Fairy Tale Reimagined

Student Activities

Teacher demo:

Teacher will provide a short demonstration of the use of the world builder and narrative tools in Minecraft: Education Edition:

• /op (op all partners in a group) - /op @a
• /ability (provide all players with world builder ability) - /ability @a worldbuilder true
• narrative tools: find and place in inventory - slate, poster, board, sign, NPC
• short demo of placing and using these tools to develop story within Minecraft

Students will form groups and re-create their favorite fairy tale or children's story in Minecraft. Students will build the world and incorporate narrative. As an extension activity, students can add elements using redstone and other tools to create a more interactive experience for the reader.

Notes:

It is ok for students to modify the story. As a teacher, I tend to allow students to alter the general assignment as long as the general learning objectives are reached. When students ask to create their own story, I suggest that they stay with a story they know as it allows them to get right into the project, but if they are determined to write an original story that is fine as well. It is advisable for them to follow the guidelines of a well known story first and write and create a world based on their own story as a follow up activity. My students ultimately write a design document and create their own game, so this serves as a good warm up activity in terms of understanding the importance of narrative.