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LESSON 1�Mission Check-in & �Finishing Touches

UNIT 6

Unit 6: Presenting an Episode

Let’s Discuss…

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Look back at your Mission Statement from Unit 1…

Have you fulfilled your mission and stayed true to your values as Creators and/or QUEST players?

If not, work in your teams to write down any changes you would make as you launch your final unit of �QUEST Creators.

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Unit 6, Lesson 1

QUEST Creators Showcase – Episode Presentation

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1. A student reads your Story Introduction aloud
2. A student presents the setting and main character drawing (optionally reading your descriptions aloud or allowing the audience/player to read the descriptions).
3. A student introduces the encounter character and reads the encounter set-up. After their player makes an encounter choice, the student reads the encounter outcome.
4. A student reads the sentence that introduces the challenge and associated story problem.
5. The player engages with the challenge, then a student tells them their point score.
6. Finally, a student reads the closing sentence of the episode aloud.

Unit 6, Lesson 1

Final Revisions

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Use the rest of your time today to complete the following, dividing up roles and responsibilities in your teams:

• Make any adjustments to your drawings or writing to meet the needs of your end users/audience/players. 
• Draw your encounter character on a cardboard rectangle, color it, and set it up on a plastic stand. 
• Finalize your main character cut-out and set it up on a stand. 
• Make any revisions/adjustments as needed to stay true to your team values and mission statement. 
• Write a final description of your setting that includes the details written on your Creating a Setting page, as well as any facts about your biome or additional sensory details you would like to add. 

Unit 6, Lesson 1

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LESSON 2

Side Quest Episode Assembly

Let’s do this!

UNIT 6

QUEST Creators Showcase – Episode Presentation

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1. A student reads your Story Introduction aloud
2. A student presents the setting and main character drawing (optionally reading your descriptions aloud or allowing the audience/player to read the descriptions).
3. A student introduces the encounter character and reads the encounter set-up. After their player makes an encounter choice, the student reads the encounter outcome.
4. A student reads the sentence that introduces the challenge and associated story problem.
5. The player engages with the challenge, then a student tells them their point score.
6. Finally, a student reads the closing sentence of the episode aloud.

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Have you prepared most of these elements of your episode?

Unit 6, Lesson 2

QUEST Creators Showcase Checklist

Unit 6, Lesson 2

• Challenge storyline complete
• Challenge items decorated/designed
• Challenge directions (including point score) are written on Challenge Scroll
• If you have any remaining physical items in your episode box that you want to use in your presentation, you should decide how to use them today
• Write a brief description or “blurb” for your episode storyline on the back of your episode box.

• Main character cut-out
• Main character description written on a blank game card
• Setting drawing on box lid
• Setting description written on cardboard rectangle (use one of your character stands to present this)
• Encounter story finalized
• Encounter outcomes written on game cards
• Envelopes for encounter outcomes designed/decorated (envelopes should be labeled as A or B to represent the choice and outcome)

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Revise & Enhance: Story Introduction

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• If all the other elements of your episode are ready, take a moment to review your Story Introduction.
• Are there any details you could add to make it more exciting?
• Are there any edits to the spelling or grammar you could make?
• Practice reading it aloud in your team and see if you have any ideas for enhancements.

Unit 6, Lesson 2

Let’s Discuss…

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• What has been the most challenging part of your �episode creation? 
• What was the most fun thing to create? 
• What new skills or knowledge have you learned that you could apply to other areas of your life? 
• What is your single favorite entertainment experience (this can include books, movies, comics, TV shows, video games, board games, etc.) of all time? What do you like most about it?

Unit 6, Lesson 2

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LESSON 3

Episode Presentation & Staging

UNIT 6

Voice Acting 101

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• Animated: lively, energetic, exciting, full of emotions, like a person telling an adventure story to a roomful of people
• Booming: loud, intimidating, like a giant
• Croaky: low and husky, like a monster or a spooky nonhuman character
• Crisp: clear and easy to understand, professional, like a tour guide or a commercial
• Gentle: sweet and soft, like a parent reading their child a bedtime story
• Robotic: monotone or disjointed, like a robot/android

Unit 6, Lesson 3

Practice Presenting

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Discuss in your teams how you would like to �divide up the episode presentation.

Remember: this is a rehearsal for your showcase. What kind of experience do you want your players to have when they play your episode?

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p.s. If you run into any difficulties, you can fix things before your showcase!

Unit 6, Lesson 3

Episode Presentation – Who Will Read What?

Elements to Read/Present Aloud

1. Story Introduction
2. Character & Setting Descriptions (optional – can be read by player instead)
3. Introduce encounter character and set-up
4. Read encounter outcome
5. Introduce and explain challenge
6. Award points for challenge
7. Read episode ending/outcome.

Unit 6, Lesson 3

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Presentation Tips

Practice reading your introduction script aloud

at least three times before the day of the showcase. 

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Before presenting, have warm up with the following: 

• Take long, deep breaths 
• Tap your chest several times, alternating hands 
• Shake your head 
• Say “brrrrrrr” several times and allow your lips to vibrate (do a lip trill) 
• Take a sip of water or a warm drink

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Unit 6, Lesson 3

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TUTORIAL VIDEO #3: Preparing to Present

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Unit 6, Lesson 3

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LESSON 4

Alternate Endings & Practice Presenting

UNIT 6

MY

STORY

Storyline Structure

Remember…

• Beginning: we learn about the main character, setting and situation.
• Middle: the character encounters a problem or challenge.
• End: the character finds a solution (or accepts defeat).

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Today you will write two endings for your story – one that has a happy outcome (for player who score 5+ points) and one that has a neutral, funny or unhappy outcome (for those who get 0-4 points).

Each ending only needs to be one or (max) two sentences.

Unit 6, Lesson 4

Peer Feedback

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• Who can share a definition of feedback?
• Why is feedback an important part of the creative process?
• Can you think of a helpful or positive piece of feedback you’ve received (from a teacher, friend, parent, coach, etc.)?

Unit 6, Lesson 4

Peer Feedback

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Don’t forget to ask each student who visits your episode presentation and attempts your challenge to fill out a Peer Feedback Form!

At the end, collect them all to see where you can make final edits or improvements.

Unit 6, Lesson 4

Practice Presenting

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Discuss in your teams how you would like to divide up the episode presentation.

Remember: this is a rehearsal for your showcase. What kind of experience do you want your players to have when they play your episode?

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p.s. If you run into any difficulties, you can fix things before your showcase!

Unit 6, Lesson 4

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LESSON 5

Peer Feedback & Wrapping Up

UNIT 6

Peer Feedback

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• Read each feedback form carefully.
• Consider and discuss all feedback in �your teams, including any suggestions �for changes/enhancements.
• Take the ideas you like and make small �changes to your episode accordingly.
• Thank the other teams for their feedback!

Unit 6, Lesson 5

Nice work

Nice work!

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Improv Counting Activity

1. Stand in a circle.
2. Take one deep breath in and out all together.
3. One student begins counting by saying, “one.”
4. The next student says, “two.”
5. If two students speak at the same time, you must go back to “one.”
6. If any student hesitates or says the wrong number, you must go back to “one.”
7. The key to this activity is to listen carefully and notice if someone else is about to speak.
8. Keep going until you get to ten! How many tries did it take you?
9. For an added challenge, face outward from the circle so you can’t see each other.

Unit 6, Lesson 5

Feelings Charades

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1. Each team should nominate one student to be the actor.
2. The actor will choose and act out the first emotion, trying out different facial expressions and physical gestures but staying completely silent. 
3. As soon as one of their teammates guesses the emotion, the actor should move on to the next emotion, OR allow one of their teammates to tag in to become the actor. 
4. Any team that guesses all of their emotions correctly within 3 minutes gets a house point! 

Unit 6, Lesson 5

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LESSON 6: Reflection &

What We’ve Learned

UNIT 6

Let’s Discuss…

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• What are some skills you need to make a good presentation?
• How would you communicate to an adult who is visiting your episode presentation?
• How would you communicate to a seven-year-old who is visiting your episode presentation?
• What do you think your audience needs to understand about QUEST or your episode before they experience it (if anything)?
• What are some emotions you want your audience to feel as they hear your episode story and engage with your challenge and encounter? What are some things you can do to help them feel that way?

Unit 6, Lesson 6

Episode Presentation

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• Each team should nominate one person who will act as the “S.A.M.” for their team’s presentation.
• This person will greet everyone who comes to visit their presentation.
• If there is a line of people waiting, the S.A.M. team member will talk to people waiting and let them know anything they need to know before they begin the episode.
• The S.A.M. on each team can optionally choose to provide additional help or hints to players as they complete their episode challenge.
• But remember, don’t be too helpful or your players won’t get the full learning experience!

Unit 6, Lesson 6

Episode Presentation

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It’s your last chance to make sure that everything is ready! �Have you completed all of these tasks?

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• Finalize all episode materials (including your box design �and episode blurb)
• Double-check written material
• Practice presenting the encounter, challenge and story ending
• Make any changes or enhancements as needed

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Unit 6, Lesson 6

Journaling

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Unit 5 Lesson 6

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“Write about some things you’re proud of yourself for (e.g. things you accomplished, positive behaviors you’ve demonstrated, ways you’ve grown or shown a growth mindset, etc.).”

Let’s Recap…

• What did we learn from QUEST and QUEST Creators?
• What is a quest? What does that word mean? �In what ways have we been on a quest together?
• How and when did we show courage?
• How and when did we show perseverance?
• How and when did we communicate?
• Did we show creativity?
• Did we practice good collaboration?
• Would you ever like to create a game again? �Or write a story? Or create characters?
• Would you ever like to play a season of QUEST again?

Unit 6, Lesson 6

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