OK, so the activity we did in class. Well, it was definitely interesting; we had 4 people who nominated themselves as our rulers, some people in the corner talking about enslaving the first graders, killing people, and colonizing the nation, and the people asking for a boat, as well as those who wanted nap time or who just wanted class to end. It was pretty cool though to see how everyone would've responded or how they acted as they would've- they might care more if it were a real life situation, who knows? But ya, it was fun.
Also, we took a democratic style vote as to what form of government we would be- democratic- and it was really spread out as to who was in charge. There was a supreme ruler, 4 kings/queens, princesses, people, slaves, it was all confusing but the group work got done in the selective groups. Like, the four rulers talked amongst themselves as to what they would do and the "supreme ruler" people would talk amongst themselves to formulate their own ideas. It kind of helps you realize who you would hang out with in an event like this. I would probably stay away from the boys suggesting colonization, slavery, and death, so now at least I know that!
But really, it was a fun class activity to do:)
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Good observations Wendy! I agree with you on avoiding the killing section of the class. You seem to think that those rulers were the only ones. I found that there were many different leaders and no clear ruler. Good job on your post!
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