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Course Description
The survival genre is filled with examples of individuals surviving the
elements, diseases, and war. Survival Literature hopes to address the
issue of how and why people find themselves in these situations and,
once in the environment, how they manage. How do they survive?
What reserve do they call upon to overcome what might otherwise
destroy them? Is it the human spirit that will not die? What enables an
individual or group to survive against almost insurmountable odds?
Required Reading:
Fever 1793 – Laurie Halse Anderson
Maus : A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History – Art Spiegelman
Forum (2): Group work - Meet the other members of your team in this
group forum.
After coming up with an answer that everyone can agree on, your team
needs to:
1. Select a leader for the next 2 weeks
2. Come up with a name for the team
3. Choose a mascot or icon for your team
4. Decide who will bring the following items to the first f2f meeting:
a. 3 jokes about being on a team
b. A souvenir from a student’s hometown area
c. A newspaper article about a team
d. A team song or chat
e. The definition of cohesion
f. 3 sayings that involve the concept of teamwork
Reading: Read the short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. Read
any 2 scenarios in The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook – Joshua
Piven, Read the short story “The Woods-Devil” .
Assignment (research): Fill in the chart for the stories “To Build a
Fire” and “The Woods-Devil.” In addition, write a paragraph for each
story stating – “Somebody wanted__________ but__________ so__________ (fill
in the blanks).
What does this quote mean as far as survival goes? Write one coherent
paragraph explaining this quote from your perspective.
Forum: What are some common survival situations? What are some
things that transform a regular situation into one of survival?
(#1)
http://www.fieldandstream.com/quiz.jsp?quizID=10001158
(#2)
http://www.spicolisbarleybin.com/games/survival.swf (#3)
Take two of the above survival quizzes. List which two quizzes
you took. In the forum, comment on your ability to pass or
“survive” the scenarios. Why do you think you did well or
failed? Don’t forget to respond to at least 3 other students.
Assignment: Poetry questions.
Group Work: Work to come up with instructions for your own “Worst-
Case Survival Scenario.”
Extension: Read the poem "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" by Pavel
Friedman. Answer these questions:
What experiences do you think generated this poem?
How does this poem make you feel?
Read this letter. Click on the butterfly link and create your own
butterfly. Hand this in at the next f2f meeting. (I will send it out on your
behalf.) Follow directions carefully. (Benchmark 44)
Group Work: The team should choose a new leader. YOU HAVE TWO
WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT!
(Benchmarks 55 & 80)
Situational Simulations
Read the scenario and decide what the challenges the character
has faced. Describe the obstacles he or she confronted. Create a
"plan" that helps this character survive his or her situation.
Answer the specific scenario questions. The questions are not
very specific on
purpose. Tell all assumptions that you have made. This will be
done in pairs of two or three. You will be assigned a partner for
this activity. However, you will be able to pick which scenario you
want to work with. Please note that each scenario has to be used
once. Let me know your choice straight away. This will be worth
16 points. You will also write a 1-page reflection in your log about
your process that is worth 4 points.
Extension: Search the Internet to find a famous survivor. In an 8-11
sentence paragraph, explain what situation this person survived. Was
she/he the type to panic? Or did they keep a cool head? Also, find one
quote that proves your position. (Benchmark 42)
Group Work: Continue your group work assignment from week four. It
is due this week!
Group Work: Select a new leader for the group. Each team member is
to continue to work towards achieving their goals spelled out in the
action step chart. Choose a topic for your final group project. THIS
PROJECT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CLASS AT OUR FINAL F2F
MEETING IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS! (Benchmarks 42 & 76 & 80)
Reading: Read chapters 1-11 in Fever 1793 (pgs. 1-83) (Benchmark 76)
Forum: Complete the famous quote forum #10. (Benchmarks 55 & 80)
Forum: Please complete the final forum - #11 (Benchmarks 37 & 80)
Surveys: Please fill out the 2 surveys and choice activity (?) below.
Reading: Finish Fever 1793 (pgs. 163-243). Read the appendix of the
book (pgs. 244-252). (Benchmark 76)
Assignment: After you have finished the surveys, what have you
learned about yourself?
Group Work: Finish your project and finish working on how you are
going to present it at the f2f.