Launch
Students will experience the project hook, analyze how grammar choices shape humor and clarity in Mad Libs, and set a user-centered purpose for creating a themed book for younger readers.
Day 1
🎭 Mad Libs Live Hook
Launch 40m
Research & Plan
Students will gather user evidence about what makes Mad Libs clear and funny for younger readers, test grammar and sentence assumptions with peers and representative users, and turn those findings into an empathy artifact and design brief that will guide drafting and publishing.
Days 2 - 5
🧠 Parts of Speech for Real Readers
Knowledge/Skill Building 75m
🎀 Younger Reader Interview Rounds
Community Experience 90m
πŸ—ΊοΈ Empathy Map and Story Prototype
Project Work 105m
πŸ“˜ Design Brief and How Might We
Assessment 90m
Showcase
Students will present their finished Canva-designed Mad Libs books to an authentic audience, observe how younger readers and peers respond to grammar and humor choices, and complete a final reflection that explains how revision, sentence construction, and parts of speech shaped the published stories.
Day 5
πŸŽ‰ Mad Libs Book Showcase
Assessment 90m