DRAGON DUNGEON BREAKOUT

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BREAKOUT

A game by Ms. Aviso

Story

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The

dungeon

dragon

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Legend says that a faraway kingdom forged a sword that together with the power of the Elemental Gems (fire, water, air, and earth) could defeat any evil. Gather the gems to assemble the ultimate weapon and defeat the dragon hiding in the dungeon.

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Complete the following tasks to earn all the gems

Thank goodness you’ve come! We need your help! You need to find the 4 Elemental Gems so that the sword has enough power and then defeat the fearsome dragon that is terrorizing our people…

Of course!

No thank you, I’ll pass

Help us, only a person like you can do it!

Hehehe, I was kidding. Ahem, of course I’ll help you

Ouch! I thought you were cool ... What will become of us!

I knew you would not fail me! Thanks a lot! Here is the holy sword. Now gather the Elemental Gems to complete it and defeat the dragon.

EARTH GEM

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Watch out, a wandering skeleton is in your way! Get the earth gem by passing a quiz about Scale analysis

LEVEL 1 - EARTH GEM

Where do you think you’re going, mortal?! You won’t be worthy of the Earth Gem until you get all my questions correct. Do you dare to try?

Identify the scale of analysis for these two maps

The Scale of analysis for these two maps is:

Small Scale/Large Scale

Large scale/ Small Scale

On the language diversity index, higher numbers equal more linguistic diversity. On the world’s fragile states index, higher numbers indicate more political fragility. Using the maps, explain whether linguistic diversity appears to be a centripetal or centrifugal force.

1. French--dark blue 2. German--khaki 3. indigenous (Native) American--green 4. other (Chinese, Portuguese, Portuguese Creole, Hindi, Hmong, other Indo-European, & Russian)--light blue 5. Pacific Island languages--orange 6. Spanish--mauve

. Look at the map of US counties in which 10% or more of people speak a language other than English at home. Use your geographic reasoning skills to decide which color represents which language, then ask me for the key to check your work. colors on map: army green (dispersed throughout the west & midwest), green (clustered in Alaska, Arizona, & New Mexico), light blue, dark blue, mauve, orange

1. German --khaki 2. Other (Chinese, Portuguese, Portuguese Creole, Hindi, Hmong, other Indo-European, & Russian)--light blue 3. Indigenous --green 4. French orange 5. Spanish 6. Pacific Isalnder languages mauve

Explain which station you found to be the most interesting?

Look at the map of the most commonly spoken language other than English. It presents data at a larger local scale of analysis, the subnational political unit we call states. What language is the most commonly spoken language other than English?_____________________ Identify a state having a different second most commonly spoken language other than Spanish, and identify the state and language.________________________________________________________

German

Spanish

3. Look at the map of the most commonly spoken language other than English or Spanish. Identify a most common language other than English or Spanish shared by people in many states._____________________Identify a state having a most commonly spoken language other than English or Spanish that is NOT shared by many, if any, other states. Identify both the state and language._______________________________________

Discuss with your partner possible correct answers

Congratulations!! Here is your reward, you have earned The green Gem!!! I knew you could do it!

Hahahaha, what do you say? ...

Large scale means a large amount of detail small scale means a small amount of detail. Think zoomed in or zoomed out

Hahahaha, what do you say? ...

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Hahahaha, what do you say? ...

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LEVEL 2 - AIR GEM

AIR GEM

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Choose the correct answers to get out of this alive

I am spread by physical movement across space.

I am spread by ideas through a population: this is hierarchal through people and places

I am spread through an underlying idea even when the actual idea doesn't diffuse

Find someone from another team and Explain the type of diffusion that accounts for the patterns you see

Take the quiz: What were the results?

You got the Air Gem!

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GAME OVER

LEVEL 3 - WATER GEM

WATER GEM

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Dive dive Dive into AP Human Geography!! Woot woot!!

Gaelic

Indo-aryan

European

1. Look at the map of the world’s language families. To which language family do English, Spanish, and French belong?

Finish

Gaelic

Slavic

What family does Russian belong to?

2. Look at the infographic of the top 10 most spoken languages worldwide. Of the top 10, how many are Indo-European?_____

Should languages be saved? Why or Why not

Compare the number of non-native speakers of English to the number of non-native speakers of Mandarin.

And now look for the gem! Hurry up!

You got the Water gem!

Exit

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GAME OVER

LEVEL 4 - FIRE GEM

FIRE GEM

Start level

Search among the tiles for the mathematical operation to find the correct answer

28

14

21

Complete the taks attached to the blocks to reveal the next level

21

18

33

Search among the tiles for the correct answer

36

54

Search among the tiles for the correct answer

125

154

178

Search among the tiles for the correct answer

82

96

42

51

48

Search among the tiles for the correct answer

Search among the flames for the correct answer

You got the Fire Gem!

GAME OVER

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FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON

Defeat the dragon!

How dare you bother me, you fool!

You defeated the dragon, and the kingdom i at peace again. And you’ve become became a legend!”

THE END

What will become of us!

SURE YOU WANT TO GO OUT?

Exit

Stay

WHY SAVE A LANGUAGE? (3.6 Contemporary Causes of Diffusion, SPS 3.A.4) Read “Why Save a Language.” Explain the most persuasive reason given by Dr. McWhorter for saving languages. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Use the website to fill out the chart

Fill out the chart of endangered languages

Discussion Question

Explain the degree to which the map generated for you was accurate

Play the listening game

Listen and Learn

Research

Identify a country besides the US that doesn’t have an official language.________________________________ 2. Explain why English is the official language or one of the official languages in so many African countries. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why do some states have an official language even though the country itself doesn’t?_____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer the following Qs

The answers should be put in your evidence document

Match the phrase to its meaning

How many did you match correctly? _____ 2. Use the term Indo-European language family to explain why many Yiddish words are familiar to English speakers. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Identify by symbol which Creole language is which, and explain your reasoning.