Lesson 2.08: Project 2

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Use knowledge of lists, booleans, conditionals, and while loops to create a text-based adventure game.

Materials/Preparation

• Project Spec - Text Monster
• Solution (access protected resources by clicking on "Additional Curriculum Materials" on the TEALS Dashboard)
• Text Monster Game - Example Code
• Update the Project Spec as needed to meet your grading requirements
• Try creating your own variation on the Text Monster code so you are familiar with the potential challenges and bugs your students will hit.

Pacing Guide

Day 1

Days 2 - 9

Instructor's Notes

1. Project Overview/Demo
   • Distribute the project spec to all students and walk them through the goals and requirements of the project.
   • Show a demo of a completed project.
   • Go over specific design considerations from the project spec:
     • Draw out a game board using lists and a variable saving the current floor. Have students call out moves and practice going through a game. (Note using lists of lists ended up being too much info to cover here. If you think the students are ready it would make more sense design wise)
     • Introduce the concept of global variables and how they will be useful here.
     • Identify the importance of the "User Pocket" and how to use a list along with append and remove for this information.
2. Design
   • Have students stay at their desks and write down what lists they'll need.
   • They should break up the project into parts: parsing user input, keeping track of players position, returning what is at the player's position .
3. Debrief/Review
   • During discussion and warp up at the end of class, get a feeling for where students are in the project.
   • During the review the next morning cover the topics/areas that students are struggling on and present tips, suggestions, and goals for that day.

Accommodation/Differentiation

Make sure to do status checks with all students throughout the project. Identify students that are struggling on the project after the first few days and provide additional scaffolding & support as needed.

For any students that are advancing rapidly through the project, give them extension ideas such as adding a new feature or floor to the game. Advanced students can also be paired as tutors/helpers with struggling students.