“your quest: slay three comma splices” implementing quest pedagogies into the composition...
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“Your Quest: Slay Three Comma Splices”
Implementing Quest Pedagogies into the Composition Classroom
Why Quests?
• May not have access to gaming materials• May not have a supportive administration• Different levels of integration and intensity for
your particular classroom needs• Encourage expertise within students
Questing is way of facilitating learning within the classroom – it can provide context to the course and provide opportunities for students to specialize in what interests them
Types of Questing
• Two aspects of “questing”– Main Quest: Mandatory classroom assignment (e.g. 3-page research paper
on Jonathan Swift)– Side Quest: Voluntary (but could be mandatory) assignment to enhance
your grade (e.g. if you revise your paper, you will receive extra credit)
• Questing Complexity– Non-Linear/Inverted Pyramid Approach: Student chooses their topics and
assignments within the framework provided by the professor (specialized)– Linear/”Questing Light”: Student has fixed assignments chosen by the
professor (general knowledge)
Questing in the classroom can be adapted to a variety of situations and can vary in complexity. The questing story, however, must remain pervasive throughout the course.
Different levels of integration and intensity for your particular classroom needs
15 pts. 15 pts. 20 pts. 20 pts. 30 pts.
Linear Questing
• Linear Questing is less complex, but can still be effective– Main quest line is “fixed” and the assignments are chosen by the professor– Side quests focused on the ensuring the student understands the assignment
Paper on Comedy
Paper on Comedy/
Satire Theory
Paper on Satire
Research proposal/
bibliography
Research paper on Comedy/
Satire
Side
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• Revise Paper• Fix 3 comma
splices
• Revise Paper• Why is satire
different than commodity?
• Revise Paper• What period of
Satire is most influential?
• Revise Paper• Common themes
between these Satirists?
• Discuss at least 3 time periods
• Discuss at least 5 authors
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A less complex implementation of questing should focus on general knowledge.
2 pts. 2 pts. 2 pts. 2 pts. 2 pts.
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5
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Non-Linear Questing
• Non-Linear Questing is more complex and intended for classes where students develop more specialized knowledge– Main quest line is not fixed; assignments are chosen by the student within the course
framework– Side quests focus on the ensuring the student understands the general knowledge of the
course (in addition to their specialization)
• Comedy or SatireSpecialty• Comedy: Superiority, Incongruity• Satire: Horatian, Juvenalian
Type
• 18th through 21st centuryTime period
• Choose from periodAuthor
• Choose from authorText(s)
Sample Class Quest Line - students “choose” quests based on their interest
Encourage expertise within your students
Student chooses Satire
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4
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• Name 10 Satire authors (2 pt)
• Find 5 books that can be considered comedy (3 pt)
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Max
Pts
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• Find J. Satire texts from different times
• Choose your time period
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Student chooses
JuvenalianSatire
Student chooses 18th
CenturySatire
Student chooses
Jonathan Swift
Student chooses
madness inA Tale of a Tub
Paper 5
• History of Satire• Types of Satire• Choose your
Type
• Importance of satire in time period
• Choose your author
• Author’s texts• Author’s
concerns• Choose your
theme/text
• Final research paper on topic
• Final “expert” presentation
• Analyze a comedian who uses Superiority Theory (2.5 pt)
• Analyze a comedian who uses Incongruity (2.5 pt)
• Write your own short Horatian Satire (5 pt) OR
• Write your own short comedy with unmasking (5 pt)
15
• Find a joke you think is funny, explain why (2.5 pt)
• Find a joke you think is not funny, explain why (2.5 pt)
• Help a peer revise a paper (5 pt) OR
• Revise your own paper—show both drafts (5 pt)
5 pts. 5 pts. 5 pts. 5 pts. 5 pts.
10 pts. 10 pts. 15 pts. 15 pts. 30 pts.
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Non-Linear Questing Continued
If you want to go Crazy…
No
Yes
Questing can be used as a “toll-gate” to help ensure your students understand an assignment before moving on
Paper 1 complete
Points Assigned
Enough points to advance? Paper 2
Revise Paper 1 or do side
quests
