Classcraft Student Guide

What is Classcraft?Classcraft is a program that turns our classroom into a video game! Each student will chose a type of character and will level that character up by gaining experience points. There are 3 types of characters to chose from. Your teacher will be the Gamemaster and will direct the gameplay during class. This is a way for each student to show how much they participate in class!

How will we use it in class?Classcraft will be how students earn their participation grade in this class. Each student will be required to earn a certain amount of experience points in order to earn a passing participation grade. Participation is a key part of a world language classroom, so Classcraft will help the students and the teacher track their participation throughout the course of the year.

How do you play?Students will be on teams of 3-4 classmates. Each team will discuss the types of avatars they want on their team. They will then sign up on the day the teacher introduces the site. Players have a choice of 3 classes of avatars: Healer, Warrior, and Mage. Students earn experience points (XP) in class as they participate and speak in French. XP reflects the participation of each student, whereas health points (HP) reflect student behavior. Students who misbehave or come to class unprepared will lose HP. If a student loses all their HP they will fall in battle. When a student falls in battle, they must roll the die of destiny and accept their fate. The student who falls in battle not only hurts him/herself, but his/her teammates also lose HP, so this is a collaborative game! Each student also has Action points (AP) which allows the player to use their special powers during class. See the character guides to see what types of powers each class can perform.

Rules/ExpectationsAll students must earn XP for their participation grade. If a student does not want to play the game, that is acceptable, but they are still required to earn the same amount of XP as the rest of the class.

All students who agree to play the game must play for the duration of the class (until French is over for the year).

Students cannot change groups once they have chosen.

Students cannot change character classes once they have chosen.

A student’s participation grade is dependent upon the number of XP they gain in class.

All HP taken from a student will done in class.

All XP will be rewarded after school. This might be done only 1 time a week.

Character GuideMage

Max AP: 55Max HP: 30

Best suited for:- Students who always come to class prepared- Students who are willing to take risks- Students who speak in French whenever it is required of them.- Students who know gaming strategies

Pros:- Highest level of AP- Can use your powers more often- Can award AP to your team members- Can chose seat in class as a power- Can use powers to leave class early

Cons:- Lowest level of HP- Character can fall easily in battle

Warrior

Max AP: 30Max HP: 80

Best suited for:- Students who don’t come to class prepared on a regular basis- Students who don’t want to fall in battle- Students who struggle to speak in French when it is requested- Students who are more independent- Students who are not real great team players- Students who like being the hero of a group

Pros:- Highest level of HP- Can save your teammates from falling

in battle by taking the HP hit for them (be the hero!)

- Hard to fall in battle- Can use powers to get hints on

quizzes/exams- Can use powers to get cheat sheet on

quizzes/exams

Cons:- Lowest level of AP of all the classes- Powers are not as strong as the

others

Healer

Max AP: 40Max HP: 50

Best suited for:- Students who usually come to class prepared- Students who are great team players- Students who speak in French most of the time when it is requested- Students who like being the hero of a group

Pros:- Can save your teammates from falling

in battle by healing them- Can use powers to get hints on

quizzes/exams- Can use powers to listen to music in

class

Cons:- Not a high level of HP or AP- Powers are geared towards helping

others

Participation Grades7th and 8th Grade French classes

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Somewhat Meets

Expectations

Needs Work Very Little Participation

40/40 35/40 30/30 25/30 15/30

Trimester 1 1700+ 1699-1500 1499-1200 1199-950 949 or less

Trimester 2 3,400+ 3399-2800 2799-2000 1999-1801 1800 or less

Trimester 3 6,800+ 6799-5700 5699-5000 4999-4000 3999 or less

French 1 at high school

Exceeds Expectations

60/60

Meets Expectations

50/60

Somewhat Meets

Expectations

45/60

Needs Work

35/60

Very Little Participation

30/60

French 1A/1BFirst 6 weeks

1700+ 1699-1500 1499-1200 1199-950 949 or less

French 1A/1BSecond 6 weeks

3,400+ 3399-2800 2799-2000 1999-1801 1800 or less