Day 1 Student Directions

Part 1 (~50 minutes)

You will view a video, read an article and a blog, then write an informational essay about creating a positive digital footprint.

Steps you will be following:

In order to plan and compose your essay, you will do all of the following: 

1. View a video 
   
2. Read an article and blog entry. 
   
3. Answer three questions about the sources.
   
4. Plan and write your essay.
   

Directions for beginning:

You will now see three sources about creating a positive digital footprint: a video clip, an article, and a blog. Take notes because you may want to refer back to your notes while writing your essay. You can refer back to any of the sources as often as you like.

Source 1 Video: Creating your digital video 
Source 2 Article: Your Digital Footprint 
Source 3 Article: Blog


Part 2
You will now have time to review your notes and sources, plan, draft, and revise your essay. You may use your notes and refer back to the sources. You may also refer to the answers you wrote to questions at the end of part 1, but you cannot change those answers. Now read your assignment and the information about how your essay will be scored, then begin your work.


Source 1:  Video

Source 2:  Article (Click here to view the article.)

Source 3:  Blog (Click here to view the blog.)

End of Day 1