Narrative from the Minecraft World Learning Plan (Lougheed) 

 
 
Enduring Understandings/Big Idea(s):     Success Criteria:  
   
● authors organize their writing for a specific purpose and  ● Narrative in Minecraft: 
audience  ○ story is complete and a player can travel through 
● effective communicators read/listen, think, and choose  the entire story 
words carefully  ○ directions for the player are clear - it should be 
● effective readers and communicators recognize diverse 
clear where to go, what to do, etc. so a player 
perspectives and understand how they are shaped 
● effective authors choose their tools carefully to create their  doesn't get lost in the world 
narratives  ○ a variety of narrative / storytelling tools should be 
● effective authors collaborate with others  used throughout including: 
■ Slate 
Content Standard(s):  ■ Poster 
  ■ Board 
W.4.3 ​ Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or  ■ Sign 
events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear  ■ NPCs 
event sequences.  ○ use the fill and/or clone tool to make building more 
 
efficient 
RL.4.2​ D ​ etermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details 
in the text; summarize the text.  ● Typed Narrative: 
  ○ include the structural elements of a narrative text 
RL.4.3​ Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or  ○ convey the theme of the story 
drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's  ○ provide details of the event to include a character’s 
thoughts, words, or actions).  thoughts, words or actions 
  ○ Writing Non-negotiables 
SL.4.1​ ​Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions  ○ Dialogue Rules 
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on 
grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing 
their own clearly. 

ISTE Standard:
Standard 6 Creative Communicator​- Students communicate 
clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of 
purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital 
media appropriate to their goals. 
 ● 6A ​Students choose the appropriate​ platforms and tools 
for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or 
communication. 

Learning Intention:  
● I can use dialogue, descriptive details, show a clear sequence of events, and use the Minecraft platform in order to write a 
narrative. 

Materials​: 
● iPads 
● Organizer 
● Writing Non-negotiables  
● Dialogue Rules 
● Minecraft platform 
● Narrative from the Minecraft World Student Task 
● Narrative from the Minecraft World Student Directions   

Lesson Launch: 
● D​emonstration of the use of the world builder and narrative tools in Minecraft 

Activities: 
● Narrative from the Minecraft World Student Directions   
○ This lesson thrives off of student independence. After the launch and discussion, students are guiding themselves 
and working as teams to develop narratives and the teacher is acting as the coach. Students have built a solid 
understanding of independent learning throughout the beginning of the year in order to be at this point in their 
learning.  

Formative Assessment:  
● Observations of group learning and collaboration 
● Anecdotal notes 
● Minecraft creations 
● Narratives 
 
*observations, notes, and Minecraft creations/narratives will help determine the course of the following narrative lessons and will 
also help teacher to evaluate where students are at in their learning/who needs pulled for small group reinforcement  
Closure:  
● Sharing of Minecraft creations/narratives with class