The Kingdom and The Keys: Gamified Language Arts

The Path of
The Innovator

Your work is worthless unless someone else's hands hold it. You need eyes on a screen, you need clicks per month, monthly subscriptions, you break definitions of what new is. 

You are a designer and architect of new ways to meet your audience.

These assignments follow The Path of The Innovator

Back to paths

Skill Mastery Standards (1-3) Reading Literature


The Spice Must Flow

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Read the Novel "Dune" and connect themes and technology to the world today

 The Name of The Wind (UC)

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Read and respond to books by Patrick Rothfuss and discuss his magic system and world-building from a design standpoint

Thinking with Portals (UC)

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Play and discuss the games "Portal" and "Portal 2" as narrative explorations of what it means to innovate. 

World Religious Texts (UC)

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Respond in writing to key religious texts as a scholar of world religion

The Fountainhead (UC)

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Read Ayn Rand's giant freaking monster of a book and discuss the morality that produced the libertarian movement, as well as an entire sect of research / development mindset

Democracy Demo

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Play and discuss the game "Democracy 3" as an exploration of what it takes to create a stable economic system. Stabilize and Destabilize the world economy!

Mythology Student

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Read about different Mythologies from around the world and discuss your findings

Sci-Fi and Sci-Fact (UC)

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Choose a Sci-Fi novel and explore the technologies present in the context of current tech


Skill Mastery Standards (4-6) Reading Informational


Tesla Vs. Edison (UC)

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Read the history of the competition between Nikolai Tesla and Thomas Edison, and respond to this competition in multiple genres of writing

The Hacker

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Learn Basic Coding

The Visionary

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Design a new "Key" for one of the many different Paths in this course

Hydroponics Guru (UC)

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Research current and future tech in the Hydroponics industry.

Hal 2000...and Beyond (UC)

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Research into advances in artificial technology

Carnegie Hall (UC)

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Respond to famous texts by Carnegie about how to be a successful businessperson

Business as Usual

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Design a business startup

The Transhumanist (UC)

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Research into current developments in human life extension and augmentation

Rocket Scientist (UC)

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Research current advances in space-tech and plot your personal course to the stars

The Magician

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Research sleight of hand and famous magicians

It's not the destination... (UC)

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Research the history of city-wide transit systems and discuss your own experiences

The Omnivore's Dilemma

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Create a system of files containing your ongoing research on a topic of interest

The Climatologist (UC)

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Research historical weather and deepen your understanding of weather patterns

The Mechanic

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Research and Design Cars

The Obsession (UC)

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Dive deeply into a topic of your choosing and become the resident expert on that topic

Disease Detective

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Research into historical and current diseases that threaten humanity

Skill Mastery Standards (7-8) Language Mechanics

Jack of All Trades

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Create PPT lessons detailing aspects of English Grammar Rules to reteach your classmates

The Grammarian - Fundamental English Grammar

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Work on your English Grammar for a big boost

Revise and Release! (UC)

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Return to an assignment that you have previously completed and edit and modify it into a different kind of media


Skill Mastery Standards (9) Writing

Seeker of Truth (Required)

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Research and Write a Research Essay on the topic of your choosing

Hyperborean Wanderer

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Complete assignments from other Paths and expand your abilities beyond a single Portfolio Path

Two Birds: One Stone

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Bring in rubrics from college courses you are currently taking and complete work to meet those rubrics. If you PERFECTLY meet the rubric for your college course, you will receive credit on this assignment.

Engineering Notebook (UC)

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Keep an engineering journal on an ongoing engineering and design project over the course of multiple days / weeks

Our Glorious Leader

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Run your own fictional country and keep a journal of your countries trials and tribulations

The "Frank Lloyd Wright" Stuff

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Actively hone your skills as a designer using Minecraft

Dr. Resume, I Presume

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Create an updated Resume to use to apply to jobs... and then make a bunch of fake resumes!

Roller Coaster Design (UC)

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Design your own theme parks and defend your design decisions in writing

The Producer (UC)

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Create a Music Label and plan out your Business

Master Magister

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Research a topic and produce a PPT driven lesson you could teach to a group of people

Too Many Cooks (UC)

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Record yourself cooking different kinds of meals in images and then in video

The Kids' Menu (UC)

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Write a menu for different kinds of restaurants

Skill Mastery Standards (10) Speech


Professional Pitching (UC)

Present everything from elevator pitches to product pitches designed for a panel review
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Innovator Path Defense

Defend your ability to get a job using the skills you have built pursuing this path
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Interview for a Job (UC)

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Once more, unto the breach! (UC)

Re-write Shakespearean speeches to match current events
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Jobs in Louisville 
for skills developed 
by walking "The Path of The Innovator"

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Click on the hard working cat for Innovative positions around Louisville

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