CS Connections

Stories from Around the World

Lesson 1: Hello World of Stories

Lesson 2: Stories Around the World
Lesson 3: Plan Your Story
Lesson 4: Code Your Story
Lesson 5: Share Your Story
 Lesson 1
Hello World of Stories
Hello World of Stories - Warm Up

Learn the Basics with Hello World!

What are some of your favorite animated stories?

Hello World of Stories - Warm Up

A Series of Events

Let’s see if we can find a pattern here:

● When you flip a switch, the lights turn on.

● When you tap on a device, an app starts.
● When the alarm goes off, you get out of bed.
● When (event), (action).
Hello World of Stories - Warm Up

Vocabulary:

In Computer Science, events cause other

actions to happen.

Event - An action that causes something to

happen
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Hello World of Stories - Activity

Level 2-5 - Skill Building 2-5

Do This:
● Follow the instructions on
each level.
● Once you finish all skill
building levels, you may move
on.
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Hello World of Stories - Activity

Level 7-13 - Skill Building 7-13

Do This:
● Follow the instructions on
each level.
● Once you finish all skill
building levels, you may move
on.
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Hello World of Stories - Activity

Level 15 - Free Play 15

Do This:
● Now it’s time to create
whatever you want!
● When you are done, press the
Share button to send your
project to some friends!
Hello World of Stories - Wrap Up

Reflect

How do events work in your code?

What sprites would you use to animate your

favorite story?
 Lesson 2
Stories Around the World
Stories Around the World - Warm Up

Reflect:

What is an example of a story with a

lesson?
Stories Around the World - Warm Up

Vocabulary
Fable, Fairytale, Folklore, or Myth - A short
story conveying a moral

Moral - A lesson learned

Key Detail - An important moment in the story

that adds meaning
Stories Around the World - Activity

Compare Stories
The Tortoise and The Hare Billy Goats Gruff
Stories Around the World - Wrap Up

Discuss

How were the short stories we read similar?

How were they different?

 Lesson 3
Plan Your Story
Plan Your Story - Warm Up

Reflect:

What are some examples of short

stories we have read?

What was the moral of those stories?

Plan Your Story - Warm Up

Vocabulary

Moral - A lesson that is learned

Key Detail - An important moment in

the story that adds meaning
Plan Your Story - Warm Up

Discussion:

Think back to the previous class.

What were the stories we read, and

what were their morals?
Plan Your Story - Activity

Plan Your Story

Plan Your Story - Wrap Up

Check In
Does your plan include the following items?
 Lesson 4
Code Your Story
Code Your Story - Warm Up

Match - Check out an example program

Do This:
● Check out the example
program in Lesson 4

● Draw a line to match each

block to what it does
Code Your Story - Warm Up

Reflect:

What is the purpose of reading or

telling short stories?

Why are characters important in a

short story?
Code Your Story - Warm Up

Vocabulary:

Fable - A short story conveying a moral

Key Detail - An important moment in the story

that adds meaning

Moral - A lesson learned

Code Your Story - Activity

Level 1 - Sample Program 1

Do This:
● Click “Run” and use the
arrow keys to move the
main character
Code Your Story - Activity

Level 1 - Discussion 1

Discuss:
● How did this coder set up the
story?
● What happens when the main
character touches another
character?
● How does the story end?
Code Your Story - Activity

Level 2-10 Code Your Short Story 2-10

Do This:
● Follow the instructions on
each level.
● When you are finished with
your code, press Run
● Once you finish all skill
building levels, you may move
on to the next activity.
Code Your Story - Wrap Up

3-2-1
● Three things that I learned about
programming are…
● Two things I learned about fables and
their characters are…
● One thing I would like more information
about is…
 Lesson 5
Share Your Story
Share Your Story - Warm Up

Reflect on your project:

How is your adaptation similar to or different

from the original stories?

Do the characters interact with each other in a

way that is similar to or different from the
original stories?
Share Your Story - Activity

High Five Hustle!

1. Stand up
2. Raise your hand to high-five a peer
3. You will each have two minutes to discuss your
project and reflections.
4. Then when you hear, “Do the Hustle”, this is your
signal to raise your hands and high-five a
different partner.
Share Your Story - Activity

Do the Hustle!
With your partner, run your program. Then share:
○ How is your adaptation similar to or
different from your partner’s story?
○ Do the characters interact with each other
in ways that are similar to or different from
the characters in your partner’s story?
Share Your Story - Wrap Up

Reflect:

How was your program similar to or

different from your classmates’ programs?