When The Daily Byte‘s lead reporter comes to the Editor-in-Chief with a tip that the Mayor is misusing relief funds, players find themselves in the midst of a potential political scandal as they sift through contradictory evidence to determine whether to publish her article.
Use the robust question sets with students to build background knowledge and stimulate a rich discussion for their first workplace session (“Morning”) and to review decisions and in-game activities after gameplay.
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MIDDAY |
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Access rubrics as well as the texts students read during gameplay to model reading closely and support the writing process.
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MIDDAY |
AFTERNOON |
EVENING |
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MORNING |
MIDDAY |
AFTERNOON |
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MORNING |
MIDDAY |
AFTERNOON |
Scaffold the writing process with student checklists, graphic organizers, and source texts that mimic gameplay.
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