I highly recommend the article under Programming - Inner Product. "From XNA to Monogame: Tips for Migrating your XNA Skillset to MonoGame" pp 45-52.
www.monogame.net/downloads
And the PostMortem on Hundreds, by Adam Saltsman. This is an exercise that each group should pursue after the final exam presentation - one week from today - 1-3pm in AH1112.