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SHIPWRECKEDFoundations for Creating a System of
Government
GCU – TEC 538
C. Fowlkes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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