Comp. Input CRISIS

Time Remaining 10:00

Mission Briefing

Your task is to break out into Grade Teams, competing against one another to "escape the classroom" by solving 3 tasks, designed to demonstrate the importance of Comprehensible Input.

Instructions

  • Time Limit: You will have 10 minutes to move to your designated rooms to try and complete the activity first.
  • Prize: The first group to bring back the secret passsword to Jason DeJong will win a prize!
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The Jargon Memo

Interpret the procedural communiqué.

> INCOMING TRANSMISSION:

"Construct a 3 by 3 alphanumeric matrix in accordance with the schematic below.

Next, extract the lexeme formed by the diagonal running from the upper-left to the lower-right.

Convert each extracted grapheme into its ordinal position within the alphabetic system.

Concatenate the three ordinals to generate the access code."

C T R
L A S
K M G

Teacher Support: Clarify the Input

  • Diagonal: Top-Left (C) to Bottom-Right (G). Letters are C, A, G.
  • Ordinal: A=1, B=2, C=3...
  • Task: Convert C-A-G to numbers.
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The Abstract Art Lesson

Read the instructions. Identify the object described.

Instructional Protocol 1.4

"Execute the following graphical protocol within the compositional frame:

1. Render a rectilinear quadrilateral of equal sides at the localized nadir.
2. Superimpose an equilateral tri-lateral polygon directly upon the superior horizontal edge of the primary quadrilateral.
3. Inscribe a secondary, diminutive rectangular portal centered on the inferior horizontal axis of the primary form.
4. Fenestrate the primary quadrilateral with a small square void."

QUESTION: What single common object have you just constructed?

Teacher Support: Visuals & Simplification

Let's translate the "Academic Language" into simple steps:

  1. Draw a Square at the bottom.
  2. Draw a Triangle on top of the square (like a roof).
  3. Draw a small rectangle at the bottom (like a door).
  4. Draw a window.

Answer: HOUSE

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The Jumbled Riddle

Decode the text. Solve the riddle.

I have cities, but no houses.

I have mountains, but no trees.

I have water, but no fish.

What am I?

Teacher Support: Accessibility Accommodations

Simulation removed. Standard font applied.

"I have cities, but no houses.
I have mountains, but no trees.
I have water, but no fish.
What am I?"

Answer is a 3-letter word.

CRISIS AVERTED

Now that you have completed this task successfully. Bring your secret code to the back to Krista's Room to clain your prize!

Secret Code

Social >Math

TIME EXPIRED

The bell rang. The students arrived confused. The lesson did not land.

Debrief

Without differentiation, 10 minutes feels like 10 seconds. Incomprehensible input leads to disengagement.