Kids call "Minecraft" a fun game; teachers call it a great way to learn By Chicago Tribune, adapted by Newsela staff
Bobby Craig (left) and Doogy Lee create worlds in "Minecraft" that parallel what they have been reading in "The Hobbit" as part of their fifth-grade class studies at Quest Academy in Palatine, Ill. Photo: Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/MCT
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What is the author's purpose of writing this text?
Minecraft is the newest hottest game. Teachers and kids love the game. Teachers love it because it can make students learn and kids love it because you can build anything you want exept labs. The minecraft creator created this game because he wanted the game to be like the one he played. Students in school play the game to build projects too. Students play the game at home but mostly at school.
The authors purpose of writing this text is to inform because the author though that did you know that students in school play minecraft for learning?
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Jhon
5/8/2014 05:48:05 am
minecraft is very popular and new game. kids love the game. also teachers like the game because it can be education too. you can build anything you want in this game the terrain is technally infinite and with only installing a few mods the game would real life the authots pupose of writeing this article is to show kids that minecraft is an educatinal game
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Andrew
5/8/2014 05:56:21 am
Minecraft is a voxel based game they was created by notch marcus person. he wanted to make a game just like when he was a kid. This game had updates more and more like every mothe. Right now the verson is 1.8.9 wich in the next update the verson will be 1.9.0 of AKA 1.9.
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George A
5/8/2014 06:28:12 am
Minecraft is a very new and popular game. Teachers and kids like it. Teachers like it because you build tons of things like houses and plants. Kids like it because you can build a lot as we'll. You also have to be careful incase of bad people. You can also die so watch your back.
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DANA
5/8/2014 06:46:22 am
Minecraft is one of the most hottest games ever. At least 100 million people play this game {including me}. Both kids and teachers like minecraft for different reasons. Kids love it because its a fun game for them too create worlds out of colored blocks. Teachers love it because it teaches them science. The authors purpose of writing this is too persuade the reader.
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Dren Sapunxhiu
5/8/2014 06:57:02 am
In this article, teachers in Illinois started to use the game "Minecraft" as educational reference. To them, they thought 'Why not transform an ordinary video game to an extraordinary educational resource?!' For example, a "Minecraft" model of 1645's Beijing was based on history and a model of a cell is a science reference. Other games that were used for education were World of Warcraft (writing) and Assassin's Creed (history). Even though it doesn't improve test scores. it still acts like a school/homework assignment. Above the school subjects it offers, it sparks creativity and imagination. The author wrote this to inform readers. It tells them about how educational use of "Minecraft" is occurring and how did it get started.
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ELIAM L
5/8/2014 07:17:39 am
Minecraft is one of the hottest game ever. Markus Persson created the game called Minecarft. The game was used by more than 100 millon players worldwide. Minecraft is like Lego , he tells them, but it's played on computer. Minecraft is used at hundreds of schools around the world.The digital historian project is recreatig Beijing. The authers purpose is that minecraft is an educational game.
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Sadie K
5/8/2014 08:13:48 am
Minecraft was invented by Markus Persson a game designer from Sweden. Also teachers think its good for kids education like the Science of History too. Furthermore, that one person said minecraft is like Lego's on the other hand just playing on the computer. A lot of people are using minecraft for buiding. Minecraft is so popular and the hottest game ever. Moreover, that students mostly play at school not at home. Finally, You Tube is filled with videos of highly detailed. The author purpose of this writing in the text is to in form us is an educated game.
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5/8/2014 09:30:46 am
The author's purpose is to inform.Some people think computer games should be played at home.Nevertheless,more and more teachers are using them in the classroom.The results can be amazing.YouTube is filled with entire 'Minecraft"cities and made-up worlds.Since November,fifth graders in Palatine,III.,have been building their own worlds.Minecraft is a nice way to make your imagantion fly a bit better.
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Victor Su@rez
5/8/2014 11:04:38 am
The athur wrote this artict to inform us.
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Amy
5/8/2014 12:15:24 pm
Thus many kids play mincraft.There are even some kids playing in schools.You can make anything you dream of.Teachers like the game.It makes come of the kids smart.Mincraft was in vented by designers in Sweden. The purpose is to inform us.