Campcraft

For those interested in learning knots and lashings, head over to this link by Animated Knots:
Knots and Lashings required:

1. Thumb Knot
2. Figure of Eight
3. Bowline Knot
4. Manharness Knot
5. Fireman's Chair
6. Clove Hitch
7. Sheepshank
8. Reef Knot
9. Fisherman's Knot
10. Chain Knot
11. Round Lashing
12. Shear Lashing
13. Diagonal Lashing
14. Gyn Lashing
15. Square Lashing

For those interested in learning about Tent Pitching, included below are the steps required to construct a tent with 4 people.

1. Assign 2 members (Group A) to tie bowline knots while the other 2 (Group B) do the pegging.
2. Unpack the ground sheet. Group A spreads the inner and outer sheet until all the tent sleeve rings have been revealed before beginning to tie the bowline knots. Group B will each take 5-6 pegs with them before starting to peg.
3. The Group that finishes first will assemble the horizontal pole (long) and the 2 vertical poles (short) together.
4. The 2nd Group will then put the inner sheet over the horizontal pole and insert the pins of the vertical poles through the sleeve rings of the inner sheet, while the 1st Group holds the tent upright.
5. 2nd Group will tie corner tent guy lines at diagonally opposite corners, while the 1st Group continues holding the tent upright.
6. Tie the rest of the guy lines (side and main). There is no need to hold the vertical poles anymore once this is completed.
7. Put the outer sheet (with bowlines) over the horizontal pole and insert the pins of the vertical poles through the sleeve rings of the outer sheet, before starting to tie the corner tent guy lines.
8. Tie the two side tent guy lines after the corner tent guy lines have been secured and make sure that the pegs on each side are in a straight line.
9. Roll the window flaps neatly and tie them up with reef knots. Ensure that the reef knots cannot be seen from the outside by tucking them behind the rolled up tent flaps.
10. Cut all excess twine, 
11. Place the extra peg(s) under the groundsheet.

In Depth Tent Skills:
Pegging

• Trap the peg with your shoe such that the peg is at the same position throughout the pegging,
• Pegs have to be 45 degrees from the ground
• Ensure that there is a palm length of distance between the peg and the ground once you havve finished pegging.
• The first peg at the corner faces the same corner, while the second corner peg faces the center of the width of the tent opposite from the corner (not the width the corner is attached to).

Tent Guy Lines

• Make a slip knot (chain knot) as the loop, run your line around the peg once then go through the loop. (Tightening stage next, requires coordination for the pulling of opposite corners by counting down) Pull downwards and run your line around the peg again in teh same direction as before and bring it up again. Make sure that it is as tight as possible.
• After the above steps tie half hitches along the tent guy line, and if you want to, end with a half butterfly (not necessary).
• During the pulling, one hand must hold onto the tent sheet while the other holds onto the actual twine. Pull the tent sheet not the twine, lest the twine breaks.
• When tying the half-hitches be sure to maintain the tension in the string.
• 2 people must hold the vertical poles upright and straight while 2 do opposite tent guy lines together (applicable to inner sheet only)

Tent Flaps

• Roll up the tent flaps and ensure that they are of minimum thickness (as neat as possible).
• Tie a reef knot (right over left, left over right) with the tent straps.
• Tuck the knot and tent strap behind the rolled up tent flaps and ensure that they cannot be seen from the front.

Overall

• Communicating and ensuring that everyone is on task at any point in time is key to pitching a tent fast and efficiently.
• If you have nothing to do, check if there are any missing tent guy lines, correct peg alignment, start on the tent flaps or cut excess twine.
• Teamwork and communication, as well as tidiness will be a grading factor in the tent marking scheme.
• A "gradient" on the inner and outer sheets of the tent can be avoided by ensuring  that both the corners pull with the same strength.