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Roxbury Central School Library Media Center

English 8

Man vs. Catskills Project

 

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Requirements:

Scenario-you must provide a scenario that involves at least one element of nature in conflict with man.  Examples:  an unmarked hiking trail, snowing while lost, falling through a frozen pond, or a mother bear and cub, etc…

Physical conflict-you must create at least one issue that may prove harmful to the physical well being of man.  Example:  hypothermia from cold or broken leg from fall

Setting-you must include a detailed description of setting including natural elements as well as manmade elements.  Example:  wilderness with raspberry bushes or snowmobile

Resources-you must include a detailed list of all resources, both manmade and natural.  Be sure to provide documentation such as research to support using resources.  Example:  using sticks to make a cast or making a compass from various materials or eating raspberry- bushes are native to Catskills

Solution-you must provide a solution or outcome for your scenario.  It must be possible and have all necessary support from reliable research-based sources.  Example:  able to make shelter using natural resources until help arrived, climbed to top of mountain and able to receive cell phone signal, etc…

Safety guide-create a general safety guide in response to your scenario.  The safety guide must have a minimum of four sections including a contact or additional resource section with valid information.                                                                     

Tip:  You can search the internet looking at various safety guides to help give you ideas for sections. 

Presentation-you must present your project.  You can choose the format of your presentation, but need to get it approved first.  Examples of presentation:  a videotaped reenactment, a news story (you can present it as a live broadcast or a newspaper article), an interview with survivor (live or videotaped), a short story, a survival course with live testimony, or whatever other ideas you may have.
Resources on Survival: For ideas and contact information: 

 

 
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