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
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

Duration	Description
10 Minutes	Project Overview/Demo
40 Minutes	Design
5 Minutes	Debrief

Days 2 - 9

Duration	Description
10 Minutes	Review
40 Minutes	Project Work
5 Minutes	Debrief

Instructor's Notes

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 nested lists. Have students call out moves and practice going through a game.
  - 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.
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 .
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.