships / Elizabeth Bernstein; title: Web 2.0 applications threaten journalism / Neil Henry; title: Web 2.0 applications improve journalism / Bernard Lunn; title: Web 2.0 applications erode the quality of information and art / Andrew Keen; title: Web 2.0 applications result in higher-quality information and art / Kevin Kelly; title: pt. 2. Model essays and writing exercises; title: Preface A : The five-paragraph essay; title: Preface B : The persuasive essay; title: Antisocial networking : how Facebook is hurting your friendships ; Create an outline from an existing essay ; Create and outline for your own essay; title: Citizen journalists are killing the news ; Create an outline from an existing essay ; Identify persuasive techniques; title: The political power of social networking ; Examining introductions and conclusions ; Using quotations to enliven your essay; title: Write your own persuasive five-paragraph essay; title: pt. 3. Supporting research material; title: Appendix A : Facts about Web 2.0; title: Appendix B : Finding and using sources of information; title: Appendix C : Using MLA style to create a works cited list; title: Appendix D : Sample essay topics.