Stories of Survival
Ways of
learning Thinking
levels
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Remember |
Understand |
Apply |
Analyse |
Create |
Evaluate |
Language |
Retell
a true story of survival. Use visuals to enhance the retelling. |
Taking
on the role of a survivor, write a journal entry to describe one dramatic
event. |
Research
on the internet and find 5 true stories of survival. Present them creatively. |
Compare
and contrast two stories of survival. One must be a novel and the other
a movie. |
Create
and write a different ending to a story of survival youÕve read. |
Write
a response to one of the stories of survival you have read. |
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Maths/logic |
Create
a time line of significant events for a story of survival. |
List
advantages and disadvantages of living in a polar environment. |
Compare
two different extreme environments. Show your findings as
a PMI. |
Carry
out an experiment to see if things can be identified by using one sense
- hearing. |
Design
a set of criteria to judge the book covers. |
Rate
10 survival tools in order of necessity. Give reasons for your
choices. |
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Visual |
Create
an artwork titled ÔSurvivalÕ. |
Illustrate
exhilarating parts of a survival novel you have read. |
Find
5 pictures or photos that depict stories of survival. Present them creatively. |
Draw
a map to scale of a setting from a story of survival. |
Design
a book cover for a book titled ÔMaroonedÕ |
Create
a collage using words and pictures on the theme ÔsurvivalÕ. |
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Moving/making |
Create
a board game based on a survival novel youÕve read. |
Role
play, with some friends, a dramatic part of a story of survival you
have read. |
Make
a diorama of a dramatic part from a story of survival.
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Interview
a friend about survival stories they have read, liked, disliked. |
Write
and perform a short play about a story of survival. |
Design
an evaluation sheet for the short plays. |
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Musical |
Perform
a soundscape to go with a dramatic survival scene. |
Write
a 2/3 verse rap describing a scene from a story of survival. |
Find
a song that could be used as a theme song for a novel youÕve read. |
Write
a sound poem for a dramatic scene in a story of survival. |
Write
a song about a character from a story of survival. |
Perform
a scene from a story of survival as a dramatic opera. |
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Social |
As
a media personality eg. Ray Martin, interview a friend in character. |
With
a friend/s perform a news broadcast of a tragedy from a story of survival.
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Send
an email to a friend telling them about a novel you have just read. |
Undertake
a class survey of favourite characters from stories of survival. |
Create
a playground game called ÔSurvivalÕ and teach the class to play it. |
Perform
a debate: Brian should have taken
Derek down the river. |
Individual |
Describe
the qualities you have that would help you survive difficult conditions. |
Which
character from a survival story, is most like you. Explain. |
If
you met Brian Robeson, what 10 questions would you ask him. |
As
a character from a story of survival, how would you deal with the circumstances. |
Create
a BAR for a hatchet tool. |
Judge
the main characters actions in a story of survival you have read. |