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Secondary Research

To narrow our focus of content needed in XO games, we researched a general curricula for reading and writing in the United States. The following is a list of key concepts taught to third and fourth graders (the curricula overlap considerably):

• The 8 parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun), articles, helping verbs

* The 8 parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun), articles, helping verbs

• The correct spelling of words

* The correct spelling of words

• Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, idioms

* Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, idioms

• Grammar, punctuation, capitalization

* Grammar, punctuation, capitalization

• The observation of unnecessary information and incorrect words

* The observation of unnecessary information and incorrect words

• Sentence types and ways to combine them

* Sentence types and ways to combine them

• Topic sentences, transitions, organization, sequential order, coherency, supporting details, concluding sentences

* Topic sentences, transitions, organization, sequential order, coherency, supporting details, concluding sentences

• Characters, setting, plot, main idea

* Characters, setting, plot, main idea

• The audience for which a text is written, the author’s purpose for writing

* The audience for which a text is written, the author’s purpose for writing

• Sequential order, fact and opinion, cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast

* Sequential order, fact and opinion, cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast

• The reading comprehension process of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying

* The reading comprehension process of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying

• Process of revising and proofreading

* Process of revising and proofreading

XO laptops already include many games, but none that incorporate the previous material. However, on the Sugar Labs website, we found several applications (created by various developers) that are available for download to Sugar OS. Specifically, these games address spelling, reading, and writing in their most broad applications.

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 Secondary Research
 To narrow our focus of content needed in XO games, we researched a general curricula for reading and writing in the United States. The following is a list of key concepts taught to third and fourth graders (the curricula overlap considerably):
-•	The 8 parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun), articles, helping verbs
+*	The 8 parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun), articles, helping verbs
-•	The correct spelling of words
+*	The correct spelling of words
-•	Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, idioms
+*	Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, idioms
-•	Grammar, punctuation, capitalization
+*	Grammar, punctuation, capitalization
-•	The observation of unnecessary information and incorrect words
+*	The observation of unnecessary information and incorrect words
-•	Sentence types and ways to combine them
+*	Sentence types and ways to combine them
-•	Topic sentences, transitions, organization, sequential order, coherency, supporting details, concluding sentences
+*	Topic sentences, transitions, organization, sequential order, coherency, supporting details, concluding sentences
-•	Characters, setting, plot, main idea
+*	Characters, setting, plot, main idea
-•	The audience for which a text is written, the author’s purpose for writing
+*	The audience for which a text is written, the author’s purpose for writing
-•	Sequential order, fact and opinion, cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast
+*	Sequential order, fact and opinion, cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast
-•	The reading comprehension process of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying
+*	The reading comprehension process of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying
-•	Process of revising and proofreading
+*	Process of revising and proofreading
 XO laptops already include many games, but none that incorporate the previous material. However, on the Sugar Labs website, we found several applications (created by various developers) that are available for download to Sugar OS. Specifically, these games address spelling, reading, and writing in their most broad applications.