Choose+Your+Path


 * Seminole County Public Schools**
 * WOW in School**

This is the first session of SCPS WOW in School. Students will get an overview of the project, schedules, and be introduced to the game. They will begin the process of creating and naming a character. Each class and race combination provides different advantages and disadvantages and offers different styles of game play. The reasons a player selects a race, class and specialization (tank, dps, heal) can provide insight into personality and self image. In the same way, selection of a character name can have special meaning. || The selection and naming of a character can provide insight into self. || Each student will post in the discussion board, responding to these questions: 1. What kind race/class did you choose to create and why? 2. What role do you think your character will fulfill? (tank, dps, heal) 3. How is this character like you or unlike you? 4. Why did you choose the name you did? Does it have a special meaning to you or to your type of character?
 * **Lesson Plan: Choose Your Path** ||
 * **Background:**
 * **Understanding to be Developed:**
 * **Evidence of Understanding:**

Each student will also be required to comment on other students' posts. ||
 * **Lesson Outline:**


 * (Lorekeepers are playing as students enter, with one Lorekeeper welcoming students. Work up to the beginning of trophy room in UP and wait until after introductions to continue.)**

Lorekeeper and Hero Introductions
 * I. Welcome Heroes!**

(UP - Animal Boss/Trophy Room) During the demo, one Lorekeeper will explain the roles that are being filled - tank, dps, healer
 * II. Live Demo**

Talk about the purpose of the project and the schedule. See Handout
 * III. A Hero's Call**

** Students sign and return one copy ** Briefly show the chart for reputation and rewards. Discuss each of the 5 aspects of building and maintaining a Hero's reputation. Courtesy Respect Preparedness Focus Scholarship
 * IV. A Hero's Reputation**

Discuss the growth of the Hero's Reputation - this is a ranking bestowed by the Lorekeepers as heroes meet challenges and uphold their reputation.

Ranks: Recruit Initiate Novice Apprentice Cohort Prefect Centurion Ambassador Luminary Lorekeeper

** Challenge students to be Initiates by Thursday. ** See Handout

Show movie: link
 * V. Race and Class in WOW**

Refer to Handout. (Class Guide too large to post here.)


 * __Students in three groups - One Lorekeeper per group.__** Questions and group discussions on race and class selections.

** Fill out Race/Class and Name Selection Form. ** (Lorekeepers will have computers available in case students need a thesaurus, one look reverse dictionary, or other websites for name creation.)

** All students within the same starting zone will sit near each other in the lab. ** ||
 * **V. Avatar Creation**

Students log in with teacher inputting password. Students create avatar Students must listen to the lore of the starting zone movie and be prepared to talk about it with the larger group at the end. Students will accept their first quest(s) and do them. ||
 * **VI. Wrap Up**

Students share the lore of their race. Students explain the spells/abilities of their class. ||
 * **Evlauation**

Sign into Blackboard and Post in Discussion Board 1. What kind race/class did you choose to create and why? 2. What role do you think your character will fulfill? (tank, dps, heal) 3. How is this character like you or unlike you? 4. Why did you choose the name you did? Does it have a special meaning to you or to your type of character? ||
 * **Lorekeeper Reflections**
 * **Lorekeeper Reflections**

__//Lorekeeper Lewis//__

WOW...really - WOW!!! Our first night was fantastic! The kids have already shown how willing they are to rise up as hero's. We greeted them with handshakes and introductions, and when they left many of them OFFERED handshakes on the way out. The Hero's Reputation chart is working very very well.

Of course, the greatest excitement of the night came when it was time to create their avatars. We have lots of paladins and warriors, several hunters, a priest, druid, warlock and shaman - NO MAGES!! I can't believe it. All races are represented except gnomes.

We had 14 students and possibly another 8 on Thursday (this was a Tuesday, Oct 5, 2010), so hopefully we'll get some more healers and some mages on Thursday from the added students.

Timing-wise the day went great up to logging in after avatar creation. Our two hours was up at that point, so some of this will move to the next lesson plan.

__//Lorekeeper Camilleri//__

__//Lorekeeper Coleman//__ ||