Blog #6 Proposal

My critical question is: How has our generation’s use of cell phones affected the way we communicate and interact with each other?  Another question that I potentially would like to explore is whether or not cell phones will eventually take over all forms of communication (in person or not)? And what the effects of social media are on young adults.  I want the purpose of this piece to explore different social media sites to see how they have affected us over the years since they have been created.  I want people to think differently about how they use their phones and how social media is changing who they are. 

The audience for all of the genres will most likely be young adults.  More specifically teenagers from ages 13-19 and college students from ages 20-25.  The results will be very different for these groups because from what I have observed, teenagers use social media more than college students.  The genres I plan to use are social media sites.  More specifically: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.  These all will have modes that include texts, logos, and slogans.  

 As of right now I am still pretty unsure of the direction that I want to take this project.  Hopefully after the activity tomorrow I can have a better idea of what I want to do.  As a model text I will most likely use an online article.  I haven’t had a lot of time to research for this project yet but an article is probably the route I will take.  I want to find an article that has the same time of view that I took on my first two papers.  But also I would like for the article to be informational about how social media has affected our generation of young adults.