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Contents 1 Topic Assignments 1.1 Choose a Topic for Your Game 1.1.1 Answer the following questions on your "My Projects" Page. 1.1.1.1 1. Ask Big Questions 1.1.1.2 2. Narrow Your Scope 1.2 Digging Deeper Into Your Topic 1.2.1 Choose 3 Flash games that relate to your topic. 1.2.2 For researching your topic identify the following: 1.2.3 Update Your Wiki 1.2.4 Update Your Blog

Topic summary: In this topic, you will choose a specific topic that you would like to explore using a game. Use this step-by-step narrowing process to identify the specific focus of your game. You will also begin to find online and offline content resources for your game.

Topic Assignments

Choose a Topic for Your Game

Answer the following questions on your "My Projects" Page.

1. Ask Big Questions

Fill in the blanks: Our class is in the _________ knowledge community with a focus on _________.

Example: Our class is in the Social Issues knowledge community with a focus on Health.

List 3 questions people generally have about this topic:

• Question 1:
• Question 2:
• Question 3:

Of these three, choose one question you want to explore:

• Question:

2. Narrow Your Scope

Go to Wikipedia. Use key words or copy and paste your selected question into Wikipedia's search box. Browse your search results and explore internal links (links that keep you within Wikipedia) to find 3 different Wikipedia pages you think will help answer the question:

• 1. Name of Page & Link
• 2. Name of Page & Link
• 3. Name of Page & Link

Of these pages, select one to read all the way through:

• Selected page:

Now that you understand this broad knowledge area a little better, choose one subtopic from this Wikipedia page that interests you the most:

• Name of subtopic:

Look at the external references for this topic (external references send out outside of Wikipedia. Find a long list of these links at the bottom of the page). What was the most interesting website you found this way? If there aren’t references, or you don’t like the ones listed, list a source you would add and explain why you chose this site:

• Link:
• Explanation:

From either the Wikipedia subtopic OR a reference link you found, find a short quote that explains a concept or states a fact that you would like other people to know. Paste it along with a link to its source here:

• Quote:
• Link:

• Rewrite the quote in your own words here:

This is your topic!

Digging Deeper Into Your Topic

Choose 3 Flash games that relate to your topic.

What genre are these games? How do they inspire your thinking about making a game about your own topic? What did they do well, how can they be improved? NO QUIZZES!

• Game 1:
  • Genre:
  • Reflection:

• Game 2:
  • Genre:
  • Reflection:

• Game 3:
  • Genre
  • Reflection:

For researching your topic identify the following:

• Wiki Pages that will help my research:
  • 1.
  • 2.

• Other Websites/Informational resources:
  • 1.
  • 2.

• News resources that will help my research
  • 1.
  • 2.

• Add these links to your blogroll-- be sure they are clearly labeled!

Update Your Wiki

Go to your "My Projects" page and complete the "Choosing a Topic" section. It contains all the same questions that are shown in Assignments 1 and 2 above. Just fill in your answers!

Update Your Blog

• Write a blog post introducing yourself, your topic and why you think these links will help you research your topic.
• Explore your Knowledge Community. Find at least three other students in the Globaloria community beyond your classroom with a similar or related topic. Comment on their blog and add them to your blogroll.