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CLASS INSTRUCTOR:
SECTION:

Matric Name Department Kulliyyah

Step 1: Brainstorming the Topic

Theme Technology
• One-word theme
Topic Social Media
• One / two / three-
word topic
Proposed Title Social media influencers should be considered as a career
• Action statement
Thesis Statement Social media influencers should be considered as a career as it can
• Stance + main bring change to the society, it can contribute valuable resources to a
ideas country’s economy, and it can lead to the acquisition of a variety of
skills.

Step 2: Brainstorming the Main Ideas

Main Ideas Major Support

1 Bringing change to the society Sensitive issues
Contributing valuable resources to
2 Human resources
a country’s economy
Leading to the acquisition of a
3 Marketing skills
variety of skills

NOTE: STEPS 1 AND 2 ARE DUE IN WEEK 5.

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 Step 3: Outlining the Introduction
Drafting – one paragraph per table

Attention Grabber Social media are indispensable in the lives of most people today.
• Introduce the
theme
General This is because they would rely on social media platforms more than
Statement(s) search engines in seeking the latest information or trends.
• Explain the
theme This leads to the increasing number of social media users worldwide to
such an extent that many of them would even create their own job
opportunities while using the platforms.

Sustainability Although this may sound contradictory to the common stereotype or

Elements belief that most people would end up working in the field related to their
• Relate the studies, surprisingly, this kind of initiative by the users of social media is
in line with one of the targets of SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic
theme with
Growth) that supports job creation and growing enterprises, which can
areas of be promising in years to come (The Global Goals, n.d.).
sustainability
(society /
environment /
economic) or
specific SDG
(goals/targets)
• ONE in-text
citation
Transitional Among many, social media influencers are one of the social media
Statement(s) careers pursued most with an exponential rise in number each day.
• Introduce the
topic

Definition An influencer can be defined as “someone whose opinion is valued in a

• Define the topic particular area, and who influences people to buy things as a result”
taken from a (Schaffer, 2022, What is an influencer? section).
journal article
• ONE in-text
citation
Transitional This definition very much applies to social media influencers because
Statement this is what they basically do daily on their own platforms.

• Relate the
above definition

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 to the context of
the essay

Issues / Problem Even though it does not require much for one to be a social media
Statements influencer, it can be risky in terms of job security. This is due to the fierce
• Illustrate competition among influencers themselves. They must constantly be
relevant issues thinking of new and exciting content to keep their audience engaged and
related to the growing.
title
Factual Statement Due to that, many people would not consider it as a career stating that it
• State evidence is not sustainable in the long term and that it is still necessary for them
(numerical / to have an actual office job to support themselves (Aziz & Iskandar,
statement) from 2022).
source(s)
related to the
title
• ONE in-text
citation
Transitional Even so, the advantages of being an influencer on social media
Statement outweighs its drawbacks generally.
• Relate to the
essay title
Thesis Statement Therefore, social media influencers should be considered as a career as
• State stance it can bring change to the society, it can contribute valuable resources
and main ideas to a country’s economy, and it can lead to the acquisition of a variety of
skills.

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