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Write an If-Then Adventure Story

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Title:

Write an If-Then Adventure Story

URL:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Phs6CoRI8wyVJD0MCIHwzsrKLYGbgTohehLamqeL0Uo/edit?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-P3YtWCm3svhbgyDweLnUiw

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Google For Education Applied Digital Skills

Type:

Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

This is a lesson plan from Google Education's Applied Digital Skills. During this lesson, students will begin the process of understanding how to create an if/then pseudocode by writing an if/then adventure story. As they complete the lesson, students will collaborate with other students in a document to create a story, create a slide presentation with a group and digitally share it with others, make decisions in groups effectively, and create an engaging, visually exciting interactive story.

Content Standard(s):

Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 6

3) Create pseudocode that uses conditionals.

Examples: Using if/then/else (If it is raining then bring an umbrella else get wet).

Unpacked Content

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students will:

compile a set of steps that contain conditional operations to include if, then, and else.

Teacher Vocabulary:

pseudocode
conditionals

Knowledge:

Students know:

that conditional statements provide options for how a process is completed.

Skills:

Students are able to:

communicate a process and its available yes/no or true/false options.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

conditionals are limited to options that are either true or false.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6

7. Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writing in which the development, organization, style, and tone are relevant to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

a. Write narratives incorporating key literary elements, including characters, plot, setting, point of view, resolution of a conflict, dialogue, and sensory details.

b. Write informative or explanatory texts with an organized structure and a formal style, incorporating a focused point of view, a clear purpose, credible evidence, and technical word meanings.

c. Write an argument to convince the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim and supporting the claim with relevant, well-organized evidence from credible sources.

Unpacked Content

Teacher Vocabulary:

Narrative writing
Argument writing
Informative/explanatory writing
Writing development
Writing organization
Style
Tone
Task
Purpose
Audience
Command of language

7a.

Narratives
Literary elements
Characters
Plot
Setting
Point of view
Conflict resolution
Dialogue
Sensory details

7b.

Informative text
Explanatory text
Organized structure
Formal style
Point of view
Clear purpose
Credible evidence
Technical word meaning

7c.

Argument
Claim
Evidence
Credible source

Knowledge:

7. Students know:

A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story.
Informative or explanatory text is a piece of writing that provides factual information that was gathered from multiple research sources.
The purpose of argumentative writing is to convince the reader to take action or adopt a particular position.
The development, organization, style, and tone of writing will change depending on the writing task, the purpose of the writing, and the intended audience.
Formal academic writing should demonstrate an appropriate command of language.

7a.

A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story.
Narrative writing includes text elements, like characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
The plot is a series of events in a narrative text.
Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a text.
Sensory details use descriptions of the five senses.

7b.

Informative or explanatory text is a piece of writing that provides factual information that was gathered from multiple credible research sources.
Informative or explanatory text begins by clearly focusing on the topic, providing credible evidence, and ends with a conclusion.
Informative or explanatory writing should include academic, content-specific technical word meanings.

7c.

The purpose of argumentative writing is to convince the reader to take action or adopt a particular position.
Argumentative writing includes introducing the topic by stating an argumentative claim, relevant evidence to support the claim, and a concluding statement.
Evidence to support the argument must be collected from various credible sources.

Skills:

7. Students are able to:

Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writings.
Identify the writing task, the purpose of writing, and the intended audience in order to appropriately adapt the development, organization, style, and tone of the writing.
Demonstrate command of the written language.

7a.

Write a narrative with a logical sequence of plot events.
Incorporate literary elements into their narrative writing, like characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
Include dialogue and sensory details in narrative writing.

7b.

Gather credible information from multiple sources.
Write an informative or explanatory text with an organized structure and formal style that includes a focused point of view, clear purpose, credible evidence, and technical vocabulary words.

7c.

Write an argument to convince a reader to take action or adopt a position.
Include a claim, relevant evidence, and a conclusion in argumentative writing.
Gather evidence from credible sources to support the claim.

Understanding:

7. Students understand that:

There are different genres of writing that serve various purposes.
The writing task, purpose, and audience should be considered in the development, organization, style, and tone of the writing.
Formal academic writing should display their command of the English language.

7a.

Narrative writing includes predictable elements, like a logical sequence of events and characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
Incorporating dialogue between the characters and sensory details can make their narrative writing more engaging.

7b.

Informative or explanatory writing follows a predictable text structure that includes a focused point of view, credible evidence, and ends with a conclusion.
They must gather their facts about the topic from multiple credible research sources.
Writers elaborate details included in the text by using formal academic, content-specific technical words.

7c.

To persuade a reader to take action or adopt an opinion, they must present relevant, well-organized evidence from credible sources.

Tags:

adventure story, collaborate, Ifthen pseudocode, story

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Write an If-Then Adventure Story