Play To Learn Part 1

* Name of the game: Hidden Wonders 
* What were you looking for? I Was looking for a Fun game that is well explained and that the player will not get bored and they will actually learn something .
* Was the game fun to play? Explain why. I think that this game was fun to play because it had some tricks that you were supposed to find and the game was a little challenging i love challenged games. In this game you have to find some landmarks that are Hidden .
* How does the designer reward you and keep you playing? The player keeps you rewarded by taking you to the next level and keeps you playing by giving you more challenging levels .
* What does this game teach you?  This game teaches me more about world Geography facts and where some places are located at .
* How does it use hidden objects to teach you? It uses hidden objects to teach me to look for some things and put then in the right place .
* What age group would find this educational? I Would find this game educational for 9-10 graders . I think 14-17 year old high school teenagers will find this game educational . 
* How would you make this game better? I Would make this game better by having more levels and the game more challenging so the player won't quit .

Danger of a single story

1.What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community? A Single story is when people judge you by your skin color and assume things that may not be true . They Can be Hispanic but assume your Mexican and they might say " ohh that girl is Mexican i bet she is poor and doesn't know English " . They look at the outside and put you with the rest of innocent people . A Single story is when they look at you from the outside and don't ask just Assume .

2.Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community? Me and all my cousins were born here but our parents were born in Mexico well some of us have dark skin and some have lighter skin . The ones that have darker skins suffered in school . My cousin went to elementary school he was like in 2nd grade and some kids used to always picking up on him . They used to tell him to go back to his state where poor people leave and that he was not born to be in this state . My cousin used to cry and didn't want to go to school . My Aunt explained to her that she was born in this state and that they had no right to say that about her she stood up for her self and proved that not just because she looked mexican they had the right to treat her like that . Even if she was they are nobody to humiliate her like that .People should learn how to defend themselves and not let nobody walk all over them .

3.Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?

I Have heard that people say that popular girls are everything . In my opinion i have heard about cyber bulling and i think its not right . In every school there is going to be popular people but really they have no right to judge people from the outside . I watched the movie cyber bully and it really touched my heart. Mean girls were trying to make this girl life impossible . She was almost going to take away her life even her best friend betrayed her . They said really bad comments about her and assumed she was a prostitute and made a video of her so people could comment negative comments. She couldn't take it anymore she had enough . I learned that story when i was watching TV and i was like i'm going to stand up for people that are being bullied and not let them get hurt . I haven't really seen bullying in my school but if i see i'm going to help them by telling an adult and i don't care what people say about me . I could find out more about that community by doing some searches and looking up more movies about it.

4.How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community? A Game would be interesting by people learning how to protect each other and stand up for each other .

A New Year

My school year as a Freshman has been Great so far. I saw my Best friends and the classes I have I love them . I wanted to take theater class but now they don't have it anymore it's sad because I really wanted to take that class because one of my dreams is to be an Actress and maybe by doing plays I can actually be one and don't be shy . The only thing I don't like is Algebra I am having a little trouble with it I don't understand it it's hard and some kids in that class make it harder for me to concentrate and let me learn something . Thanks to the teacher now she is helping me with that problem . This year I hope it goes Great and I can accomplish many things that will help me bright my future. I Am trying out for many sport I hope I make it in because i really want to play and participate more . I want to become an athletic girl that it's not afraid of the ball or anything that its positive and doesn't think something is impossible .I Want to change this year and become a better person who does her work and turns her work on time . I Want to be different a person that people think i'm smart and ask for help when they need it . I want to keep my head high and not let nobody bring me down . I am actually doing a good job so far. I am taking art and i am not a creative girl but i try my best . I am trying really hard to have great grades and Pass all my classes so my parents can be proud of me .