My Librarian is a Camel Short Answer Activity

Activity Overview

In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using textual evidence. The prompt here is, “Describe the impact books have on children”. The three examples provided include:

Education: "The Books-by-Elephant delivery program serves thirty-seven villages, providing education for almost two thousand people in the Omkoi region."

Joy: "When they finally reach Amia, young people come running to meet them."

Eagerness: "The first time the Storyteller came, I ran to it and picked up a book of poetry. I started copying verses from it because I didn't know if it would ever come again."

Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from My Librarian is a Camel. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.

Type the question into the central black box.
Type a response to the question in your own words in the title box.
Think about examples from the text that support your answer.
Type text evidence in the description boxes. Paraphrase or quote directly from the text.
Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, items, etc.

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My Librarian is a Camel - Using Text Evidence

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