zombie

Zombie Tasks:

(A) General Information

You are a famous monster researcher and you want to try to find out as much as possible about zombies in general. When you have all the information you need, you will contribute to the new "Encyclopedia of Monsters" with an article about zombies!

To do that, you can re-visit the wikipedia-homepage (and have a look at further links there!), have a look at ugo or monstrous, or you can do your own research by using a good search engine on the internet or by visiting our library. Also try to answer the following questions: How does a typical zombie look like? What does a typical zombie do?

You have to take notes, because you need these information also later to prepare your presentation.

--> Now you can write your article for the Encyclopedia (approx. 80 words).

(B) Specific information

You are a journalist and you are really interested in zombies. To get more specific information about zombies you first do some reasearch together with your colleagues.

  • Zombies have a quite long tradition and history. Also try to find out more about the 'real' zombie myth from Voodoo culture! Also take notes of important things you've learnt while reading relevant articles.
  • Try to find out more about famous zombies stories in movies or games (popular culture)! Summarise one story you have found in 5-10 sentences. Interesting links could be wikipedia, monstrous and I am Legend or any other useful homepage you can find on this topic.
  • Zombies and vampires are both 'undead'... What is the difference between the two?

--> After your research, you get the chance to talk to a real zombie expert! Write down your questions and the expert's answers in form of an interview (minimum 5 questions).

(C) Vocabulary

While you are searching the internet and reading more about zombies, you should write down words that are important to understand when talking/reading about zombies! Prepare a list of these words (minimum 30 words) on the computer.

(D) Presentation

After your research, your group must give a presentation about zombies. The presentation should include all the important, interesting (and maybe funny?) things that you've learnt during your group work. It should be about 10minutes long and you can use powerpoint, flip charts, the blackboard, the OHP etc. Please also prepare a handout for the rest of the class.