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Today we will learn how to write a fable which we will create in Scratch next week.
Today we will learn how to write a fable which we will create in Scratch next week.
60 minutes
1 - Warm Up (5 min)
2 - UCSD Does (5 min)
3 - We Do (15 min)
4 - Turn & TALK (5 min)
5 - You Do (25 min)
6 - Reflect & Share (5 min)
Teachers: Assess the CS+Fables project with the Fable Planner & Self-Assessment Rubric which students access in Project Week Lesson 3.
Warm Up
Warm Up
Pairs, Groups, Whole Class
1
(5 min)
We have read many different fables. Which one has been your favorite fable and why?
One of my favorite fables is ________ because ________.
Fables have a moral. What moral do you want teach others? Why?
A moral I want to teach others is ___________ because _______.
UCSD DOES
UCSD DOES
2
(5 min)
WE DO
WE DO
3
(15 min)
Using the Fable Planner
Using the Fable Planner
Let's open up the Make Your Own Fable planner and do it together as a class.
We will use the same fable from the UCSD Does video.
Remember: Bad Consequences follow bad choices, and good consquences follow good choices.
TURN & TALK
TURN & TALK
4
4
(5 min)
Today you'll be planing your fable project. You can recreate the programmer's fable, use a fable we've learned about, or create your own.
Brainstorm the following story elements for your fable with your partner. Keep in mind the moral you want to teach others as you plan.
Who will the characters be?
Where will the story take place?
What could be a bad choice one character makes and what would be the consequence?
What could be a good choice the other character makes and what would be the consequence?
We will begin to program our projects during project week.
These will be the options you have, for reference, as you complete your worksheet below.
Plan your project based on the options you see.
Option 1: Change the Dino and Flappy fable
Option 1: Change the Dino and Flappy fable
Option 2: Use a fable from the unit
Option 2: Use a fable from the unit
Option 3: Create your own fable!
Option 3: Create your own fable!
YOU DO
YOU DO
5
(25 min)
Planning Your Fable
Planning Your Fable
Now that you've done some brainstorming, decide which type of fable you want to make in Scratch. The options are listed below.
Use the Make Your Own Fable worksheet in your Student Hyperdoc to make a plan.
REFLECT & SHARE
REFLECT & SHARE
Pairs, Groups, Whole Class
6
(5 min)
Today we wrote our own fables.
Share your work and talk about your process in planning your fable project.
Today I _______.
How would you describe a fable?
To me, a fable is _______.
Standards Alignment: CA ELA 3.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
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