Assignments

__Lord of the Flies Survivor's Journal.__ As we read through William Golding's classic novel //Lord of the Flies// we will be exploring the themes of "Law and Order", "Morality", "the effects of Loneliness and Fear" etc. Instead of taking the standard approach of in class discussion and study guide questions we will be immersing ourselves within the same world that Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon and the others live in. All communications regarding this project will be through this website, your own wiki OR your blog. Outside communications will be considered null and void for the purposes of marking. If I can't read about it, it didn't happen. Your assignments are as follows:
 * __Assignment #1, "Biography":__Create a character that is aged 6-12 years old. They may be either gender. You must write a a fairly comprehensive history for this character. This history must include familial history, special skills, relative social standing (i.e. middle class, lower class etc.), education, hobbies, likes dislikes etc. Be creative of all the details you provide. You must also include an itemized list of everything your parents packed in your knapsack before you left on this fateful trip. Remember that they didn't know you were going to be crash landing on a tropical island, so NO survival kits.


 * __Assignment #2, Day 1:__ You have just woken up on a tropical island after a horrendous plane crash. You must write about your first feelings and actions and reactions to everything that is going on. REMEMBER, the challenge here is not to write what //you// would do, it is what the //child// would do. There are NO adults to be found. If you plan on interacting with any other children, you must have it recorded either on the //Forgotten Isle//. Now ask yourself what are you going to do next? are you hungry? cold? hot? Think about the basic concerns of life that you'd have to face on this island. IF your character is an organizer, a take charge kind of person who wants to get things done, or just enjoys power, it is up to you to. Write about how you will do this. If you call a meeting. Make a post on the Forgotten Isle Wiki, Write your "pitch" and invite your classmates to post on it. //If// they decide to follow you, then you have a group, if not, you're just that loud kid no one pays attention to. When it comes to what is available on the island, weather conditions etc, that is up to ME. If you want to go find fruit to eat, you have to post a comment to me (//Krakatoa//) asking if there is fruit to be found. Use wikimail to contact me directly. You must also describe in detail how you plan on looking for it, if you don't do a good enough job perhaps you will walk right by something you need. I control the island and everything around it, you have only yourself to rely on. Good luck!


 * __Assignment #3, A month later__: You must create a second post to your diary/journal. You must focus on the details of the past month. What have you done? What challenges have you run into? Remember that you are children. Think about the different kinds of challenges that you would face on the island, considering your current physical limitations (being small and somewhat weak), Emotional limitations (issues of Isolation, irrational fears, abandonment etc.) as well as intellectual limitations (kids can only be so rational and only have so much will power). I HIGHLY recommend that you look to the book for inspiration. Golding has done a brilliant job of showing not only the resilience of youth but the weaknesses as well. Make your post a balance between the extremes, obviously you will have successes, but some of the best writing is about overcoming real obstacles, especially ones that are not easily conquered. As well, you may also want to think about which roles you are developing in each group. Look at how even though there are no adults on the island, the kids still end up falling into some sort of role. What would your character become after a month on the island?


 * __Assignment #4, Tribal wikis__: Now that things are in full swing and you have had sometime to familiarize yourself with the inner workings of Wikis it is time to develop your tribal wikis. All of you have one started with some good content, but now we need to really develop them. Your tribal wikis must have the following:
 * 1) __A welcome page__: Think of this page as a recruitment page. This is how you would entice others to join your tribe over the others. Do not actually comment upon the other tribes here. That is to be done at a later date.
 * 2) Welcoming statement
 * 3) An oriflamme of sorts. Some sort of flag/tribal banner/ totem. Some sort of symbol to represent your tribe.
 * 4) __Geography page:__ Details to your camp.
 * 5) A marked map that shows where you have set up camp on the island
 * 6) Details as to resources you have found/made
 * 7) Any other details that outline physical accomplishments i.e. signal fires, shelter etc. Talk to me if you have any questions.
 * 8) Mark any other points of interest on the map as well. I.e. other camps, food locations, water locations etc.
 * 9) __Tribal history page:__
 * 10) You must create a detailed historical account of all of the major events of your tribe from the crash landing to the end of the project.
 * 11) I would like a graphical organizer for this as well i.e. an actual time line created.
 * 12) __Future plans:__
 * 13) An organized account of what your future goals are as a tribe.
 * 14) Plans for how you will actually succeed in these goals.
 * 15) __Tribal life__:
 * 16) There will be a section for each tribe member on this page. make sure to use the //Headings// function to help organize this page.
 * 17) Each member will have the following information listed in their own section:
 * 18) //Tribal role//: Protector, hunter, leader etc.
 * 19) //Accomplishments:// What have you actually done to help the tribe? Plan things? voice of reason? survival tips. How have you contributed to the tribe
 * 20) __Aesthetic appeal__: I need Pictures, movies, music etc on these pages. Just looking at text is boring for anyone. so start jazzing up these pages. Give me pictures of your camp, fruit, each other etc.


 * The Discussion function on each page you create is a great organizing tool. Start using it to keep a written record of your choices for each page as well as to make sure everything stays current. This way you can discuss from the comfort of your own home as well or make notes when not at school.
 * MAKE back ups of any information that you create. It is all to easy for someone to overwrite the work you are doing so BACK UP EVERYTHING...again...BACK UP EVERYTHING...one more time with feeling...BACK UP EVERYTHING.


 * __Assignment #5:__ You are to create a 4-6 minute interview that is to take place 8 years after your time on the //Forgotten Isle.// In order to complete this assignment successfully you must do the following:
 * 1) Answer 10 to 15 questions from the question bank created by the class (see below for full list).
 * 2) Create an interesting and unique environment to be interviewed in. In other words, you are not limited to the traditional television interview. Bonus marks will be given to extremely creative interpretations of the “Interview”.
 * 3)     A written (1-2 paragraphs) explanation of your choice of interview type. Why did you decide on this? Does it make sense for your character to be interviewed as such.
 * 4)          Create a fully developed script that will be used for the video process. This is to be posted as a PAGE on your lotf Blog.
 * 5)    Create a Quicktime video of you acting as your character answering the questions
 * 6)     Please note, the main purpose of this assignment is to create a denouement for your //Forgotten Isle// character. To inform us of how they have grown up, what kind of person they have become etc. As such, the depth of the person that you reveal to us during this interview will be marked. In other words, a short interview with cursory answers will not result in passing marks
 * 7)      I am NOT expecting high quality costumes and locals but your efforts in these areas will be a factor in the marking
 * 8)       As always if you need help with any of these areas, PLEASE let me know A.S.A.P I will gladly help you out. This stuff is so much fun…

Question Bank
1) How old were you when the crash happened / How old are you now / What is your name? 2) How long were you on the island for? 3) What were your first emotions after the crash? On seeing the rescue boats? 4) What was the experience of the plane crash? 5) What did you feel about the kids at the beginning and at the end? 6) How has your experience on the island changed how you view people now? 7) How did your family react to your new found experience / personality? 8) How many kids were on the island? 9) What groups did you form? Why did you choose the group you did? How did this affect the things you did on the island? 10) What routines changed on your return to society? 11) What did you appreciate about society? 12) What was your role within the group? How did you feel about it? 13) What was your most frightening experience? 14) What happened during the storm? 15) How did being the leader / taking the roles of adults feel as a 9/10 year old? 16) Did this experience make you stronger? Mentally? Physically? 17) What were your social skills and team work like? 18) What is the importance of the dates March 14th and August 20th to you? 19) Are you constantly reminded of the island? Any specific things? 20) How do you feel about the war? Did you change your opinion while you were on the island? 21) Did you find home? 22) Do you feel a common bond with the kids on the island? 23) After returning home, have you been reminded of the island members by people around you? What kind of feelings come with that? 24) Are you over the trauma of the island? Will you overcome it? How long do you think this will last? Will you think the same things in 50 years? 25) How have you dealt with the media and attention that comes with the island? Was the attention justified? 26) What are your future plans? Careers? Has your experience affected your decision? Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future? 27) Did you grow closer to your friends that you had already known? 28) What were your thoughts when you heard that you were getting flown out of the country? 29) If you had known that you would be stranded on an island what would you have brought?  30) What was your reaction when you saw all the officers coming to  rescue you? 31) Did you ever lose hope and think that you would never be rescued? 32) What made you decide what tribe to join? 33) What sort of internal conflicts did you face while on the island? 34) In terms of //trouble//, were you a seeker or did you hide? 35) In terms of maturity, how much older were you from the day the plane crashed to when you were rescued? 36) What sort of physical challenges did you face? 37) How easy/hard was it for you to adapt into life back home? 38) How bad was your personal hygiene 39) Were you treated differently by your school friends? 40) If given the chance, would you return to the island? 41) Do you have any emotional scarring from your experience on the island? 42) How would you describe the other kids on the island and the interactions you had with them? 43) Was the island considered home to you? Was your tribe your family? 44) If you were put in a situation like that now with the same people, do you think there would be a different outcome? 45) Do the experiences you had on the island still come back and haunt you? 46) What was the island environment like 47) How was life without authority 48) Have you made contact with the other children 49) Did the others share the same feelings about the island as you 50) How would you react to seeing another person that you met on the island 51) Were you a follower, or a leader 52) Was there a sense of equality on the island 53) What skills did you use for survival 54) What were the differences between the tribes 55) Was there cooperation between the tribes 56) What attempts did you make to be rescued 57) Would you ever go back to the island, to recollect or to even live there 58) What are your feelings on attention from the media about the island (sharing secrets) 59) How do you think life on the island would've turned out without rescue 60) What where your first thoughts when you landed on the island ? 61) Have you thought of suicide since you have gotten off the island ? 62) Do you have any long-term problems due to containment on the island ? 63) What were you feelings when you saw the beast ? 64) What was your strongest belief on the island, such as survival, friends ECT? ? 65) How are your relationships now with the people you met on the island? 66) Who where you closest to on the island ? 67) Did you get hurt? If so does it still bother you ? 68) What was your Favorite part of being on the island ? 69) What was the most important thing you learned from your time on the island ? 70) What thing did you miss the most from civilization while you where on the island ?