CS1 - 1011 - May
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Monday - Tuesday (5/23/11 - 5/31/11)
Warmup:
- Be sure you've turned in your 4th Quarter Project Proposal
Agenda:
- Work on your 4th Quarter Project
- Your project proposal will be your grading criteria
- Deadline: Thursday-Friday (6/9-10/11)
Wednesday - Friday (5/18/11 - 5/20/11)
Warmup:
- Complete CodingBat: Warmup-1:makes10
- Complete CodingBat: Warmup-1:near_hundred
Agenda:
- 4th Quarter Project Proposal
- Length: 3/4 to a full page
- Name, Date, Period
- If you work with a partner, put both names at the top. At the end of the quarter, each partner will indicate in a closed-survey, the percentage of work that each person did
- Objective: Brief description (2-3 sentences) describing what your game will be like
- Requirements & Features: ~10 specific detailed requirements that your game will have, and *how* you will do them
- e.g. Player sprite that moves up, down, left, right using the arrow keys. Check if specific key is pressed, and then move the Player accordingly
- e.g. A bunch of items to be picked up on the screen. Use a list to keep track of all the items
- How to win: Describe the specific objective to win the game. You must describe the steps that your program will take to check when/if you win
- e.g. Use a variable to keep count of how many coins you pick up. Check if all the coins have been collected on the screen.
- How to lose: Describe the specific ways to lose the game. You must describe the steps that your program will take to check when/if you lose
- e.g. Check if the Player ever collides with an explosive mine object
- Your project must use the following concepts: variables, strings, functions, if statements, loops, and lists
- Print out your proposal and turn it in.
- Begin working on your 4th Quarter Project
Friday - Tuesday (5/13/11 - 5/17/11)
Warmup 1:
- Complete CodingBat: Warmup-1:parrot_trouble
Warmup 2:
- If you are a senior, please fill out the following:
Agenda:
- Demo to Mr. Bui your Robot game that uses lists
- You should also demo at least two advanced features (e.g. teleport, warps, difficulty levels)
- Begin designing your 4th quarter project
- Dodge game
- Target game
- Flying game
- Racing game
- etc.
Wednesday - Thursday (5/11/11 - 5/12/11)
Warmup:
- Complete CodingBat: Warmup-1:sum_double
Agenda:
- Complete CodingBat: Warmup-1:makes10
- Demo to Mr. Bui your Robot game that uses lists
- You should also demo at least two advanced features (e.g. teleport, warps, difficulty levels)
Monday - Tuesday (5/9/11 - 5/10/11)
Warmup:
- Go to the CodingBat - Python webpage
- Sign up for an account using your e-mail address
- Go to prefs -> Teacher Share and use my e-mail address:
- Also make sure you have put in your Last name, First name
- Complete Warmup-1:sleep_in
Agenda:
- Introduction to CodingBat
- Future warmups, assignments, and possible exam questions
- Extra credit opportunity?
- Complete Warmup-1:monkey_trouble
- Item collection w/ list walk-through
- Convert your Robot game to use lists
- Once completed, you should add at least two advanced features (e.g. teleport, warps, difficulty levels)
Wednesday - Friday (5/4/11 - 5/6/11)
Agenda:
- Item collection game w/ Lists walk-through
- Convert your Robot game to use lists
- If you do not have a working copy of Robot game, then Mr. Bui will give you one
Monday - Tuesday (5/2/11 - 5/3/11)
Agenda:
- Demo the first 4 exercises of Advanced Python List Exercises
- List Review Exercises
- List quiz today
- Introduction to Graphics w/ Lists
- Item collection game w/ Lists walk-through
- Convert your Robot game to use lists
- If you do not have a working copy of Robot game, then Mr. Bui will give you one
