Social Media Reading Passage and Activities | Social Media Worksheets | TikTok BUNDLE

ABOUT THIS BUNDLE
★ Social Media and TikTok Drama Reading Passages and Activity Packets
★ Includes 10 Products
★ 236 pages
★ Resource Type " Reading Passages, Activity Worksheets, and Answer Keys
★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text boxes already created!)
★ Excellent for Grades 8-12
★ Google Slide Links
★ Detailed Answer Keys / Sample Responses

This Mega Bundle includes 2 BUNDLES (View Products Below):
❤️ Social Media Drama BUNDLE
❤️ TikTok Drama Bunde!

10 Reading Passage PACKETS included:
❤ Social Media Drama - A Ticking Time Bomb
❤ Social Media Drama - Damage
❤ Social Media Drama - The Power of Gossip
❤ Social Media Drama - Social Media Army
❤ Social Media Drama - The Tik Tok Puppet
❤ TikTok Drama - An Alter Ego
❤ TikTok Drama - Cameras and Mirrors
❤ TikTok Drama - Chicken Pie
❤ TikTok Drama - The Scapegoat
❤ TikTok Drama - The Things That Matter

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EACH PACKET includes the following:
☆ 1 Reading Passage (See summaries below)
☆ Vocabulary Worksheets
★ Vocabulary Words already defined
★ Students write definitions of unfamiliar words
☆ 2 Note-taking Worksheets (2 variations)
☆ Question Worksheet (Consists on 5 Questions on ONE page)
☆ 5 Question Worksheets (One question on EACH worksheet)
☆ 5 Activity Worksheets (to complete before and after reading the passages)
☆ DETAILED Answer Keys / Sample Responses
☆ Google Slide Link

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This bundle is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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This Social Media Drama Bundle contains 10 passages and various activity worksheets examining TikTok and Social Media issues and the way social media is integrated into teen life. Each passage explores different ways social media impacts the mental health of teens and their relationships with others. Students will evaluate the actions of the characters and hence understand the influence social media has on their choices. Each passage in the bundle comes with five questions and extended answer keys, along with a range of activities for students to complete before and after the readings. The worksheets involve a deeper analysis of the passages and encourage students to consider how the messages in the passages can be applied to their lives.

The narratives and activities focus on different themes, allowing students to fully examine, analyze, evaluate, and understand the role social media plays in the everyday interactions and experiences of young people as well as its impact on their own lives.

Topics students will explore in this bundle:
⭐ Social Media Drama
⭐ Friendship
⭐ Addiction to Social Media
⭐ Relationships
⭐ TikTok Fame and Popularity
⭐ Peer Pressure
⭐ Values
⭐ Rumors and Gossip
⭐ Bullying
⭐ Poor Decision-making
⭐ Validation
⭐ Regret
⭐ Revenge
⭐ LGBTQ
⭐ Insecurity
⭐ Mental Health
⭐ Beauty Standards
⭐ Betrayal
⭐ Emotional Turmoil
⭐ Self-deprecation
⭐ Violation

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Reading Passage Overview/Summaries

❤️ "Social Media Army"
This reading passage examines the short story of a boy who becomes involved in a fight with a classmate. The text explores the reaction of the other students to the fight and the resulting social media fallout. By following the narrator's emotional journey, students will understand the effects of being the center of attention on social media.

❤️ "Damage"
This reading passage examines the short story of a boy's emotional turmoil as he learns his girlfriend is a lesbian. The text explores the effects of exposing someone else's sexual orientation online, both on the person exposing the information and on the person whose information is being exposed. Students will learn of the power social media can give a person and the dangers that may arise from the accessible nature of social media.

❤️ "The Power of Gossip"
This reading passage examines the short story of the formation and spread of a piece of gossip. It follows many characters and their role in propagating the gossip, as well as exploring the ways the gossip affects them. From this passage, students will analyze the true nature of gossip and also the part social media plays in spreading rumors.

❤️ "The Tik Tok Puppet"
This reading passage examines the short story of a girl pressured to participate in the latest TikTok trend. The text explores the important role TikTok plays in teen life and the realities of spending too much time on TikTok. Students will learn of the detrimental effects of peer pressure and will examine how social media influences in-person interactions.

❤️ "A Ticking Time Bomb"
This reading passage examines the short story of a teenager posting a photo to Instagram. The text provides an insight into her inner monologue and emotional state as the pressure to get likes and comments mounts. Students will examine the authenticity of social media posts and the importance of social media in teen life.

❤️ "The Things That Matter"
This reading passage examines the short story of a teen boy who desires to be TikTok famous. Through this text, students will assess the sacrifices the teen makes in pursuit of popularity while also investigating the influence TikTok has on the teen's perception of self.

❤️ "An Alter Ego"
This reading passage examines the short story of a boy attempting to unearth whether or not his girlfriend is cheating on him. Through the creation of a fake TikTok account, the boy tests his girlfriend's loyalty. Students will evaluate the morality of his actions by analyzing the boy's emotions and the outcome of the situation.

❤️ "Cameras and Mirrors"
This reading passage examines the short story of an insecure teenager as she films a TikTok video with her friend. Students will explore the importance of consent by analyzing the effects on the narrator when the video is posted without her permission.

❤️ "The Scapegoat"
This reading passage examines the short story of a boy who participates in a TikTok challenge against his better instincts. Students will explore how peer pressure influences the boy's decisions and analyze the consequences he faces for breaking the rules.

❤️ "Chicken Pie"
This reading passage examines a short story following a TikTok comment outburst after an insensitive comment is made about a girl's weight. Students will study the nature and effects of negative comments while contrasting the mindsets of those who participated in the exchange.

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