Friday, June 2nd- 7th Grade and 8th Grade- Using Code with Code Combat

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 06-02-2016

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Tech Careers- Hour of Code
Standards:	DL-5 Digital Lifestyles

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can code.	Students code.

	Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
	Video games work because of programming code. One of the fastest growing tech careers that pays great money is a programmer. The Hour of Code is to show you that it is easier than you think.
	Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
	Go to wclassroom
	Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
	Guided Lesson: @ Miss W will show you how to get to http://codecombat.com/ @ Miss W will show you how to pick your character (girl or boy). @ Miss W will show you where the code is that you choose. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dCOHjERswGw/maxresdefault.jpg Independent Exercise @ Students will try to get out of the dungeon before the end of class.
	If combatcode is too hard for you, you may try these easier examples: Students will only print the end Certificate, not the snowflakes. Code with Frozen’s Anna and Elsa- skating and drawing snow flakes http://studio.code.org/s/frozen/stage/1/puzzle/1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bratzbagci/13607500903/ Code with Angry Birds and Plants and Zombies getting out of a maze https://learn.code.org/hoc/1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/stickergiant/8365977342/
	Higher Order Thinking Questions
	How is coding like writing English? How is coding not like writing English?
	Student Technology/Differentiation
	Students will use an online site to sample coding for a possible career as a video game programmer.