Legend of the CRQs

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Of CRQS

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Story

A History Game by Mr. McTague

Legend says that in the near future you will be asked to answer Construction Response Questions on your Regents Exam. It is told that you only stand a chance to defeat these questions with proper knowledge of what is to come. This quest will require knowledge, grit and a bit of skill, will you go on the adventure?

LETS DO IT

Thank goodness you’ve come! I have been trying to pass the Global Regents for years! Sadly, I never opened my Do Nows at the start of class and have been getting cooked on that test ever since! I just don't get the CRQs!

Would you help me pass those CRQs!

Nahhhh

We Got You!

That's my GOAT, I'm finally gonna pass this thing!

I knew you would not fail me! Thanks a lot! Here is the Sword of Success. Now gather the skills to grow stronger and defeat the Regents.

Please, my parents will send me to night school soon!

LEVEL 1 - Context GEM

Context GEM

The first step to defeating the CRQ is knowing how to answer the context questions. Question One they will ask about "Historical Circumstances" or "Geographic Context" of a document. This is true EVERY time. If only the old man knew this! Historical Circumstances: means "Background Information". That means what happened BEFORE an event that led to it happening. They would ask this by giving a document (text or picture) and asking you to describe the historical circumstances which led to it..

Start level

My name is Max. I have been guarding this dungeon ever since I lost a lunch fight with Justin. Some say that the reason I got in a fight was because I was always in the hallways after the bell rang.

In the Lunch Fight Activity, what were the historical circumstances that led to Justin fighting with Max?

Max and his friends bullied Justin

Justin wanted to be a slapboxer

Gah I guess you're right! No wonder I never made it in the UFC! Historical Circumstances are only half of the battle though, surely you won't understand Geography!

LEVEL 1 - Context GEM

Context GEM

Besides Historical Circumstances, you could also get asked about Geographic Context on question one. Geographic Context: is sometimes called "The Why of the Where". This means you will need to describe the geography of a document and explain its impact. This could be done by identifying a geographic feature, resources, location, etc and explaining how it affected people.

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What should you include in a geographic context answer?

Information about geographic features

Information about events that led to it

Which could be a correct response for Geographic Context?

The Desert was really bad

The Ocean allowed them to trade

How might the geographic context of plains affect those living in that environment?

Plains would be easy to grow food and build on

Plains would make it hard for them

What was the most important reason the first civilizations settled near rivers?

Rivers allowed people to grow food

Rivers allowed people to travel

Congratulations!! You can answer context questions! No shot I'll see you in Summer School!

Hahahaha, looks like you're failing 9th grade with me ...

Nah chill, give me another chance!

LEVEL 2 - Sourcing GEM

Sourcing GEM

The next step of the CRQ is being ready to answer the sourcing question. Question Two will ALWAYS ask you a question about the source of a second document. You will have to explain something about a documents "Purpose", "Point of View" or "Audience". Purpose: means why a document was created. You will have to think carefully about why the author would have made the document.

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LEVEL 2 - Sourcing GEM

Sourcing GEM

Point of View: an authors POV about a specific thing, based on what the document tells you. Point of View means an opinion on something. Often times you can answer the question by saying "The POV is positive/negative because..." Audience: Consider how an author would create a document differently based on who they are writing it for. We write differently for our friends than our granmda. You could answer this by saying "The Audience was _____, so the author (explain how it affected the document)"

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Oh no. An Ancient Dinosaur is blocking the way to the next gem. What should we do?

Respectfully ask him to move

YOSHI!

I don't think he's moving...

Which of these explains the meaning behind purpose?

How an author feels about something?

Why an author created something?

It was negative because the punishments were strict

What was the purpose of creating Hammurabi's Code?

It was made so people would follow rules

How the group a document was written for affects it

Which of these best explains what audience means?

How one thing happened and then another thing happened

They would choose to talk about advanced science topics

How would an audience of kindergarten kids affect a book?

They would put cute pictures and basic words

How can you usually answer point of view questions?

Yes or no because...

It is positive or negative because...

Positive because I six sevennnnnnnnnn

Negative because they're distracting

What is your teachers point of view about phones in school?

You got the Sourcing Gem!

You must have been sleeping when we went over this!

Try Again

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LEVEL 3 - Relationship GEM

Relationship GEM

Brave adventurer, you've made it to the final gem. With this gem you are sure to pass the CRQ! Question Three on the CRQ will ALWAYS ask about the relationship between the first two documents. That's right, no new document, you just have to explore to discuss the connection between the documents from Question One and Two. You will be asked one of the following questions...

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LEVEL 3 - Relationship GEM

Relationship GEM

Cause and Effect: For this question you will have explain how the events shown in document one led to the events shown in document two. Similarity or Difference: For this you will need to find something the documents have in common OR something that is different. No need to do both! Turning Point: The hardest question! You will need to explain how both documents are connectected to a turning point, which means a big change. Remember, you must use evidence from BOTH Documents in your answer!

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Which relationship makes you identify and explain a big change?

Turning Point

Cause and Effect

Similarity or Difference

What was the big turning point we talked about this year?

The Neolithic Revolution. (When people started settling down and farming)

When y'all stopped playing on your phones...still waiting

When this class became more fun? (still waiting)

Which relationship has you compare or contrast documents?

Cause and Effect

Similarity or Difference

Turning Point

Do you have talk about a similarity AND a difference?

Yes

No, but it's ok

No, don't do it!

What does cause and effect mean?

One thing happened, which lead to another thing happpening.

How two things are different or alike

A big change

For any relationship question, what do you need to include?

Lots of Love

Evidence from a document

Evidence from BOTH documents

And now look for the gem! Hurry up!

You got the Relationship gem!

Close! But absolutely wrong!

Try Again

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LEVEL 4 - Aura GEM

Beating the CRQ

Brave wanderer! With all of these gems you are well prepared to beat the CRQ! There is just one more tool you will need to complete the Sword of Success...

You got the Aura Gem!

FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON

Defeat the CRQ!

Here to take the test again?! There is no safety net to save you now!

THE END

You defeated the CRQ. Now you will always be ready to answer CRQ sets in class! You’ve become godlike!

Thanks for Playing! - Mr. McTague

What will become of us!

SURE YOU WANT TO GO OUT?

Stay

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