[Dtoid community blogger RedHeadPeak shares another of his adventures of being a gamer-teacher. For more on this topic, be sure to check out his blog! Want to see your own writing appear on the front page? Go write something! --Mr Andy Dixon]
Legionary: a professional soldier in the Roman Army.
Those were the words that appeared on my whiteboard above a picture of a Roman soldier wielding the iconic Gladius and Scutum. But before the lesson could begin, one student pulled an inquisitive face and asked, "Isn't that what the bad guys are called in Destiny?"
For a moment, several students in the class were distracted. Of course, they were right. In Destiny, Mars is inhabited by the "Cabal", and the bulk of their forces are named "Legionary". Regardless, this distraction could have briefly derailed the lesson had I not played the game myself.
Thankfully, I was able to turn this query into the lesson starter.
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