You have proposed clauses for the class digital safety charter. Today you turn the strongest of those into polished wording the class can actually adopt.
A vague clause sounds nice and does nothing. Be kind online leaves everyone free to decide what kind means. A specific clause names the action so a stranger could follow it tomorrow.
Your specialism is one of three areas: guarding information, managing social network identity, or cyberbullying strategies. Your teacher will confirm which area you own today. If you missed the brainstorm session, pick one area and draft fresh; you are not blocked.
Draft two or three polished clauses for your area. Those feed the class charter in the next workshops.
Three terms matter today:
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| Specific clause | Your wording should leave no room to wriggle. Name the exact action. | Ask before posting a photo that somebody else is in |
| Tone | Sound like a rule people will live by, not a slogan or a threat. Rewrite the same action until it is firm and fair. | Too soft: Try to save mean posts if you can. Firm and fair: Save the post and tell a teacher the same day. Too harsh: Anyone who posts anything mean is out of the group. |
| Why sentence | Under each clause, one honest reason it belongs in the charter. | It stops private details going public before anyone notices |
Vague versus useful. Read this pair. The left-hand version is what most first drafts sound like. The right-hand version is what a class can keep.
Be careful with personal information. → Do not post your full address, school name, or phone number on a public profile.
Draft two or three polished clauses for the area your teacher confirmed. If you are working alone, write at least one polished clause (with a why sentence) for each of the three areas.
This is the communication piece that goes into your Communication Portfolio: polished charter wording your class can adopt. Draft two or three polished clauses for your specialism area. If you are working alone, write at least one polished clause for each of the three areas. Under each clause, write one sentence on why it belongs in the class charter.
Save only your final clauses and why sentences in your Communication Portfolio folder as m2_l46_charter_clauses_AB, with your own initials in place of AB and your specialism area named at the top.
Read your clauses once, or swap with someone on the same specialism. Then score them on this list: Strong, Nearly there, or Needs work. Anything below Strong needs a specific comment that names the clause. At the end, name the one change that would improve the set most.
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