Textual Evidence in From the Mixed Up Files

This Storyboard That activity is part of the lesson plans for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler


From the Mixed-Up Files Text Evidence


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Activity Overview

In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using textual evidence. The prompt here is, “At the beginning of the novel Claudia feels like she is being taken for granted. How does she handle this situation?"

The three examples provided include:


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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.


  1. Type the question into the central black box.
  2. Think about examples from the text that support your answer.
  3. Type text evidence in the description boxes. Paraphrase or quote directly from the text.
  4. Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, items, etc.

Basic Spider Diagram Template with 3 Empty Cells

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