Mixtape Assignment:
Alternative assignment (solo): You can create two mixtapes representing the character confessional (One playlist should speak from the character’s perspective at the end of chapter nine when Simon has been killed. The other playlist should speak from the character’s perspective at the end of chapter eleven when Piggy has been killed.) (Or you have the option of speaking from the character’s perspective at the beginning of the novel or the end of the novel.
For 3/5
• Student creates two playlists that follows instructions (12 songs. Description on why each song was selected is written down or printed out). Can be created on Spotify and shared with me but explanations will need to be printed out.
• Playlists are serious and accurately represent events from the book.
For 4/5
• All of the above and A reference to one of our symbols and how it has influenced the character’s actions is included (in explanation)
For 5/5
• All of the above and Character’s stage of moral development according to Kholberg is referenced (in explanation piece).
Movie Trailer Presentation and/or poster:
Students can create a movie trailer poster with a synopsis of their modern version/take on the work. They will need to identify their cast (and their reasoning behind their selection), where the film would be shot,and create promotional products (a poster or actual trailer.)Students must pull text to support their options.
Comic Book:
Students can create a large 5 page or small 10 page comic book depicting a major scene from the novel. Text must be used in the comic and be parallel with the text in the novel.
Map with 10 key scenes:
Students may draw/create a map (can also be 3D) of the island that the boys are stranded on. On the map the students must depict where 10 major events/scenes occurred.
Song:
Students can create a song (with lyrics) or can create an instrumental to depict the themes or key scenes of the work. Students must type (and print) a 2 page analysis (double spaced) of how/why they created their song, and the significance of their selections (creations) in relation to the text. (2 minutes in length required)
Dance:
Students can choreograph a dance to depict the themes or key scenes of the work. Students must type (and print) a 2 page analysis (double spaced) of how/why they created their dance and why they selected their song choice, and the significance of their selections (creations) in relation to the text. (2 minutes in length required.)
Diorama:
Students can create a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale exhibit. Students must type (and print) a 2 page analysis (double spaced) of how/why they created their model and why they selected their scene, and the significance of their selections (creations) in relation to the text.
Hello students,
Just a quick reminder that I will be at school at 7:40 every day until winter break. If you have any quizzes that you need to make up with me, now is the time to make them up. If you have any late work, please submit it to me before break so you may receive late work credit (up to a 70%).
Honors English II students-If you plan to be out for the LOTF unit test and/or Socratic Seminar part II, please be sure to reach out to me so you can make those FORMAL ASSESSMENTS up before break. Remember that your formal assessments make up 70% of your grade, so it is imperative that you have those completed before break so your grade will be an accurate reflection of your work.
I appreciate and value your hard work.
Kind regards,
Ms. Strahan
After reading the following articles – Discuss the following:
Has the opinion of war games that you had, or that you formed while reading the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” changed?…..after reading the following article printed below and the articles linked below?
POST CONTENT:
WRITE an essay to discuss your opinion about war games, online gaming, video game addiction, paintball, nerf, airsoft, even violent hits in football, etc. You should include your answers from the questions posed above, including those focusing on “The Most Dangerous Game.”
The paper should be typed, proofread, in Times New Roman 12 point font, double spaced, and at least two pages in length. Remember to pull textual evidence to support your thoughts.
The First Article:
Games People Probably Shouldn’t Play
According to the company that started the trend, some 18,000 people in hundreds of different weekend groups in the US and Canada pay $30 – $50, or more per person to take part in an outdoor “game” that you might consider carefully —very carefully—before anyone in your family joins in. Called by such names as “Skirmish,” “The War Game,” and “Survival” (It was originated by National Survival Games of New London, N.H.), the game has two teams of players completing in a woodland setting to capture each others flag. But to reach the flag, players, “kill” their rivals — by shooting them with realistic pistols that fire gelatin pellets filled with red dye.
The game is supposedly safe — players wear goggles – but reports of eye damage have rival companies arguing over whose guns are less likely to cause injury. It’s also said to be wholesome fun, according to some 400-500 franchised dealers who rent guns to use on playing fields across the country (and in West Germany, Britain and Japan, says Toronto-based Adventure Game of American).
But Georgia Lanoil, a psychologist on the board of the Journal of Preventive Psychiatry, disputes claims that playing provides a harmless release for pent-up aggressions. A conclusion drawn from studies on anger, she says, is that hostile behavior often is a rehearsal for future action. “It’s one step beyond viewing violent films, and isn’t like football, where you try to get past your opponent to the goal. Here the goal is annihilation.”
Adds Dr. Robert London, director of short-term psychotherapy at New York University Medical Center-Bellevue: “Why anyone would get high on people-hunting and simulated murder is something they should discuss with their therapist.”
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1723
http://hubpages.com/hub/Virtual-Addiction-Dangers-of-Online-Gaming
Read this paragraph, some of the words from the original text have been replaced with words that are less effective, more bland, overused, or boring. For each underlined word or phrase, come up with two possible replacements – choose words or phrases that are more expressive and paint a more vivid picture in the reader’s mind.
“It’s rather unknown“
“What island is it?” Rainsford asked.
“The old charts call it ‘Ship-Trap Island,’” Whitney replied. “A
descriptive name, isn’t it? Sailors have a
strange fear of the place. I don’t know why. Some superstition—“
“Can’t see it,” remarked Rainsford, trying to look through the dank tropical night you could almost touch as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.
NWSA English II 
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