Essential Skills Survivor Challenge

Get out the aloha aloha music – it is time to play survivor! Actually, it is time for you to have Grade 8 students play survivor. Your job is to create the presentation, detailed activities and facilitate the actual activities in a grade 8 classroom setting.

Challenge 1: Your Tribal Name and Identity

As many of you know, Survivor is made up of tribes. Your first challenge is to come up with a name for your “tribe”. Using an internet language translator, take a word in English that best describes your group and type it into the translator. Choose the most suitable translation in a foreign language. This is your new name. Next, create some form of identification for your tribe– either a flag, armbands, headbands, etc. – something that will be eye catching and get the Grade 8’s and your tribe fired up!

Challenge 2: Tribal Policies

Next, now that you have a tribal name and identity, your challenge is to develop a set of policies for your group. You have many jobs and rules must be in place to minimize problems as you work your way through these assignments. Make sure all tribal members agree and sign your tribal policies and everyone is aware of the consequences for not following policies.

Challenge 3: Assignment of Responsibilities

Now that you have all potential problems looked after, the real work (fun) begins! Discuss what each of your strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes are and decide who wants to do what in your group. Record this information on your Worksheet.

Challenge 4: Project Management Control

Everybody has a job, everybody has responsibilities. It is the group’s responsibility to make sure the project is on schedule and deadlines are met. It is also the group’s responsibility to report any problems, so action can be taken immediately. One group member is responsible for keeping the Project Management Control Worksheet up to date and accurate.

Challenge 5: Execute Program

It is the day you have been waiting for! Have fun!