Minecraft Masterpieces A3000 Lesson

"Minecraft Masterpieces"
Article on Achieve 3000​
Learning Targets:
I can identify the most important ideas in a text to write an accurate summary.
I can compare key details in an informational text to understand how ideas are related.

ELA.6.AOR.6.1 ELA.6.AOR.2.2

​-Strategy: use text features (title)
-Look at the title: what does masterpiece mean?
-Read the answer choices and decide which is most important. The title is your clue.

​I can identify the most important details in a text.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this Article?

• Virtual visitors to Minecraft's Trabuco Hills High School can tour the school's campus.

• Minecraft allows players to create virtual worlds, some of which duplicate real-world places.

• Minecraft allows players to restock their supplies in the game by virtually mining materials.

• Virtual visitors to Minecraft's Chinatown can be led through a maze of streets and alleyways.

-Strategy: Refer back to the text.
-Look for keywords in the question to help you know where to look (use the names of the schools in this question).
-See if you can find a similarity that matches one of the answer choices.

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I can compare key details in a text.

Multiple Choice

According to the Article, how were the Minecraft models of Trabuco Hills High School and Hunter College High School similar (the same)?

Hint: Go back to the CANVAS article and look for the keywords (in bold).

• Both were created by students and used as virtual sites for events like prom and graduation.

• Both depicted the settings of favorite films, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

• Both reproduced classrooms that allowed students to interact with their teachers virtually.

• Both were created by students in California and were great places for them to hang out online.

Multiple Choice

Did you get it wrong? Try again: LOOK BACK AT PARAGRAPH 7 (IT'S BLUE)!!!

According to the Article, how were the Minecraft models of Trabuco Hills High School and Hunter College High School similar (the same)?

• Both were created by students and used as virtual sites for events like prom and graduation.

• Both depicted the settings of favorite films, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

• Both reproduced classrooms that allowed students to interact with their teachers virtually.

• Both were created by students in California and were great places for them to hang out online.