Objective: Today I will create a research plan on my topic..

This will include:

Identifying my groups role,
Determining the problem I must solve,
Brainstorming what I must find out in order to become an expert on my
topic
Creating questions to research in order to find out more about my topic
Topics you and your group can choose from:

You are a museum creator and you are tasked with showcasing a film
about surviving and thriving in ancient_____________.
You are a app creator studying the ancient ___________ and the art of
survival during __________. Create an advertisement to showcase your app.
You are an inventor working on the set of the show 1001 Ways to DIE.
Showcase the most epic stories about the use of an invention and modify that
invention to showcase how this could have been used to survive/thrive in
ancient _________ in a short film.
You are a costume designer tasked with creating costumes for a war
movie set in ancient ________.
You are launching a new travel website for __________ and you are
tasked to showcase different stories of surviving and thriving from ancient
________.
You are a directing and creating an episode of 1001 ways to survive thrive
and stay alive. You are tasked with selecting and creating an episode on three
examples of the survival on the topic of _________.
You are part of a team that is creating a school called Survival University.
Your team is in charge of the ___________ department and must create an
interactive course list with descriptions of classes on ___________ for potential
students.
You have been asked to create a survival kit for war based on
ancient______________. Include items in the survival kit with explanations to
help the recipient to survive thrive and say alive.
You are designing the lobby of a hotel whose theme is based on ancient
______________. They have asked you to incorporate how ancient __________
survived and thrived into your designs.
You are a jewelry designer and you are tasked to create a line of jewelry
(5 pieces) that showcases inventions in history that helped people survive, thrive
and stay alive in a video advertisement.

Group Roles
Recorder:

o Quiets group when teacher needs groups attention

o Writer/recorder for group activity
o Turns in work/papers for group
o Picks up paper/materials for group

o Member who gets out of seat to fulfill group needs

Manager:

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Responsible for group supplies & materials

Inventory check in & out
Logs activities for absent students
Liaison between group and teacher for questions/clarification
Speaks for group

Supervisor:

o Facilitates group job

o Supervises group activity
o Keeps group on-task
o Time keeper
Takes attendance for the group

1) Empathize (your role/pesona)

Please copy and paste the prompt you and your group have chosen into this box. Fill in
the B______Ks in the prompt based on what your group is interested in creating or
studying.

 You are a directing and creating an episode of 1001 ways to survive

thrive and stay alive. You are tasked with selecting and creating an episode on
three examples of the survival on the topic of ____Ancient rome and the
colisiam_____.
Who are you empathizing with? (Highlight that person or group of people in yellow).
2) Define the Problem (be as specific as possible and explain everything)
What are the needs of the person you are empathizing with? (What do they need to
effectively solve their problem?)
We as directors need to create an episode about 1001 ways to survive thrive and stay
alive
1. We need a set for the 1001 ways to survive thrive and stay alive
2. We need to know how to work a camera so we can film what we are doing
3. We need actors to act for it
4. We need a script for the actors to read
5. We need costumes for the actors to wear.
6. We need lighting so that we can see the actors
7. We need props so no one gets hurt.
3) Research Plan: In order to ideate solutions to this problem, you must first research
and find out information about the topics you have selected. This involves two steps: 1)
Brainstorming information you need to learn and 2) Creating questions based on what
you need to find out.

Information you need to learn about my

topic?
What did they do in the
coliseum
Why was the colosseum
built
Why did the romans have
gladiator fights
What did they do for fun in
the coliseum
How was rome affected by
the colliseum
What caused the coliseum to
happen
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Questions you need to answer when

researching
Why was the coliseum a
good idea for the romans?
Why did they create the
Colosseum?
Why would the gladiators
fight to the death?
Why did the romans like
seeing this?
What kind of weapons did
the gladiators use?
Where and how did the
gladiators train?
What kind of armor did they
use in the coliseum
Why did they fight in the
coliseum
What's the emperor's role in
the coliseum during the fight?
What effect did the gladiator
fights have on the romans?