Hashtag Activism: Article Analysis
1. Create three Level 1 questions which can be answered through reading the article and provide an answer for each.
Give an example of what Hashtag activism is from the article? #YesAllWomen
List the 3 ways to get involved in activism; Keep the action simple, Connect with real like campaigns, understand your limitations. What is Slacktivism and list an example from the article? Slacktivism is the act of performing actions over the internet without helping a real cause or issue, Kony 2012 is an example of a
2. Respond to each of these Level 1 questions based on the reading passage:
According to the article, how many social media users "rainbowfied" their Facebook profile photographs in order to support the U.S. Supreme Court's gay marriage …show more content…
Respond to each of these Level 2 questions based on the reading passage:
What is a real danger that 'hashtag activism' can create and why do you think this is dangerous for society? The real danger that #activism poses is that there are some people that will try using slacktivism as a means of supporting a cause. If the cause is more significant and no one physically supports it or does anything about it, then it will lose weight and slowly wither.
According to the conclusion of the article, there are three things that activists can do to become involved in a movement for change. Choose one of these things and explain why you think it has the most potential for making a change. The three ways activists can get involved are: Keeping the action simple, connecting with real life campaigns, and knowing your limitations. I personally believe that knowing your limitations makes the most sense for the most potential for making a change. I say this because anyone can join a cause that can never been solved, it's not a fool's errand persay however there simply isn't a way to solve such things, such as global discrimination. However if you were to focus on local discrimination then you could make a change, it may be a small change but it is a noticeable
Give an example of what Hashtag activism is from the article? #YesAllWomen
List the 3 ways to get involved in activism; Keep the action simple, Connect with real like campaigns, understand your limitations. What is Slacktivism and list an example from the article? Slacktivism is the act of performing actions over the internet without helping a real cause or issue, Kony 2012 is an example of a
2. Respond to each of these Level 1 questions based on the reading passage:
According to the article, how many social media users "rainbowfied" their Facebook profile photographs in order to support the U.S. Supreme Court's gay marriage …show more content…
Respond to each of these Level 2 questions based on the reading passage:
What is a real danger that 'hashtag activism' can create and why do you think this is dangerous for society? The real danger that #activism poses is that there are some people that will try using slacktivism as a means of supporting a cause. If the cause is more significant and no one physically supports it or does anything about it, then it will lose weight and slowly wither.
According to the conclusion of the article, there are three things that activists can do to become involved in a movement for change. Choose one of these things and explain why you think it has the most potential for making a change. The three ways activists can get involved are: Keeping the action simple, connecting with real life campaigns, and knowing your limitations. I personally believe that knowing your limitations makes the most sense for the most potential for making a change. I say this because anyone can join a cause that can never been solved, it's not a fool's errand persay however there simply isn't a way to solve such things, such as global discrimination. However if you were to focus on local discrimination then you could make a change, it may be a small change but it is a noticeable