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THE OCEAN
TASKS TO COMPLETE
• Avoid the sharks
• Make it to the island
• Start a contained fire
• Find and store drinking water
• Cook an edible meal
• Grow something
• Make a friend – animal, vegetable or mineral
• Make or find shelter
• Get a good night’ s sleep
• Signal for help
FUN FACT TRUMPET
Now we use the word Robinsonade about any story, poem, film and programme in which a person or people become separated from normal civilisation. Books might include Lord of the Flies and The Life of Pi and films like Cast Away and Ad Astra.
Step 2
Add up the total weight of the list of items you have chosen. You may have to cut back on things if you have exceeded the weight limit.
Step 3
Explain how you are going to use the items you have chosen to complete the tasks on the list.
LEVEL UP:
Probably the most famous story about a sailor being shipwrecked is Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe in 1719. It is partly based on the real-life adventures of a sailor called Alexander Selkirk who was marooned on an island in the Caribbean Sea for about four years. Research more about the story.
Compare your list with that of a friend. What were the major similarities and differences? Justify your choices to one another. Can you collaborate and come up with an ultimate list that completes all the tasks excellently?
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