Survivor Island 2 Dr. Gingrich, English 10H
Spring 2013 200 points in the big category
Spring 2013 200 points in the big category
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 between five and eight competitors.
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 between five and eight competitors.
A. Required: at least two characters from the works we have
read: your independent novel, The Alchemist, Antigone, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, Macbeth, Shadow Divers, Black Hawk Down, Why We Can't Wait, or Unbroken, the Autobiography of Nabeel. 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. |
C. Fictional figures from literature, film, television, cartoons,
or video games: Odysseus, Friar Laurence, Puck, Ender Wiggins, James Bond, Bruno, Mary Poppins, House, Monk, Dr. Doofenschmirtz, Frankenstein, Master Chief, Lisa Simpson, Sherlock Holmes, Captain America, the aliens from Avatar, Nabeel, etc. |
__Requirements for the assignments and point
values. All products will be due at the beginning of the period on Friday, April 29th.
Part One: Format, Rules and Guidelines
of the Competition (50 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 and why they placed
this way
Part Two: Written response-- whichever
one you choose the entry totals should be approximately 500 words (50 points,
individual). Each entry must include two quotes from the original works, four
quotes total. These must be written from the point of view of one of the
literary characters.
Option A: Write two journal entries describing the character’s reactions to the events of specific days.
Option B: Two letters between two figures focusing on the events which occur during the competition. One of the
figures does not have to be from a work we have read this year, but one does.
Part Three (100 Points, collaborative)
5-10 minutes
Videotape or dramatize a live skit of a day in your competition. This could be the final round, an elimination round, a
tribal council, the final decision round, anything which you believe is significant.
values. All products will be due at the beginning of the period on Friday, April 29th.
Part One: Format, Rules and Guidelines
of the Competition (50 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 and why they placed
this way
Part Two: Written response-- whichever
one you choose the entry totals should be approximately 500 words (50 points,
individual). Each entry must include two quotes from the original works, four
quotes total. These must be written from the point of view of one of the
literary characters.
Option A: Write two journal entries describing the character’s reactions to the events of specific days.
Option B: Two letters between two figures focusing on the events which occur during the competition. One of the
figures does not have to be from a work we have read this year, but one does.
Part Three (100 Points, collaborative)
5-10 minutes
Videotape or dramatize a live skit of a day in your competition. This could be the final round, an elimination round, a
tribal council, the final decision round, anything which you believe is significant.