Postcard Activity Name: Class:
Griffin and Sabine; An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock is a novel rich in language and graphic art. At the end of the novel, we are left asking ourselves the following question: “What really happened to Griffin?”
Your task is to prepare a postcard from Griffin, telling Sabine what happened to him. Your text should be neatly typed or hand written. The postcard should be postcard size. It should also have a picture on the front and an address and a message on the back. Your artwork on the front should be imaginative. Be sure to attend to your spelling and neatness.
The rubric for this assignment is on the back. Be sure to pass in the rubric with your postcard. Let your imagination do this assignment!
Postcard Activity Checklist
q Plan Griffin’s message
q Plan graphic (picture for the front of the card)
q Cut thin cardboard to postcard size, approximately 15 cm by 11 cm
q Draw the front of the postcard
q Print or write Griffin’s message on the postcard
q Print or write Sabine’s address on the postcard:
Sabine Strohem
P. O. Box One F
Katie
Sicmon Islands
South Pacific
q Draw a stamp on the postcard
q Put your name on the bottom right hand corner of the front of the card (the picture side)
Griffin and Sabine Postcard Rubric Name: Class:
Outcome / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 09.1 Produce a range of writing forms / Exceptional postcard, accurate size / Very good postcard, accurate size / Good postcard, approximate size / Fair postcard, close to postcard size / No evidence
9.2 Demonstrate an awareness of the effect of context on writing and other forms of representing, making appropriate choices of form, style and content for specific audiences and purposes / Message is exceptional, word choice models language used in the text / Message is very good, word choice models language used in text / Message is good, some words model language used in text / Message is fair, although few words model language used in text / No evidence
8.4 Use a range of strategies in writing to explore and reflect on feelings, values and attitudes / Message very clearly expresses Griffin’s thoughts and feelings and explains his disappearance in an exceptionally creative way / Message expresses Griffin’s thoughts and feelings and explains his disappearance in a creative way / Message adequately expresses Griffin’s thoughts and feelings and his disappearance / Message explains Griffin’s disappearance, but fails to adequately express his thoughts and feelings / No evidence
9.1 Represent ideas in other forms (including visual arts) to achieve their purposes / Graphic is fantastic; imaginative and in colour, exceptionally neat / Very good graphic; imaginative and in colour, very neat / Graphic is satisfactory and in colour, fairly neat / Graphic is fair, in colour, a bit messy / No evidence
10.2 Consistently use the conventions of written language in final products / No errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar / One error / Two errors / Three or more errors / No evidence
Total /20
Signature of parent/guardian