HATCHET: SURVIVING THE ELEMENTS PROJECT

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1 HATCHET: SURVIVING THE ELEMENTS PROJECT PART 1 DUE DATE: PART 2 DUE DATE: Just as Brian survived against great odds, you will choose a real-life survivor (or group of survivors) who faced similar challenges and made it back alive. My survivor is: There are TWO parts to this project. The first portion is a written report retelling the story of the survivor(s) and the second part will be a choice of a creative project. PART 1: Research and write a scholarly report about your survivor. Your paper must include the following: - Who is your survivor? - What (and when) was the incident that put them in danger? - What problems did they face and how did they survive? - What supplies or character traits did they have that helped them to survive? - How (and when) were they rescued? Your paper must also be in the correct format (- refer to Mr. Shatzman s style guide on Google Classroom): - Report should be at least 5 paragraphs (including an introduction and conclusion.) - Must have a bibliography/works cited page (3-5 sources) - Body of report must be double-spaced - Must have a title - Heading at top of paper (name, due date, assignment name) - Times New Roman, size 12 font PART 2: Choose one of the following creative projects that you will produce to expand on your research of your real-life survivor. Each project has its own assignment sheet and rubric that must followed. At the end of the Hatchet unit, you will present your survivor project to the class. PROJECT OPTIONS: 1. Create a safety guide/pamphlet that is written/created by your survivor that gives instructions of how someone else could survive the same situation that your survivor found himself or herself. 2. Record a video news report (including script) discussing the miraculous rescue of your survivor (and their tale of survival). Must be 3-5 minutes and include at least 2 interviews. 3. Write 3 diary entries as your survivor (1 page each) OR record 5 video diary entries (30 seconds 1 minute each) during the various stages of their experience. 4. Make a physical or digital photo album that includes pictures from your survivor s journey with a 3-5 sentence caption for each one detailing the experience in chronological order. I am choosing project option: (Write the number and option)

2 RUBRIC FOR SURVIVOR REPORT Name: Self-Evaluation (-2 points if not completed in scholarly way): Paper thoroughly answers all 5 prompts including supporting evidence and details. Paper attempts to answer all 5 prompts but is lacking in some details. Paper answers most prompts completely OR attempts to address all prompts but missing many details. Multiple prompts and/or details are missing or incomplete. It is not evident that sufficient research was done. Score Reason: Formatting & Spelling Paper includes an introduction, conclusion, at least 5 paragraphs, and a bibliography. The format follows the Style Guide correctly and completely. Correct spelling, grammar, and sentences; correct use of 22 points Paper attempts to include introduction, conclusion, and 5 paragraphs. The paper mostly follows the Style Guide. Few spelling and grammar errors; correct punctuation; complete sentences, correct points There are multiple errors formatting and/or does not meet the minimum requirement for length. 11. Some spelling and grammar errors; most sentences have punctuation and are complete; uses upperand lowercase. Many errors in formatting and/or the paper is missing the introduction/conclusion. Many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; sentence fragments; incorrect use of Score Reason: Score Reason:

3 OPTION 1: SAFTEY GUIDE/PAMPHLET Create a safety guide/pamphlet that is written/created by your survivor that gives instructions of how someone else could survive the same situation that they found themselves in. Your project must include: - Descriptions of the environment - Detailed tips, advice, and descriptions of how to survive your survivor s incident - Describe what items your survivor had to survive (or would have been useful if they had them in this same situation again) - Short biography of the author of the pamphlet (your survivor) - Colorful drawings/pictures - Creative design of a physical pamphlet Descriptive Pamphlet thoroughly answers all 3 descriptive prompts including supporting evidence and details. Paper attempts to answer all 3 descriptive prompts but is lacking in some details. Paper answers most prompts completely OR attempts to address all prompts but missing many details. 11. Multiple prompts and/or details are missing or incomplete. It is not evident that sufficient research was done. Biography Biography of survivor provides a thorough description of who they are/were and the circumstances of their experiences. Biography of survivor attempts to provide a description of who they are/were and the circumstances of their experiences. Biography of survivor provides a rough description of the survivor but key details are missing/incomplete. Biography of survivor is missing or provides little information. Visual Pamphlet is neat, colorful, and legible. Pictures/drawings add to the reader s understanding of the content. Pamphlet is neat, colorful, and includes appropriate drawings/pictures. Pamphlet is legible and includes some appropriate pictures/drawings. Pamphlet is not neat, colorful, or legible. Graphics are missing or unrelated to content. 11. & Spelling Correct spelling, grammar, and sentences; correct use of Few spelling and grammar errors; correct punctuation and capitalization; complete sentences. Some spelling and grammar errors; most sentences have punctuation and are complete; uses upper- and lowercase correctly. Many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; sentence fragments; incorrect use of capitalization

4 OPTION 2: VIDEO NEWS REPORT You are a newscaster. Record a video news report (including script) discussing the miraculous rescue of your survivor (and their tale of survival). Your project must be/have: minutes in length - A matching script (- refer to Mr. Shatzman s style guide on Google Classroom) which should include: o Who is the survivor o How long have they have been missing o How/where were they rescued o How they managed to survive until they were rescued. - Include an interview with your survivor and at least 1 additional interview with an expert, a member of the rescue team, and/or a close friend/family member of the survivor. - Video files must be shared in Google Classroom Script Script thoroughly answers all 4 descriptive prompts including supporting details and attention to thoughts and feelings of those involved in the rescue. Contains at least 2 interviews. Script attempts to answer all 4 descriptive prompts including supporting details with some attention to thoughts and feelings of those involved in the rescue. Contains at least 2 interviews. Script answers most of the 4 descriptive prompts and/or no attention was given to the thoughts and feelings of those involved in the rescue. Contains at least 1 interview. Script is missing multiple answers to prompts and no evidence of thought/emotional content of the rescuers/survivor. No interviews. 22 points points Script Formatting The script format follows the Style Guide correctly and completely. Little to no grammatical or spelling errors. The script format mostly follows the Style Guide correctly. Few grammatical or spelling errors. Little attempt was made for the script to follow the Style Guide correctly and there are some grammatical or spelling errors. No attempt was made for the script to follow the Style Guide. Many grammatical and spelling errors are present. Audio/Visual Video has clear audio and visuals, and includes a few creative elements in the format. Video has mostly clear audio and visuals and features a creative element. Video has mostly clear audio and visuals. Video has unclear clear audio and/or visuals. 11. TOTAL SCORE:

5 OPTION 3: DIARY ENTRIES Imagine you are your survivor. Write 3 diary entries (1 page each) OR record 5 video diary entries (30 second 1 minute each) describing the various stages of your (their) experience. Your project must be/have: - Written diary entries must be formatted correctly (- refer to Mr. Shatzman s style guide on Google Classroom) - Each diary entry must focus on a different stage of the journey/problem (Ex: beginning, middle and end, or highlighting big events that occurred during the experience - Focus on describing not just what the survivor has been doing and seeing, but also describes how they are feeling and what they are thinking - For video files, make sure that each file is named in the order they should be played. - Video files must be shared in Google Classroom Descriptive of diary entries make strong use of sensory details to describe what the survivor is experiencing and of diary entries make use of sensory details to describe what the survivor is experiencing and of diary entries occasionally make use of sensory detail to describe what the survivor is experiencing and/or of diary entries feature little sensory details and/or little evidence of what the survivor is 11. Focus/Order Each diary entry has a clear, unique focus that highlights key aspect of the survivor s story presented in chronological order. Each diary entry has specific focus that highlights the survivor s story. Most diary entries have a clear focus. Several entries are unclear as to what is the focus/main idea. Visual Written entries closely follow the Style Guide formatting. Videos are presented in a creative format (costume/props/visuals/ storytelling) and feature strong use of eye contact. Written entries mostly follow the Style Guide formatting. Videos are mostly presented in a creative format (costume/props/visuals/ storytelling) and feature some eye contact. Written entries follow the Style Guide formatting to a small degree. Videos feature some eye contact. Written entries do not follow the Style Guide formatting. Videos feature little or no eye contact. & Spelling OR Speaking Written entries contain correct spelling, grammar, and sentences; and use of Written entries contain mostly correct spelling, grammar, and sentences, and correct use of 11. Written entries contain some spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; incomplete sentences and/or incorrect use of Written entries contain many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; incomplete sentences and/or incorrect use of Video entries feature a clear speaking voice with pitch, pausing, and emotion present. Video entries feature a clear speaking voice with some pitch, pausing, and emotion present. Video entries feature a clear speaking voice with little/no pitch, pausing, and emotion present. Video entries are often inaudible.

6 OPTION 4: Photo Album You have just survived this terrifying ordeal; what are you going to do next? Make a photo album of course! Create a physical or digital photo album that includes pictures from your survivor s journey with a 3-5 sentence caption for each one detailing your (the survivor s) experience in chronological order. Your project must be/have: pictures that are relevant to your journey - Pictures must be presented in chronological order - Each photo must be tagged with a date and time (either on your photo, near it, or as part of your caption) - Each photo must be accompanied by a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing what s in the photo, why it s significant, and how it relates to your situation (physical/mental state) - Colorful/creative - Digital albums must be shared in Google Classroom Descriptive of captions make strong use of sensory details to describe what the survivor is experiencing and of captions make use of sensory details to describe what the survivor is experiencing and of captions occasionally makes use of sensory detail to describe what the survivor is experiencing and/or 11. of captions feature little sensory details and/or little evidence of what the survivor is Visual photos are in chronological order, contain dates/times, and creatively tell the story of the survivor photos are in chronological order and feature elements of the survivor s story photos are partly in chronological order and only tell a small portion of the survivor s story. Project contains less than 10 photos and/or are not in chronological order. 11. & Spelling Correct spelling, grammar, and sentences; correct use of Few spelling and grammar errors; correct punctuation and capitalization; complete sentences. Some spelling and grammar errors; most sentences have punctuation and are complete; uses upper- and lowercase correctly. Many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; sentence fragments; incorrect use of capitalization