In our class, when we were told to imagine being abandoned on an island after a plane crash, and to come up with a well thought out strategy to survive, we kind of jumped right into it. The one thing we had to keep in mind was that it wasn't just us, it was also a class of first graders stuck with us. At first, it was a commotion of ideas just being thrown out into the open, without any structure. After a minute or so of this going on, someone grabbed a tape dispenser, and we deemed that to be our "talking stick". We established that if you didn't have the "talking stick" then you couldn't speak (some people had trouble following that rule). At this point, the leaders in our group became pretty obvious, considering they were the ones mainly keeping us on track. We then began making groups for what needed to be done, like making shelter, getting water, collecting wood for a fire, finding food, and for taking care of the first graders. After a while, we got into more detail when we realized that even though the plane was crashed, there may have been some supplies that may be still intact. This all occurred in a duration of about 5-10 minutes. Overall, when our time was up, we had a pretty structured plan for what needed to be done. On the other hand, if this would have happened in real life, I think before all of the structured planning, there would have been a definite period of panic for everyone. If we would have had to gather all of the things and fend for ourselves, I think the outcome wouldn't really be that easy to decide. Some other challenges that we could definitely encounter in that type of situation is the weather, sickness, hunger, injury, and many more. In other words, in this type of situation almost anything could happen.
Essay: 75 minutes
Outside Reading - I Am Number Four - 75-122. (50 minutes)
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