Oh, Oh, we have to get back from Pisew Falls Provincial Park

THE SCENE

     On a school bus trip to 7-11, you notice a dark funnel shaped cloud. You sound out a warning, but others dismiss you out of hand. A few minutes later everything turns black and your stomach feels as if it is going up in an elevator. The wheels of the bus have stopped making a noise on the pavement and everything starts to spin. The bus is caught in a tornado and is flying through the air! When the bus touches firma cotta it is 55.198626,-98.395293-Pisew Falls Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada. As the bus slowly sinks in the swamp, you and your classmates are able to rescue the following items out of the bus.

2 sleeping bags

3 axes

1-200 m. of heavy rope

3 bus tires

1 can of bug spray

2 boxes of wooden matches

1 bar of soap

1 first aid from the back of the bus

2 large wooden poles

1 bus rear view mirror

1 solar powered paper-shredder

12 tooth brushes

1 jar of water purification tablets

1 GPS unit

3 large tarps

4 water jugs

1 radio antenna

200 chocolate bars

100 tins of canned pears

70 apples

1 rear door from the bus

20 pounds of chocolate

2 hubcaps

3 compasses

1 Leather rugby ball

35 cans of stew

1 roll of toilet paper

1 book of Canadian short stories

1 extra large sleeping bag

1 Book of the Flora and Fauna of Manitoba

1 large piece of plywood

1 detailed map of Manitoba

1 flute

4 flares

1 wooden chess set

1 bungee cord

     You and your group members are now faced with the task of somehow getting back to 49.883934,-97.275181 - Bruce Middle School, through the remote wilds of Northern Manitoba, in winter. The last words you heard from your teachers before they left in a helicopter is that it will take you at least ten days to get back home. Besides the salvaged items already listed, you have your solar powered ipad and the app comic life. Through some strange accident, your ipad can receive information, but can’t send out messages. For the sake of posterity, you will record your adventures. Not all the members of your group may make it back, you yourself may not even make it back to Bruce, but your comic life journal WILL be completed on your ipad by Monday, Feb 10.

    

THE PROJECT

This is a project that consists of TWO parts:

I.  Class Work 1st Period

This will involve discussions and decisions by the class.

We will form a circle. Turns talking will pass from individual to individual going around in the group. The group must decide upon four things.

1. Some basic Rights everyone in the group will have and respect.
2. What 100 pieces the group will take with them on their trip from the above list of items saved from the swamp. A piece is 1 of something, so 40 cans of pears will be 40 pieces. Your group must be in total agreement on what 100 pieces to take on the trip
3. Possible uses on your trip for each of all the items saved from the swamp
4. How the items will be carried on the trip

Comic Life Journal Task

1. Record the Rights of your group
2. Record what 100 items your group is taking
3. Write a note for each article saved from the swamp, describing the possible ways that article can be used in your trip back to Bruce and how it will be carried

II.  INDIVIDUAL Following periods

To make sure the world knows about your experiences, you will write a journal in Comic Life describing the adventures you had on your trip back to Winnipeg. In your journal record things like your encounters with; wild animals, inclement weather, natural disasters, and group members during your daily task of trudging through the wilds of Manitoba. Be sure to mention some of the edible plants that you will find on your trip. Feel free to enhance your journal with maps, drawings, special effects and, of course, a good plot.

Comic Life Journal Task

1. Create a title page

2. Add the journal work from your Class Work above

3. Record your experiences over a period of at least ten days. Be sure to include pictures you have taken along the trip. Use your imagination in taking the pics.

4. Trace your route on a map (perhaps use google maps and take a picture?)

Rubric

Having Group Rights                                                                                     

Deciding on what to take on the trip                                                                         

Remember, everyone must agree, and why it is being taken and how it

is being carried must be mentioned

Title page                                                                                                                               

Trace your route on a map                                                                                        

Ten day journal                                                                                                          

Include pictures and excitement

Wow factor                                                                                                                

You, or  your proxy, will be presenting your Journal Tale to the class Monday Morning.