Resources:
Connell, Richard. The Most Dangerous Game. Filiquarian Publishing LLC, 2006.
General Zaroff Brochure:
You are General Zaroff. Create a brochure to persuade people to come to Ship-Trap Island. Of course you don’t want readers to know what you really plan to do with them! How might you pass off your island as a tourist attraction? You might include some inside jokes: “Ship Trap Island... To Die For!” Use images and language that are appropriate for General Zaroff. Consider details of setting carefully when you choose images and “attractions” for your brochure. Fold an 11”x17” piece of paper into a tri-fold brochure. Use all six sides and include substantial text, not just pictures (this is a writing assignment). Tell your potential audience what you have to offer and why they should come. Visual Elements 4 Persuasive Writing 12 Mechanics 4 Effort 4
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4 Star Resort (Excellent)
3-5 Images that Vividly reflect the setting of the story. Compel readers to visit Ship-Trap Island. Significantly enhance the reader’s understanding of text in the brochure. 4-6 Details Insightfully reflect the character and motives of Zaroff. Rich, detailed, and creative use of the story setting. Compel the reader to visit Ship-Trap Island.
3 Star Hotel (Proficient)
3-5 Images that Accurately reflect the setting of the story. Persuade readers to visit Ship-Trap Island. Generally enhance the reader’s understanding of text in the brochure. 4-6 Details Thoughtfully reflect the character and motives of Zaroff. Creative use of the story setting. Persuade the reader to visit Ship-Trap Island.
2 Star Motel (Adequate)
3-5 Images that Vaguely reflect the setting of the story. Appeal to readers to visit Ship-Trap Island. Relate to text in the brochure. 4-6 Details Believably reflect the character and motives of Zaroff. Predictable use of the story setting. Appeal to the reader to visit Ship-Trap Island.
1 Star Hostel (Limited)
3-5 Images that Do not consistently relate to the setting of the story. Weakly appeal to readers to visit Ship-Trap Island. Do not consistently relate to text in the brochure. 4-6 Details Questionably reflect the character and motives of Zaroff. Vague use of the story setting. Weakly appeal to the reader to visit Ship-Trap Island.
MECHANICS
PERSUASIVE WRITING x3
VISUAL ELEMENTS
Free of spelling and grammatical errors.
A couple of spelling and grammatical errors.
A few spelling and grammatical errors.
Several spelling and grammatical errors.
Brochure is: Purposefully organized; images and text have “flow” and visual appeal. Carefully crafted; images and text are clear and clean.
Brochure is: Systematically organized; images and text are arranged to have visual appeal. Well crafted; images and text are mostly clear and clean.
Brochure is: Generally organized; most images and text are arranged to have visual appeal. Fairly crafted; images and text reflect an effort to be clear and clean.
Brochure is: Poorly organized; most images and text are placed haphazardly. Poorly crafted; images and text are messy, blurry, or reflect little effort toward presentation.
EFFORT
TOTAL
24