During the Story
Have stories access the student chapter Cyber Choices and select the chapter “The Tale of Sameen the Wise.”
In this story, Sam has to decide what to do when Laura is mean to him during his first time playing UniSaurus Realms.
- Should he run away and stop playing?
- Should he tell her how he feels, or try to laugh it off?
- Should he try to get back at her?
- Should he tell his big brother Aadan about what happened, or – when he finds out that Laura is a student at the same school as him – tell a teacher?
There are six Decision Points in this story and six possible endings. Here are the Decision Point:
- When Laura is mean to Sam, should he get Aadan to help him, or deal with this himself?
- If he decides to deal with it himself, should Sam go to another part of UniSaurus Realms to get away from Tyrannolaurus, or should he stay and tell her how upset he is?
- If he decides to leave the game, should Sam play with Aadan and tell him what happened, or tell him he doesn’t want to play?
- If Sam decides to tell Laura how he feels, should he try to get back at her or talk to her about what she did?
- If Sam decides to talk to Laura about what she did, should he try to make a joke to get her to forget about it, or tell her how she made him feel?
- If Sam decides to tell Aadan what happened, should he talk to a teacher about what Laura did, or should he just talk to Aadan about it?
Here are the possible endings:
1. Sam decided not to do anything about being picked on in UniSaurus Realms. Aadan knew something was wrong, but Sam didn’t want to talk to him about it. How do you think they felt about how things turned out?
- Sameen was sad because he couldn’t keep playing Unisaurus Realms. Aadan was worried about Sameen because he knew something had happened to him online. (Score: 1)
2. Sam decided to try to get even with Laura for being mean to him. How do you think they felt about what happened?
- Sameen felt sad because getting back at Laura didn’t change anything and she was even madder at him. Laura was very upset with Sameen because he destroyed her castle. (Score: 1)
3. Sam decided to try to make a joke out of Laura being mad at him. How do you think he felt about how things turned out?
- Sameen is happy that Laura isn’t angry anymore. (Score: 2)
4. Sam told Laura how she had made him feel. Laura found out that what she said hurt him a lot more than she thought it would. How do you think they felt about how things turned out?
- Sameen was happy to find out that Laura didn’t really want to hurt him. Laura felt guilty because she realized she hurt someone without really meaning to. (Score: 3)
5. Sam talked to Aadan about Laura being mean to him. How do you think they felt about how things turned out?
- Sam was happy because Aadan listened to him and helped him to feel better. Aadan was happy that he was able to help his little brother. (Score: 3)
6. Sam and Aadan decided to tell a teacher that Laura was mean to Sam. How do you think they felt about how things turned out?
- Sameen was happy that he talked to someone he could trust. (Score: 3)