Survivor Island 2 Dr. Gingrich, AP: Lang and Comp
Planning Sheet
Fall 2015 100 points in the Summative
Due Friday, December 14th
Introduction:
Recently, reality television has become a ubiquitous factor in our society. While many of these shows are merely
salacious in their content, several of the more prominent ones involve a strong element of competition at their heart, such as Survivor, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, or The Amazing Race. For this assignment you are to create a competition based on a reality television show similar to the above. You may use those as models, having one that is very similar in structure to them, or you may create your own completely original format. The focus of the project will be to take some of the figures from the literature which we have been reading and place them into a situation in which they have to attempt to compete and survive with other fictional or reality-based individuals. The first thing that you must do is select a format for the competition including setting, concept, rules, and methods of elimination. The second thing that you will need to do is to select the competitors. Below is the list of categories and requirements from which your competitors must come. Groups can not be any larger than five students.
You should have at least four competitors; no more than six. There should be one competitor for each member of your group.
Recently, reality television has become a ubiquitous factor in our society. While many of these shows are merely
salacious in their content, several of the more prominent ones involve a strong element of competition at their heart, such as Survivor, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, or The Amazing Race. For this assignment you are to create a competition based on a reality television show similar to the above. You may use those as models, having one that is very similar in structure to them, or you may create your own completely original format. The focus of the project will be to take some of the figures from the literature which we have been reading and place them into a situation in which they have to attempt to compete and survive with other fictional or reality-based individuals. The first thing that you must do is select a format for the competition including setting, concept, rules, and methods of elimination. The second thing that you will need to do is to select the competitors. Below is the list of categories and requirements from which your competitors must come. Groups can not be any larger than five students.
You should have at least four competitors; no more than six. There should be one competitor for each member of your group.
A. Required: at least two characters from the works we have
read: the summer reading, Unbroken, Into the Wild, The Crucible, your gothic/romantic stories. The other characters must come from the following categories. You should have at least one character for every member of your group. You are limited to 8 characters total. You do not have to use all categories and you may have multiple figures from any category. |
__Requirements for the assignments and point
values. All products will be due at the beginning of the period on Monday, December 15th .
Part One: Format, Rules and Guidelines
of the Competition ( points, collaborative one copy
per group)
A. Give an explanation of what the setup of your competition is. This should include the following:
1. Rules for competing
2. Processes of elimination
3. How individuals will be awarded points
4. How a winner will be determined.
5. Rewards and/or motivations for competing
You may use the above “reality shows” as examples of how to conduct this or you may create something completely
original.
B. Figures: Explanation of who they are and an analysis of their success in the competition. This should include the
following
1. Brief biography, assessments of strengths and
weaknesses going into the competition
2. Outcome, an explanation of how each participant actually placed in the competition and why they placed
this way
Part Two: Two journal entries from each of the participants detailing how they do during the trials. Each entry should be one page in length. The four entries from the figures from the literature each should incorporate at least one direct quote from the work. The focus on the entries should be on their struggle to "survive" and how well they have done in the challenge.
You should put the entire project together in a book format with a cover and include four visual images in the book.
values. All products will be due at the beginning of the period on Monday, December 15th .
Part One: Format, Rules and Guidelines
of the Competition ( points, collaborative one copy
per group)
A. Give an explanation of what the setup of your competition is. This should include the following:
1. Rules for competing
2. Processes of elimination
3. How individuals will be awarded points
4. How a winner will be determined.
5. Rewards and/or motivations for competing
You may use the above “reality shows” as examples of how to conduct this or you may create something completely
original.
B. Figures: Explanation of who they are and an analysis of their success in the competition. This should include the
following
1. Brief biography, assessments of strengths and
weaknesses going into the competition
2. Outcome, an explanation of how each participant actually placed in the competition and why they placed
this way
Part Two: Two journal entries from each of the participants detailing how they do during the trials. Each entry should be one page in length. The four entries from the figures from the literature each should incorporate at least one direct quote from the work. The focus on the entries should be on their struggle to "survive" and how well they have done in the challenge.
You should put the entire project together in a book format with a cover and include four visual images in the book.