Encoding What I did Last Summer. Class members develop a way to encode a personal experience using a top-down approach to determine components and sub-components of their experience They then pick one portion of the experience and go into further detail. 

Concepts

computer science, story writing, binary code, informative writing, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Help the class brainstorm some ideas of experiences that could be encoded
• Borrow some of the examples from the Forum to share with your class

Classroom Considerations

• Some pupils may have difficulty trying to pick an experience that isn't too big or too specific; provide a list for them to choose from to prevent this problem
• In the sixth lesson in a unit of 15

Pros

• The activity contains reflection questions similar to those on the AP Performance Tasks
• The activity guide includes a rubric to score the project

Cons

• None