the martian

Interview with Mark The Martian

List 5 questions you would like to ask Mark….record his answers, then write a 

News Report based on his answers. Use the handout to help you remember the plot.

Questions and answers.

1. What happened after the storm? I was injured and I had a low-oxygen warning

2. How did you  grow food? I used human wasted

3. How did you make water? I made water by using rocket fuel

4. Who worked out that u were alive?mindy park

5)What was your job on the mission? I was the mission botanist

News Report:

e.g. Well known tennis player, Tony Rutene, landed in the wrong town for his latest tennis tournament. He was stuck there with no transport, no money, no food and no communications. His teammates had no idea where he was and after a week gave him up for dead because he was unable to access  a phone or computer given that everyone in the town was in lockdown. Noone travelled out of their bubble and it was only by chance that a helicopter flew over and saw Tony’s message in a vacant plot. ‘HELP!’ The pilot landed on the plot and at a safe distance was able to sort Tony out and fly him back home to his relieved family and teammates.

Write your draft news report here: 

Blog your news report when it’s been proofread!

Mission botanist Mark Watney was trapped on mars Nasa satellite saw movement on mars and found out that Mark Watney was still alive and did not tell the crew until 2 months later. He grew potatoes 

with human waste and ate them every day for breakfast,lunch and dinner. He was on Mars for a year and a bit and had to wait for the rescue mission Hermes IV which was helped by the China national space adminiustration