Relationships In the Ocean

colored pencilsart or drawing iconUsing your knowledge of symbiotic relationships and predator-prey relationships, create a comic strip that shows a day in the life of an organism involved in one of these relationships. The plot of your comic strip should include the following:

  • The name of the type of symbiotic relationship or predator-prey relationship in which your organism is involved
  • Information about the type of symbiotic relationship or predator-prey relationship in which your organism is involved
  • Other characters that demonstrate the type of symbiotic relationship or predator-prey relationship in which your organism is involved

Make sure to show the consequences (good or bad) of the relationship. Your comic should include a least six panels, or individual stages. It should be organized so that a reader can understand the events unfolding in the comic, and any text should be legible and clearly-marked.

Before you begin, access the Marine Relationships Comic Strip Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. If resources outside of this course are used to complete this assignment, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.

Options to create your comic strip include the following:

  1. Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
  2. Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
  3. Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the image. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
  4. Use an online comic creator and follow prompts provided by the website to name your comic, select your background images, and then populate your comic with people, word balloons, and props. When you've completed your comic you can print it and then scan it or photograph it for submission to the assignment's dropbox.

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Once you have completed your comic strip, please submit your work to the dropbox.