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"I Challenge You!"
Episode 7 ・ Willowbrook
Last time on
The Rewriters!
After splitting up to search Crabby Sands for
the mysterious knight, Sol and friends finally tracked down the transforming Rewriter!
Luna
The knight, named Menti, seemed to know Sol
quite well...still, they refused to join the
side of the Rewriters and slipped away.
Luna
Sol and Olive, who had been clashing during
their search, learned to work as a team and strengthened their friendship.
Luna
Luna
Olive gifted friendship charms to each
Rewriter, unlocking a memory for Sol – one of making up with a past friend.
Luna
Now determined to show Menti the power of rewriting, the team moves to settle things
with the knight once and for all...
Our story continues...
Get Ready!
Part 1
I think I saw Menti enter that town
just now! Let’s hurry!
Sol
Oh my, I’ve heard about this place –
the lively town of Willowbrook!
Olive
It’s the central hub of the area, so
Menti’s sure to rest here a bit before continuing on to wherever the Keepers are.
Olive
Uh, speaking of Menti – look over there!!
Zorro
Menti! Wait up!
Sol
You...you even followed me here?!
Why, after all the things I said to you?
Menti
Because! You’re the only one I’ve met
who knows the past me...I can’t let that
slip away!
Sol
Plus...I don’t think you really believe
what the Keepers believe – that change is bad and that rewriting should be banished.
Sol
...Hmph. So what, then?
Menti
So...I challenge you! To a duel!
A, uh...a rewriting duel!
Sol
If we win, you’ll leave the Keepers and
join us to spread the power of rewriting.
Sol
Heh...interesting. Then if I win, you’ll
stop rewriting and join the Keepers.
Menti
...I, uhh...!
Sol
We've got your back, Sol!
Zorro
Ho ho...with us on your side...
Morel
We can definitely win!
Olive
...Right! Menti, I accept your conditions –
I believe in myself, and in my friends!
Sol
Fine, you’re on. I’m heading to the town center...if you can catch up to me there,
I’ll duel you.
Menti
...Did you all see that? How did Menti cross over the grass when GRASS IS DEFEAT??
Zorro
Intriguing...could it have something
to do with this state block...SAFE?
Morel
MENTI IS SAFE, huh? ...Maybe when an
object is SAFE, it can’t be destroyed?
Olive
Yeah...looks like we can’t reach the
SAFE block from here, so we’ll have to go
a different way.
Sol
Here we go – if we solve this problem,
we should get closer to the town center!
Sol
Right, we just need to reach the heart
since HEART IS WIN!
Zorro
Yes...though we are still blocked
by the grass, since GRASS IS DEFEAT.
Morel
Hm...we have a box here, and a rule
that says BOX IS PUSH AND SINK...
Sol
Oh, I have a plan! Let’s push the box into
the grass – that way, the box will SINK the grass along with it!
Olive
Good idea, Olive!
Let’s try that plan and see what happens.
Sol
Explore!
Part 2
(4 min.)
In problem 1, try pushing the box into the grass to get to the next area.
What happened and why didn’t
our plan work?
How could we revise our plan?
Be ready to discuss after time is up!
Play!
Start Timer
(4 min.)
In problem 1, try pushing the box into the grass to get to the next area.
What happened and why didn’t
our plan work?
How could we revise our plan?
Be ready to discuss after time is up!
Play!
Learn!
Part 3
We tried pushing the box into the grass.
What happened and why didn’t our plan work? How could we revise our plan?
Pair Share!
Discuss with a partner and be ready to share out after 2 minutes. Let’s hear from at least 3 students!
Whoops, looks like my plan didn’t work out!
I totally forgot the box would SINK after the first patch of grass...
Olive
So we still had one more patch of grass
blocking us, and nothing to destroy it with!
Olive
That’s okay, Olive! Let’s look at
our scroll to see what to do next...
Sol
Problem-Solving Steps
- Understand the problem
- Plan a solution
- Try the solution
- Reflect on the solution
We just did the third step,
trying a solution. Which means...
Sol
We should move to the fourth step:
reflecting on the solution.
Morel
Reflect on it?
Even though the plan didn’t work?
Olive
Yes — reflecting on a plan that didn’t work
can help us learn from our mistakes.
Morel
Olive, you’ve already started reflecting –
you noticed what happened and why the plan didn’t work.
Morel
Now, we can revise our plan – in other
words, look at our plan again and try to
improve it using what we learned.
Morel
Hmm...so that means we need to go back
to steps 1 and 2 of the scroll, right?
Zorro
Problem-Solving Steps
- Understand the problem
- Plan a solution
- Try the solution
- Reflect on the solution
Yes, we may have missed something in
our understanding or made an error in our planning – and that’s normal.
Morel
Problems usually aren’t solved on the
first try – we can go through these steps
as many times as we need.
Morel
I see! I did make this plan quickly, so
I probably missed something in understanding
the problem. Let’s reset!
Olive
Hmm...let’s look at what else is here...oh!
Sol
There’s a SAFE block here that we didn’t use
in our first plan – maybe that could help us?
Sol
Good catch, Sol! From what we saw earlier,
the SAFE block prevents an object from
being destroyed...
Olive
...Aha, I’ve got it! We can revise our plan
by making the rule BOX IS SAFE before pushing
it into the grass!
Olive
Oh! If the box is SAFE, it won’t be
destroyed when we push it onto the grass –
but the grass will still SINK!
Zorro
Bingo! So we can use the box to destroy
all of the grass blocking us! I’ll try it
right now~
Olive
Woah, it worked! The box didn’t SINK,
but the grass did. Now we can-
Sol
Uh, whoops! I think I might have blocked
our path with the box here!
Olive
Oh ho ho...I believe we improved our plan,
but we’ll need to revise it once more.
Morel
Hm...it would have worked if I could just
push the box one more space, to get it out
of the way...
Olive
...That’s it! Olive, just undo a few times
and push the box down this row – see how
there’s an extra patch of grass there?
Sol
An excellent idea, Sol! Let’s try it again!
Olive
Tada! We’ve made it to the next
part of the problem!
Olive
Reflecting on our failed solutions was
really helpful...Sol, can I add some new questions to the scroll?
Zorro
Of course! Good idea, since we’ll
probably go through this process a lot.
Sol
Problem-Solving Steps
3. Try the solution
4. Reflect on the solution
- What happened and why didn’t our plan work?
- How could we revise our plan?
Alright, let’s finish out this problem! We
got past the grass, now we’re blocked by...
Sol
We’re blocked by the water, since it’s
SINK. It’s also SAFE, which means we
can’t destroy it.
Zorro
Indeed. If we can’t destroy it, there
must be another way to get past it and reach
the heart...
Morel
Oooh, do you all see this new state block
that says GO, with the arrow pointing right? Maybe we can use that!
Olive
Oh yeah...maybe if we make the rule
WATER IS GO RIGHT, the water will move to the right somehow? That could help us!
Sol
Hm...it doesn’t look like anything
happened yet...maybe—
Sol
WOAH! D-did the rest of you see the
water move right just now??
Zorro
I saw that, too.
Sol, try moving one step again.
Morel
Oh my frog, I saw it too!
Sol, do it again!
Olive
I see...it appears any time Sol moves one
step, the object that is GO also moves one
step in the direction of the arrow.
Morel
Yeah...that gives me an idea for a plan!
If I move a couple more steps, the water
should move past the heart...
Sol
Then we’ll be able to reach the WIN!
Let me try it-
Sol
Oops. Looks like we have to reflect
on our plan again!
Sol
Yeah, let’s go to our questions:
What happened and why didn’t that plan work?
Zorro
Well, I forgot the water would SINK the heart...so the heart got destroyed as the
water passed over it.
Sol
Now, how we can revise our plan...? Let’s
undo a bit and look at the problem again.
Maybe we missed something!
Zorro
Hmm...looking at what else is in this
problem, there’s object blocks for CHICKEN
and HEART, as well as an IS block.
Sol
There aren’t any chickens here, but there
is a rule that says CHICKEN IS SAFE – could
we use that in our plan somehow?
Sol
How could we revise our plan?
Let's Discuss:
So CHICKEN IS SAFE...it would be great
if we could make the heart SAFE instead!
Olive
...Wait. I think we can! Well, sort of –
we can’t write HEART IS SAFE, but we can
write HEART IS CHICKEN.
Sol
Won’t that just transform the heart
into a chicken, though?
Zorro
Yep – but remember, CHICKEN IS SAFE.
That means we can make the water GO RIGHT,
and the chicken won’t SINK!
Sol
Oh...that makes sense!
So once the water is past the chicken...
Zorro
We can transform it back into a heart
by writing CHICKEN IS HEART!
Sol
Sol, that’s a magnificent plan!
Shall we try it out?
Olive
First, write HEART IS CHICKEN...
Sol
Next, write WATER IS GO RIGHT...
Sol
Now walk a few steps so the water
moves past the chicken...
Sol
And finally, write CHICKEN IS HEART!
Sol
Our revised plan worked –
now we can reach the heart!!
Zorro
Ahhh, I feel like my rewriting
power grew a lot from this~
Olive
Yeah, me too! By the way...
Sol
...Do you all feel ready to duel Menti?
I know I kind of dragged the rest of you
into this...
Sol
Hm...we may have less experience as
Rewriters compared to Menti, but I believe
we have two advantages on our side.
Morel
One is what we’ve practiced just now – we’re willing to make mistakes and learn from them.
Morel
The second is what we’ve been doing this
whole time...working as a team.
Morel
...That’s right. Menti’s been
working alone this whole time...
Sol
So we’ll win this duel,
and bring Menti to our side...!
Sol
Agreed!
Sol
Absolutely! Now let’s keep moving!
Olive
Absolutely! Now let’s keep moving!
Olive
Keep Going!
Part 4
(20 min.)
Play!
Start Timer
If you or your partner get stuck, ask each other these questions to reflect on your solution, instead
of sharing answers:
If you can’t think of anything
else to try, go back to step 1: Understanding the problem!
- What happened and why didn’t
our plan work? - How could we revise our plan?
Work with a partner to
solve problems together!
(20 min.)
Play!
If you or your partner get stuck, ask each other these questions to reflect on your solution, instead
of sharing answers:
If you can’t think of anything
else to try, go back to step 1: Understanding the problem!
- What happened and why didn’t
our plan work? - How could we revise our plan?
Work with a partner to
solve problems together!
Check In!
Part 5
...Yes! We win the duel, Menti —
we reached the WIN object first!
Menti
No...how could I let this happen...
Menti
Menti?!
Sol
This isn’t fair...you have your friends
helping you and I’m just...alone.
Menti
But we can change that now, Menti...
here, let me help you back up.
Sol
Hm? Your toy horse fell over,
I’ll get that for you...
Sol
Wait. This feeling...?!
Sol (Thinking)
Picking up Menti’s toy horse, Sol hears
the voices of two young children...
Sol, wait up!!
???
Hahaha, catch me if you can Menti!
Let’s race to our secret hideout!
Sol (Memory)
...Wait...that voice from the previous memories...does this mean...?!?!
Sol
Here you go, Sol! ...I know, this is my
favorite toy, but...I want you to have it. I have the most fun with you, after all!
???
Sol, watch out! ...That was close, you almost
hurt yourself...wait, why did you run off this direction again?? Ugh, I think we’re lost...
???
Menti
Are you ok, Sol? ...No, I was at fault too...
I’m sorry. Look, no matter what happens...
we’ll always be friends.
My childhood friend from before all this...Menti, that was you?!?!
Sol
Heh...you finally remembered, huh?
Menti
Do you recognize me, Sol?
Menti
I...I do! Menti...we lived next door to
each other, right here in Willowbrook!
Sol
We used to play together! We’d go on
adventures! We...were best friends...
Sol
So...why? What happened? How did you
end up working with the Keepers?
Sol
...It’s hard to explain, but...you won the
duel, fair and square. So I’ll do my best.
Menti
Sol...back then, you were a bit...
impulsive. You were always running around, rewriting without a care in the world.
Menti
I was?? I guess there’s still
a lot I don’t remember...
Sol
Yeah. That got us into some...
tricky situations, let’s say...
Menti
Really?? Like what?
Sol
...The details aren’t important.
Menti
The point is...while you were bravely
running into any problem you could find...
I was always scared.
Menti
Scared of making mistakes, and scared of
one or both of us getting hurt one day.
Menti
That’s why when the Keepers
approached me...I followed.
Menti
They promised me a world of everlasting
peace, where no one would get hurt.
Everything would be perfect, unchanging.
Menti
I didn’t discover their true plan
until much later...
Menti
They just wanted to use my power to trap everyone in difficult problems – to banish rewriting, once and for all.
Menti
...I realized then that I made a mistake,
but I didn’t know how to fix it.
Menti
I was afraid of leaving the Keepers –
of being more alone than I already was.
Menti
Sol, I...I wanted to protect you. But I
ended up hurting you, and hurting everyone.
I’m so sorry, Sol.
Menti
Menti...it’s not too late to fix things!
Sol
You made a mistake – but I’ve learned that
it’s important to reflect on mistakes and
figure out how to make things right.
Sol
Everything in this world is meant to
change and grow, after all...that applies
to you too, you know?
Sol
You can change your ways right now and join
us to fight against the Keepers – to spread
the joy and knowledge of rewriting to everyone!
Sol
...!
Menti
Sol, you...you’ve actually changed
a lot, haven’t you?
Menti
I have?
Sol
Heh...you’re right, though. I’ll catch up
to you, Sol – starting now, I’m going to fix
my mistakes.
Menti
Let’s stand up to the Keepers and bring
rewriting back to this world...together!
Menti
It’ll be an adventure — just like old times.
Menti
Menti...! Yes!! Let’s do it!!
Sol
Um, I hope you don’t mind us
eavesdropping, but...we’re happy to have
you on the team, Menti!
Zorro
Indeed...together, we shall be unstoppable.
Morel
The more, the merrier! Welcome, Menti~
Olive
By the way, Sol – don’t forget about
that thing I made for all of us!
Olive
...Oh, right! Menti, take this...
Sol
It’s a friendship charm to show
you’re officially one of us – a Rewriter!
Sol
Wow, thank you! Heh...I never thought
I’d be so happy to lose against you, Sol.
Menti
What did Menti learn from her duel with Sol?
Let's Discuss:
Alright everyone – let’s go rest a bit before
we make our way to the Keepers!
Sol
Sounds good to me...we have a lot of
catching up to do, after all!
Menti
...We must report this to
the Headkeepers at once.
Shrubs
I see, I see...thank you for
the update, my shrubs.
???
So Menti is still protecting that
friend of hers...how foolish.
???
No matter – I’ll make Sol remember
everything, whether they like it or not.
???
Until next time...
Pilot: Lesson 7
By Kristine Buerano
Pilot: Lesson 7
Lesson 7
