Choose+Your+Path+SSMS


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

Based on what we learned from the Sanford MS group, this lesson has been altered from its original version, seen on the SMS lesson plan page.
 * **Lesson Plan: Choose Your Path - SSMS** ||
 * **Background:**

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. Students will reflect upon how this character is like or unlike themselves. || At the end of the second session, each student will answer a survey about how the character they have chosen is like or unlike him or her, and any meaning behind the name they have chosen. || 1. Create WOW accounts for students - have account log in names on the WOW booklets for students. 2. Put students in the WOW Blackboard course 3. Create the Survey Monkey for student attitudes 4. Outline needed classes and races for balance - make necessary posters 5. Make sure lorekeepers have cameras 6. Make sure there is a projector and speakers for lorekeeper computer 7. Make sure students have access to headphones
 * **Understanding to be Developed:**
 * **Evidence of Understanding:**
 * **Prior to the Lesson:**

1. Shake hands, look in eyes and sincerely welcome students 2. Give students a WOW booklet and a Blackboard sign in directions sheet 3. Have students log into Blackboard and fill out survey immediately upon entering
 * As Students Enter**

Lorekeeper and Hero Introductions
 * Lesson Outline:**
 * I. Welcome Heroes!**

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

** All students should have already signed and returned one copy - if not do so now. **

Briefly show the chart for reputation and rewards. Discuss the aspects of building and maintaining a Hero's reputation. Courtesy Respect Preparedness Focus Scholarship and others as may appear on the chart
 * III. A Hero's Reputation**

Discuss the role of scholarship - stress improvement and completion of work, not grade levels.

See Handout

Show movie (found in Blackboard)
 * IV. Race and Class in WOW**

Refer to Handout. Handout is too large to upload here.


 * Tank, Heal, DPS**
 * Tanks = Damage and Group Leaders**
 * Heal = Damage most of the time; in a dungeon, heal the group**
 * Damage**


 * Have students stand to one side or the other if they are interested in tanking or healing. Must have 5 of each.**

Students will rotate through 4 round tables, a lorekeeper at each one, with one roaming for support.
 * Race and Class ROUND TABLES -**

RT1 - Tanks RT2 - Healer RT3 - Damage

Lorekeepers at each table will guild through the selection of class and race according to the class chart.


 * V. Naming**

1. The name might be in keeping with the lore of the race. For example - Night Elves are tied to nature and often have names that refer to trees, animals or other parts of nature. Oakwalker, Staghorn, Sunstrider, are all typical Night Elf names. 2. The name might be reflective of the class. For example - A paladin which fights with holy light called Raydiance; A Rogue named Stealth; A Priest named Divine; A hunter named Bowstrider. 3. The name might be an invention of your own. Perhaps it is an anagram of your own name (the same letters in a different order, such as John becoming Hojn, or Cathy becoming Ythac or Thyca). 4. The name might be from the random name generator and is a good fit for your character. (Link to name generator in Blackboard) @http://wow.stratics.com/content/features/name/ 5. Steer away from words like Death or Kill etc.
 * Names must be approved by lorekeepers. Names can be chosen for any (but not necessarily all) of the following characteristics:**

Names are often already taken. You may need to have an alternate spelling prepared to use your chosen name. For example, if Divine is taken, try Divvine or Divinne.

Once a name is selected, students must get approval before creating the character.


 * VI. Toon Scribbles** - a page in the WOW booklet to keep notes. More "scribbles" will be added over time.

My Avatar ("toon") Name Race Class

What did I learn in my starting zone movie? What does my starting zone look like? What am I learning from my first quests? ||
 * **VII. Avatar Creation**

1. Students log in with teacher inputting password. 2. BE SURE ALL CHARACTERS ARE CREATED ON THE SISTERS OF ELUNE SERVER 3. Students create avatar and enter world 4. Students watch their starting zone movie and scribble on their Toon Scribbles page 5. Accept first quests (explain "!" and "?" and how to use maps!) 6. Keep up notes on the Toon Scribbles which will be shared. ||
 * **VIII. Wrap Up**


 * Students will provide some reflections of the day, and will be reminded that their "scribbles" will be shared in day 2.** ||
 * **Evaluation**

Evaluations will come in Day 2 with a follow up survey reflecting on their character. ||
 * **Lorekeeper Reflections****
 * **Lorekeeper Reflections****

__//Lorekeeper Lewis//__

I was absolutely thrilled by our group last night! The students seem so proud to have been selected for this program. The level of courtesy in the room was fantastic for any night, much less our first! We have lots of "hands on deck" and that is great. The kids made their avatars with a minimum of gasps when we told them that there were limits as to class/race that they could choose. A great moment was the six students that wanted to be hunters with only 3 available slots. After much begging to be chosen, I insisted that the six of them devise a plan to fairly choose and that I would follow whatever they agreed upon. They seemed surprised to be the ones allowed to decide and tried again to beg to be chosen. :-) But I made it clear that it was up to them and they finally talked as a group and decided that selecting names from a hat was the fairest. By then, however, three of them had gotten interested in other classes and moved on - we never had to select. But it was a great lesson in problem solving for them.

For the most part, the students quickly figured out how to make progress and we already have two level 4's - not bad when they only got to play for about an hour. A couple of students got a little lost, not picking up quests but running to towns or randomly killing things. We were able to get most on track before the time was up, but I'm sure we have a few to still get acclimated.

Wednesday (day 2) we're going to group them by race, and we'll have to focus on a couple of things: 1. Filling out the Toon Scribbles page 2. Review picking up and turning in quests as well as looting 3. Selling items and getting money 4. Using abilities, global coolddown (timing), and adding new abilities to your action bar

__//Lorekeeper Camilleri//__

__//Lorekeeper Dombroski//__

__//Lorekeeper Hernandez//__

__//Lorekeeper Kirkman//__

I was very surprised at the level of respect and courtesy in the room the first day. It is obvious that the students were engaged from moment one. They seemed to get a lot of enjoyment out of creating their characters and coming up with names. I really enjoyed watching this process because I was able to see the level of creativity of some of the students. It is neat to see what qualities and characteristics they get most excited about.

The students did a a great job of figuring out how to maneuver in the game and seemed to quickly learn how to kill things and level up. Even after the students were told not to wander too far from their starting zones, as the higher level monsters will kill you in 2 seconds, there were a few students who had to push the envelope and wander around where they shouldn't be. Most students did get the idea of progressing through the world by completing quests, but I think it will take a couple of students a little longer to fully understand and be willing to agree with the process. Overall it was a great day and I really enjoyed interacting with students I do not see on a daily basis.

__//Lorekeeper Trenholm//__ ||