Previews

Rank It!: How do you use the Internet? Rank the choices in order. Remember to support your decisions!

1. read blogs

2. read magazines and newspapers online

3. communicate with professional peers

4. communicate with people who have the same interests

5. shopping

Fragments: Remember how the fragments were used, and complete the sentence from today's article.

1. The potential effects on...

2. An overabundance of confidence produces...

3. The Civil Rights Movement in the US and...

4. But it doesn't take much effort to realize the negatives, such as...

5. Unfortunately, sociologists worry that the harm to...

Post-Comprehension: Talk about the following questions in pairs/groups. Remember to support your answers!

1. Do you often visit sites which old the same opinion as you? Do you ever read through opposite opinions?

2. Do you agree that people are becoming more extreme? Why/not?

3. What positive events from history can you think of that were the result of extreme views? Please explain.

4. What negative events from history can you think of that were the result of extreme views? Please explain.

5. Assuming that the sociologists are correct, what can be done to prevent of limit extremism?

Google Search: Type "extremists" into Google. Look at the websites, and/or read additional articles on this topic. Discuss or write an essay about your findings.

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