Students can demonstrate their knowledge about a particular country by creating a 10-cell narrative storyboard that answers prompts with pictures and text. For this activity, students can choose a character to represent a tour guide for the country. Their character will relay important facts about the country such as its name, a typical greeting, location, flag, capital, traditional food, local customs and traditions, traditional music, popular tourist destinations, and a typical farewell. In this way, students can focus on interesting and important facts about a country while having fun taking a "virtual tour" with a tour guide! Their character can be themselves, or a person from the country.
Students will be able to get creative by giving their character a name and relating facts through dialogue (speech bubbles) in addition to the description boxes. They should include landscapes, towns, or cityscapes that resemble their country, symbols, flags, and other designs and items relevant to the country. Teachers can assign countries to students, or have them choose from a predetermined list.
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Objective: Create a 10-cell storyboard that answers the prompts and includes illustrations and speech bubbles to explain important facts about a country.
Student Instructions:
Have students gather key facts about their country using a graphic organizer before starting their storyboard. This helps them sort information by category (like food, customs, or landmarks) and ensures no important details are missed during creation.
Encourage students to collect or print out images of the country’s landmarks, flags, and scenes. Visual references boost accuracy and inspire more creative, detailed storyboard drawings.
Guide students to write speech bubbles in the style of a friendly tour guide, using simple greetings, facts, and phrases a real guide might use. This makes the narrative engaging and accessible for all readers.
Ask students to double-check facts and illustrations for accuracy and cultural sensitivity. Encourage peer reviews or use a checklist to ensure respectful, reliable presentations.
Arrange a gallery walk or digital showcase where students present their storyboards. This builds confidence, encourages peer learning, and sparks interest in world cultures.
A narrative tour of a country is a creative classroom activity where students design a 10-cell storyboard featuring a tour guide character who shares key facts about a selected country, including its name, location, customs, food, and more, using images and dialogue.
Encourage students to choose or invent a tour guide character, then fill each storyboard cell with facts, illustrations, and speech bubbles that answer prompts about the country’s geography, culture, and traditions.
Key prompts include: country name, greeting, map/location, flag, capital city, traditional food, local customs, music, tourist destinations, and a farewell phrase. Each prompt helps students explore different aspects of the country.
Narrative storyboards make world geography engaging by combining research, creativity, and storytelling. Students retain information better when they illustrate facts and present them through a character’s perspective.
Encourage students to use vibrant illustrations, relevant symbols, and authentic dialogue in speech bubbles. Let them personalize their tour guide character and include local landscapes or cultural items for visual interest.