Storybook+assignment


 * Evolution Assignment **
 * Children’s Story Book **

Task: You are a famous Children’s Story Writer and have been asked by your Publisher to write a short story book for children in collaboration with other 2 other famous writers. The book is targeted for those aged approximately 10 years old.

The story outlines the lifestyle and fate of one of the various hominins that are part of the evolutionary tree that eventually gave rise to modern humans. You need to describe the characteristics of your homonin and how it has adapted to suit it environment both physically and behaviourally. Your hominin is found as a fossil (you can start or end the story with this)

You may choose your hominin species.

Story Line: When writing your story use the following criteria: • Choose a main character to help tell your story (set the scene). • Include a timeline to indicate when your hominin lived. • Indicate what part of the world your hominin lived. • Describe the physical characteristics of your hominin. • Use a clear outline to explain a day in the life of your chosen hominin. • Describe the non-physical characteristics of your hominin (eg- habitat, clothing, communicative skills, diet, social behaviours) • Explain how your hominin is adapted to its surrounding environment. • Indicate whether your hominin is a direct ancestor of modern humans or whether it is a side branch that became extinct. • Describe how your hominin (main character or support character) ended up being fossilised and later found by a fossil collector. • Use short sentences that are worded appropriately (i.e. so a 10 yr old can read them) BUT also include necessary terminology and language. All terminology should be explained so that the 10 year old can understand its meaning.

Story Book: When creating your storybook, include the following criteria: • Have a front cover that entices the reader (including a title and your name) • Use “picture book” illustrations to help tell your story and scientific diagrams to help explain scientific terms. • All pages are secured in the correct order.

Resources: Use the following resources to help with your story and bibliography: 1. Video notes. 2 Internet 3. Library books. 4. Text book.

You will work collaboratively (groups of three to do this). A wiki has been set up to help you monitor the task. As a group you are required to: • Construct a storyboard identifying: o Story outline o Story part and respective pages each person will be responsible for( 3-4 pages per person) o Task to be completed in 3 designated classes and outside class o Time line for completion Due Wednesday1 April. You will have this lesson to finalise things. WORD Printout of assignment [|Evolution Assignment Children's Storybook 2009_DLU.docx] WORD Printout of rubrics [|EVOLUTION RUBRIC 2009_DLU.docx] WORD Printout of storyboard [|StoryboardA3.doc]