Question

8th Grade Internet Safety Portfolio

The Assignment
Plan and write a children’s story about online safety. You will submit the story as a portfolio assignment at the end of the lesson.

Use this document for your planning activity and story. You will save the document and submit it at the end of Lesson 15.

To create a copy of this document that you can edit, go to File and click Make a copy. If you prefer working in Word or another word processing program, you can download the document by going to File and clicking Download (choose .docx or .odt).

Part 1: Story Planning
Fill in the planner below to plan your story.
What age of children are you writing your story for?


What information should children that age know about cyber bullying and being a good cyber citizen?


Who are the characters you will include in your story? Provide a short description of each.


What should students learn from the story?


What will happen in the story?


How will it end?

Answer 1

Part 2: Draft Your Story
Here are a few more reminders before you start writing your story:

Know your audience. Keep in mind what age you are writing for. Don't use words they won't understand. Keep sentences short and simple.
Explain things. Don't expect younger children to understand the cyber community. Some may have never even been on the Internet before. Break things down so anyone could understand.
Make it interesting. Write a good story. Have a plot. Use different characters. What do you think would appeal to your audience?
Plan what you will say. Before you write, have an idea of where the story is going, who the characters are, and what you want to teach. That way you have a road map for writing the story.
Write a simple rough draft. Use this to make sure you include everything you want. That way you haven't wasted time illustrating a story only to find out you forgot to mention viruses. Also, this way you can proofread and perfect your story.
Have fun with it! If you are having fun writing it, then chances are the students will have fun hearing the story.

Answer 2

Part 3: Write Your Story
In the space below, write your children’s story about online safety. Don’t forget to include visuals!