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Inside Social Media Addiction

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Conversation, students read how social media platforms are designed to capture and hold our attention. Students learn about engagement strategies and discuss how much control users really have.

This lesson includes vocabulary review, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
social media
addiction

Vocabulary

compete
addiction
testify
infinite
automated
dopamine
dependence
concentrate
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