Activity Overview
Storyboard That's Picture Encyclopedia is a fantastic resource for research and inspiration! This activity invites students to use our Biography section to find someone of interest, learn more about them and then create a colorful trading card that illustrates the person and provides important details about their life and accomplishments.
These trading cards can be downloaded as a high resolution image (png) to be shared digitally. They could also be printed and laminated to be used in the classroom as tools to learn more about influential people and Change Makers throughout history.
Check out the Picture Encyclopedia of Biographies!
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Due Date:
Objective: Create a trading card for a Changemaker of your choice.
Student Instructions
- Choose a Changemaker from the Storyboard That Picture Encyclopedia Biography section.
- Use the template provided to add an illustration of the person. Be sure to include scenes, items and design that represent the person and their accomplishments.
- Add the person's name and date of birth (and death if applicable) to the banner.
- Add 3 - 5 important facts about the person in the description box.
Requirements: Create an illustration of your Changemaker and include their name, date of birth, and a 3-5 sentence description.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Needs Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The description includes at least 3 important facts about the famous or historic figure. | The description includes less than 3 important facts or it includes information that is not pertinent to the famous or historic figure. | The description is incomplete and does not contain important information about the famous or historic figure. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen to depict the scene, character and items are appropriate to the famous or historic figure. They enhance the illustration by symbolizing important facts about the figure. Time and care is taken to ensure that the scene is neat, eye-catching, and creative. | The art chosen to depict the scene, character and items are mostly accurate, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. Scene construction is neat, and meets basic expectations. | The art chosen to depict the scene, characters and items is too limited or incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
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