Mariana Meraz
What are the good/bad effects of media on children?
Period:9

Thesis/Topic Sentences:

• On the media you can find out about important news but there is also negative sides to media that can be harmful to teens.
• Obesity is a main cause of why kids are not active, & decide to sit on their phone while eating junk food.
• But many other things can affect them for example watching TV and having social media.

Quotes with citation:

• ”Reality shows set a bad example. Make people think that fighting is a normal part of a romantic relationship.” -Melnick, Meredith. "What Reality TV Teaches Teen Girls | TIME.com." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.
• “Kids who watch a lot of TV have smaller vocabularies and lower test scores in school”. -"How the Media Affects Teens & Young Adults." Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2015.

Backing & Elaboration for quotes

• TV affects young adults & teens a lot, if they start to see a change and are not doing anything about it they will not do good in school.

Synthesis

• Watching too much TV can be very bad for teens they will not do good in their classes.
• Once again obesity can happen if your child is not exercising every so often.

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Conclusion

• These are some reasons why teens are influenced by media and can be affected by it.

Works Cited

• Melnick, Meredith. "What Reality TV Teaches Teen Girls | TIME.com." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. "How the Media Affects Teens & Young Adults." Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2015. "Protecting Children from the Harmful Effects of Food and Drink Marketing."WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.