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"magine, for example, a province in which light is the metaphoric key to destiny and success. Which trait might that province represent? Imagine another in which residents dig for linguistic "gems," each with the power to convey ideas unambiguously. Any trait come to mind there? In a third province, ruled by graceful dolphins, flow and rhythm are essential."

"7/16/13: Back in the 2011-12 school year, I piloted an ELA-specific game overlay titled, "The Kingdom of Diddorol." Although the classroom content remained the same -- standards-based, and true to the district's curriculum maps -- delivery, record-keeping, and a few other educational components were changed. The students became players, and they created avatars. Free-choice writing became "adventuring," lessons became "trainings," quizzes and tests were recast as efforts to tame nefarious creatures, and so on."