This delightful parody of the fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears," was written and illustrated by a talented class of 7th graders in Austin, Texas. ? The story emerged during a lesson in which students?were analyzing the impact of setting on the plot of a story. ?When asked to create a new setting for the familiar "Goldilocks"?story, one group chose a computer, in which Goldilox (spelling change intentional) was an evil virus that vandalized the humble computer inhabited by the Byte family-Megabyte, Gigabyte, and Nanobyte-while they were out exploring on Google. When a?successful young?entrepreneur visited?this 7th grade class, he?challenged them to publish and sell a children's book. ?With the "Goldilox and the 3 Bytes" story already inspired, members of the class polished the story and brought the characters to life with watercolor illustrations. The project was managed by a class-elected CEO and other leaders who created a website, a documentary about the project, and a plethera of social media marketing strategies. Self-branded?"7D Ink," the 7th graders are?planning a sequel to this whimsical par
This delightful parody of the fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears," was written and illustrated by a talented class of 7th graders in Austin, Texas. ? The story emerged during a lesson in which students?were analyzing the impact of setting on the plot of a story. ?When asked to create a new setting for the familiar "Goldilocks"?story, one group chose a computer, in which Goldilox (spelling change intentional) was an evil virus that vandalized the humble computer inhabited by the Byte family-Megabyte, Gigabyte, and Nanobyte-while they were out exploring on Google. When a?successful young?entrepreneur visited?this 7th grade class, he?challenged them to publish and sell a children's book. ?With the "Goldilox and the 3 Bytes" story already inspired, members of the class polished the story and brought the characters to life with watercolor illustrations. The project was managed by a class-elected CEO and other leaders who created a website, a documentary about the project, and a plethera of social media marketing strategies. Self-branded?"7D Ink," the 7th graders are?planning a sequel to this whimsical par