Unbroken Project
Using your designated MI, create a project with your fellow group members that you believe best represents the book.
The project can be on an historical element of the book or a literary element of the book. You may, for instance, want
to complete a project on: Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, American P.O.W.’s, Louis Zamperini, Tokyo Rose, etc.
Ideas are as follows, but feel free to be creative:
Verbal / Linguistic Activities:
Write a different ending for the book
Write a Play or a skit and act it out
Keep a journal or diary as you read the book.
Debate
Logical / Mathematical Activities:
Conduct an experiment
Make a graph of the War in the Pacific
Make graphic organizers of data on WWII and
P.O.W.’s
Using geometry, map the route that the
downed airmen travelled in their raft or of
different battles in the Pacific
Using logical reasoning, point out possible
discrepancies in the book.
Visual / Spatial Activities:
Design a collage, brochure, or logo
Make a map of the battles, where the raft
floated, or of Japan’s occupations at different
times in the War, et.al.
Draw another cover for the book that you
feel better represents it and be prepared to
discuss it.
Musical / Rhythmic Activities:
Share Music from Different Times Genres,
and Cultures during WWII and be prepared to
discuss it.
Write and perform a song that characterizes
the book.
Existential:
Create project in which you answer the “So
What?” question after reading the book.
Discuss the author’s purpose in relaying this
information.
Create a project in which you question the
ability of a humans to behave in similar ways
as the characters behave in the book.
Bodily / Kinesthetic Activities:
Choreograph or perform a dance or movement sequence
Create a lesson plan of the book that has students moving around
Hands- on experiments
Discuss physical changes that may have taken place due to the
P.O.W.’s situation.
Create a project on the 1936 Olympics.
Naturalist Activities:
Classify, sort, and categorize Items found in nature in the book
Teach the class about sharks as concerns downed airmen. Answer
how/why the sharks went after the men, and what kind of sharks
would have been in the Pacific. You may want to plan for an expert
on sharks to be a guest speaker.
Give a report on the effects of “nature” on Louis
Prepare a project on how weather affected the flights of the
airmen.
Prepare a report on navigation by the stars.
Interpersonal Activities:
Debate an issue.
Plan an event/classroom party with a theme or plot element from
the book.
Plan a project that shows support/lack of support that the P.O.W.s
showed for each other.
Intrapersonal Activities:
Keep a journal about thoughts, personal poetry, and reflections on
Reading the book.
Express likes and dislikes of the book.
Create an individual project.
 Unbroken Project Rubric

Student Names: ____________________________________________________

Project: ___________________________________________________________

MI:________________________________________________________________

Project
Grading A=10 B=8.5 C-7.5 D=6 E=5
Rubric

You used your time You worked well and You finished the The project was You did not
effectively, explored completed the project that supports completed that complete the work
various ideas and project that your learning style, supports your adequately.
concepts, and a great supports your but it could have learning style with a
Use of Time deal of care and effort is learning style, but been improved with minimum of effort
& displayed in the project. with a little more more effort and a and care. Your time
Initiative The project shows that effort it could have more productive use could have been
(25%) you carefully & been outstanding. of time. It appears spent more
thoroughly made that you made effectively.
decisions and reflects decisions
your group’s learning haphazardly.
style.

The finished product is With a little more You showed average You showed below You showed poor
impressive and patiently effort, the work craftsmanship and average craftsmanship, and
Craftsmanship, completed. A strong could have been applied techniques craftsmanship and a did not demonstrate
Skill understanding of outstanding. Your with little care. Work lack of pride in the an understanding of
& techniques were work shows an is adequate, but not finished work. the techniques.
Technique demonstrated and understanding of as good as it could
(25%) applied thoughtfully. techniques but lacks have been, – a bit
the extra finishing careless.
touches.

The projects The project The project only The project only The project mostly
Indicates
demonstrates satisfactorily minimally partly demonstrates does not
Scholarship
scholarship by avoiding demonstrates demonstrates scholarship. demonstrate
(25%)
“fluff”. scholarship. scholarship... scholarly content.

The content of your The content of your You did the Your project shows You showed no
project is thoughtful and project is assignment little evidence of effort or care
meaningful. You meaningful. The adequately, yet it thought regarding regarding content,
Content, explored combinations artwork shows that shows a lack of content and the composition, layout
Aesthetics, and revisions on several you applied the planning and little elements and and esthetics.
Creativity ideas, made connections principles of design evidence that an principles of art and
& to previous knowledge, while using one or overall composition design.
Layout showed an awareness of more elements was thought out and
(25%) the elements and effectively; showed executed.
principles of design, an awareness of
chose a color scheme using the space
carefully, and used adequately.
space effectively.

Total: ___/50