DigitalLife

*From Common Sense Media
Directions First we will watch "[|Digital Life]" video. Think about your life with media. Then consider the questions below. Use your responses to help youfinish the statement, “My media life is like a ...” This statement is a simile, a literary device forcomparing two unlike things. For instance, someone who does not use much media might say that hermedia life is like a desert, because there is little life there. Someone might say that his media life is like a track meet, because he is exhausted at the end of the day. Finally, make a picture or drawing ofthe simile you created. The drawing can include text. Use @http://drawisland.com/

Questions to consider: 1.Are digital media a small, medium, or big part of your life?2.What kind of impact do digital media have on you (a little, some, a lot)?3.What are your favorite and least-favorite things to do with digital media?4.Do you connect with others or create things with digital media? Answer these questions on a discussion on this page.

Finish this statement and illustrate it using DrawIsland: My digital life is like _ because.