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SHIPWRECKEDFoundations for Creating a System of

Government

GCU – TEC 538

C. Fowlkes

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Welcome to this interactive project-based learning tutorial which will guide you through

the process of creating a system of government using online historical resources

to help in this challenging adventure.

Interactive Tutorial

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Video clip of “Castaways” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHtgKIFoQfE

Oh no! You’re LOST! And it doesn’t look like you’ll be getting back to civilization.

Your ship washes up on what appears to be a deserted island.

You are all stranded and the captain decides that you will have to create a new society.

An iPad is your only connection to the blog that will guide you in creating a new life. http://teach4c21.blogspot.com/

The Beginning

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Video screencast explaining these tasks Every group will write a daily blog and take

pictures of their experience. You will present this on the SmartBoard for

the whole group Create a system of government Select a leader or leaders Create laws and how they will be enforced Create a system of economics

The Task

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Clip of the song “I’m a Survivor” plays as students read through their assignment

The group will decide the name of your island.

How will you decide? Will one person decide? Will a strongest members of the group

decide? Will all members of the group decide

together?

LESSON 1- The Task Can You Survive?

Identify the type of government you will use on

the island

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You have found out that another group is living close to you.

Cooperate Wage War Keep to yourself (isolation) How will your group change or adapt now

knowing about this other group ? Establish a relationship with the group What type of relationship will it be? Will you invite them to your convention?

Interaction with Native Islanders

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You hold a convention in order to:

Decide who what type of government system you will have

Determine who is required follow the laws? Who will enforce the laws and punish

lawbreakers? You may not communicate with other students

on other islands but you, your fellow islanders and the natives on the island will make the laws.

http://empire.goodgamestudios.com/?country=US

Convention

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Laws governing how people relate to each other as individuals

Laws governing how people relate to the group/society

Laws governing property Laws governing the rights of citizens

http://www.slideshare.net/tiffsznn/bill-of-rights-resegmented

http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_situation_index.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp

Lesson 2 - What Laws are Needed?

Click to link and explore

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Some members of your group disagree and have become unhappy about one of your rules. These people will no longer follow that rule.

You must decide what to do about them using your established system of laws and punishments

What are your actions against these people? How your group will handle a thief on the island? You must decide

CONFLICT - 1

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Groups with leaders –Your leader does something unfair, what do

you do? Following your established code of laws how

do you replace the leader? –Several in your group refuse to cooperate,

you institute justice for these dissenters using your established code of laws

CONFLICT - 2

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Overnight, Pirates have raided your food supply and taken many of your belongings.

How will your group react to these outsiders? What will you do to protect yourself? Can you learn from the native islanders how

to solve this problem? What steps will you take?

MORE CONFLICT: PIRATES!

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What human resources do you have on the island?

What natural resources are available? Evaluate the services that people have offered Will the government determine how people can

be compensated for their services? Will the people decide how they will

trade/barter for their skills and services or will the government create a currency/money?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg_4ogC_yiEhttp://www.slideshare.net/guest2d1642/econ-system

Lesson 3– Develop an Economic System

Explore these types of economic systems to

help you decide

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Should you have currency or barter for what you need?

Make a list of the Pro’s and Con’s Think about… What problems would you

have with currency? What problems would you have without currency?

If you decide to have currency, will an equal amount be distributed among all islanders?

What will you use as currency?

Details of Economic System

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There is much work to do to keep your group together-and to stay alive

For example, some sort of shelter must be built

What other jobs must be done during your first few months on the island?

Make a list of all the jobs you can think of and who in your group will do each and how much they will be rewarded for their labor

Create a Division of Labor

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On your blog… answer these questions. On your island or with your group---What

happened that you didn’t expect? Describe the different emotions you

experienced throughout this activity. Pick ONE emotion you experienced and

explain why you felt that way. Were things on your island fair? Explain (in

detail) why or why not? What would you have done differently

Reflective Blog Questions

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Final Publication

• Students will create a digital story of their experience on the island using the photos and blog that they kept of their daily experiences

• Create a theme song using music editing for their digital story

• Each group will present their story to the class

• Then upload video to LAN• Click this link to view a Photostory3 tutorial

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTt5WMHYSsE