Descriptive Writing: That's Your Cue! (Gr. 6-8)

Description

In this lesson, students will work in groups to write a scene, incorporating dialogue with a purpose. Using events and custom sounds, they will program Cue to act out this scene with group members.

Objectives

  • Recognize the purposes of dialogue (e.g., to move a story forward, increase tension, illustrate a character’s personality)
  • Write dialogue for a scene that achieves one of these purposes
  • Program Cue to say dialogue in an interactive scene
  • Use events to initiate Cue's dialogue

Curriculum Connections Summary

  • Ontario - Mathematics - Algebra (Coding) & Language
  • Quebec - Language
  • New Brunswick - Language
  • Nova Scotia - Language & ICT
  • Alberta - Language, ICT & CTF
  • British Columbia - Language & ADST
  • Manitoba - Language
  • Prince Edward Island - Language
  • Saskatchewan - Language
  • Newfoundland & Labrador - Language
  • Yukon Territories - Follow's B.C.'s Curriculum
  • Northwest Territories - Follows Alberta's Curriculum
  • Nunavut - Follows Alberta's Curriculum


 

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Cue is an incredibly clever robot with a witty attitude that’s full of interactive surprises.