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Survival SkillsSurvival Skills Comic Book

Having “survived” the Wilderness Survival Skills program at the field centre, it is time to share your knowledge and skills with others. You will create a comic book that will entertain your fellow classmates, while giving them some “must know” tips on survival.

1. Creating the storyline Use the questions below to help develop the basics of your storyline. These are the “5W1H”questions (WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, WHY, and HOW) and are important to writing a good story.

• Who is (are) your main character(s)? ___________________________________________• Where are they?__________________________________________________________• What was (were) your main character(s) doing when stranded? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ • How did they get stranded (lost, sick or injured, equipment failure or weather)?________________________________________________________________________• What did they do to ensure survival? (Survival Skills) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________• How long were they stranded? ____________________________________________• How were they found & rescued?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• How did they feel? ___________________________________________________________• Was there anything they did right/wrong? What were the lessons learned? __________________________________________________________________________________________

For your comic book to be educational, it should include information about survival tips and techniques. Make sure you have a few of these elements:

• What to do before you go on an outing • How to keep your mind clear (planning, good mental attitude, etc.) • How to stay warm and protected from the elements (fire, shelter, etc.) • How to make water safe to drink • How to signal for rescue

We are in the middle ofnowhere!

We’ve been

stranded for

3 nights.

Let’s use smoke to

signal for help.


2. Creating your story board,i.e. a rough draft of the comic.

Your story is ready to be broken down into approximately 12 panels. Using the paper provided and a ruler, draw the panel boxes.

Create a description for each panel - include information about the background, sounds, time of day, characters, and events, as well as any survival tips you don’t want to forget. Assign a number to each panel which conveys their order.

Sketch your description. Make sure you leave room for thought and speech bubbles. Check that the order of each panel makes sense - if not, just change the number!

I’m lucky I packed

those matches.

I should start

collecting some firewood

before it gets too dark.

I’m thirsty, but I must treat this stream water before I drink it.



P E E R E D I T I N G F O R M

Writer: Editor:

Check THE writer’s story board using the checklist below:

COntent: Which elements does it include? “Who”, “where” and “when” Staying warm

How characters were stranded Protection from the elements

Actions to survive Tips for fire building

How characters were rescued Signalling for rescue

Tips for “before trips” Lessons learned

Tips for “when stranded”

Does the story make sense to you? Do you enjoy the story? Why?

List three things you liked about this storyboard.

Offer two to three suggestions you have for improvements.


A S S E S S M E N T S H E E T

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A S S E S S M E N T S H E E T

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PROCESS: Storylinecompleted

Storyboardcompleted

Peereditingcompleted

Finalcomiccompleted

content:

Logicalsurvivalstory,includingallrequiredelements(character,location,activity, causesofincident,actionstosurvive,rescueandlessonslearned) Includessomerealsurvivalskillsabout...(seebelow):

Pre-trippreparations Firemaking

Stranded–nowwhat? Water

Stayingwarm Signalingforrescue

Protectionfromelements

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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Content - survival information

Alloftherequiredbulletpointsareincluded.

Mostoftherequiredbulletpointsareincluded.

Someoftherequiredbulletpointsareincluded.

Fewoftherequiredbulletpointsareincluded.

Content – storyline Alloftherequiredstoryelementsareincluded.Thestorylineisoriginalandbelievable.

Mostoftherequiredstoryelementsareincluded.Thestorylineisoriginalorbelievable.

Someoftherequiredstoryelementsareincluded.Thestorylineisboringorunbelievable.

Fewoftherequiredstoryelementsareincluded.Thestorylineisincomprehensibleortotallyunbelievable.

Writing Avarietyofinformalspokenexpressionsusedappropriately.Nomisspelledwordsorgrammaticalerrors.

Mostofthelanguageexpressionsareappropriatelyused.Onlyoneortwomisspelledwordsorgrammaticalerrors.

Mostofthelanguageexpressionsaresimilar.Afewmisspelledwordsorgrammaticalerrors.

Fewexpressionsareused.Manymisspelledwordsand/orgrammaticalerrors.

Layout Panelorderandwordballoonorderwithinpanelsarealwaysclear.

Panelorderandwordballoonorderwithinpanelsareusuallyclear.

Panelorderandwordballoonorderwithinpanelsaresometimesconfusing.

Panelorderandwordballoonorderwithinpanelsareconsistentlyconfusing.

Artwork Theartworkisconsistentlyreadableandunderstandable.

Theartworkisusuallyreadableandunderstandable.

Theartworkissometimesillegible.

Theartworkisillegible.

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