Create your own fact-based meme or other social commentary content to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Encouraging Vaccination with Memes: Undergraduate
Create your own fact-based meme or other social commentary content to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
1: LEARN ABOUT MEMES
- A meme is a unit of cultural information, as a concept, belief, or practice that spreads from person to person in a way analogous to the transmission of genes. Word origin: short for meme: both coined by R. Dawkins (1941- ). A meme in social media is an image, short written piece or video that represents the thoughts and feelings of a specific audience.
- You can find examples of social media memes here: https://www.pinterest.com/theedesign/best-social-media-memes/
- Here is a free meme generator to help you get started: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
2: FIND INFORMATION THAT YOU THINK MAY COMBAT ANTI-VACCINATION SENTIMENT
Use credible sources:
3: WRITE UP THE INFORMATION YOU FIND IN STEP 2
- List five facts that support your meme. Remember to cite your sources.
4: CHOOSE A TARGET AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEME
- Who do you want to see your meme?
- Why is it important that this group sees your meme?
- How will you share this meme with your target audience?
5: CREATE YOUR OWN MEME SHARING THIS INFORMATION
- Connect it to the Covid-19 pandemic
- Make it fun & positive (with respect)
6: SHARE THE MEME!
- Post the meme and your write up to the CLASS discussion board (and to your social media sites!)
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List information sources that you used:
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List at least 5 facts that support your meme:
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Who is the target audience for your meme (be specific: age, gender, race, ethnicity, language spoken, geographic location, etc? Why is it important for this group to see your meme? How will you share your meme with this group?
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Paste your meme here:
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