Grade 2 DC: Cornerstone Task • Getting Started
Grade 2Digital Citizen CORNERSTONE TASK
Getting Started - Day 1
Overview
Today you will be doing research on a topic you have chosen. Then you will write an email to a friend sharing the information you gathered in your own words using citations.
Getting Started
The Internet makes it easier than ever to keep in touch with friends and loved ones both in our community and around the globe through the use of email. Before the Internet, people had to send letters through the mail and it would take sometimes several days to reach its destination. But now with email, letters can be sent electronically in seconds. Have you or your parents ever used email to communicate or share with others?
Directions: Let's review the parts of a Friendly Letter and the parts of an Email using the tabs below.
Parts of a Friendly Letter
- Header - the senders address and date
- Greeting - the opening, also known as the salutation, Dear Mom.
- Body - the message of the letter
- Closing - ending of the letter with words like "From", "Sincerely" or "Your's Respectfully"
- Signature - signed name of the person writing the letter
Friendly Letter Sample
Image Citation:
DIGITAL LIFE 101 / ASSESSMENT / DIGITAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE / REV DATE 2017 www.commonsense.org | CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE
Parts of an Email
- Header - contains the To: and From: date and subject of the email
- Greeting - the opening, also known as the salutation, Dear Mom.
- Body - the message of the email
- Closing - ending of message with words like "From", "Sincerely" or "Your's Respectfully"
- Signature - typed name of the sender
Email Sample
Image Citation:
DIGITAL LIFE 101 / ASSESSMENT / DIGITAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE / REV DATE 2017 www.commonsense.org | CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE
Directions: Review the Cornerstone Rubric Links to an external site. together with your teacher so that you know the expectations for this project.
Resources
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